Sunday, April 14, 2019
The theme of this year’s JALT international conference in Nagoya is Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency. Nara Jalt’s first event of 2019 is a round table event, where participants are encouraged to discuss and explore this theme. Nara Jalt is extremely fortunate to have Steve Herder and Catherine L. Oki, the JALT 2019 Conference Co-Chairs at this event.
We look forward to seeing you all there and hearing your thoughts and ideas on this topic.
Date: Sunday, April 14, 2019
Time: 10:00-12:00
Venue:Yamato Conference Hall, Nara City (やまと会議室）https://jaltnara.wordpress.com/venues/
Fee: Free for JALT members. ¥1,000 for non-members.
JALT 2019 Conference Co-Chairs:
Steven Herder and Catherine L.Oki
Steven Herder’s Bio:
Steven has been an EFL professional for almost 30 years, teaching from elementary school to the university level, and is now Associate Professor at Kyoto Notre Dame University in Japan. He leads students in the Global English Course, as well as in his 3rd/4th-year Women in Leadership seminar.
He is also an author and editor of two Palgrave Macmillan teacher resources, Innovating EFL Teaching in Asia (2012) and Exploring EFL Fluency in Asia (2014). Since 2010, he has been working with Suken Publishing on the high school textbook series Big Dipper Series I, II, III, DUALSCOPE II, as well as writing teacher manuals, drill textbooks, and graded readers.
In 2012, he co-founded the International Teacher Development Institute (http://itdi.pro), an online teacher training community for teachers by teachers, with over 5000 members and a global reach into over 100 countries.Steven believes, “being a teacher means a never-ending commitment to learning”.
herder@notredame.ac.jp
Catherine L. Oki’s Bio:
Catherine L. Oki has been teaching in Japan since 2000 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies at Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts.
At DWCLA, she serves as the English Skills coordinator, leading a team of teachers responsible for teaching pre-study abroad academic English skills classes including TOEFL iBT and IELTS preparation. She also teaches elective content courses and leads a seminar course focusing on Education and Sociology.
Catherine is the author of the very young learner series Happy Valley. She is currently finishing a quantitative study about engagement and online Extensive Reading and is beginning research on a needs analysis for study abroad preparatory courses.
At DWCLA, she serves as the English Skills coordinator, leading a team of teachers responsible for teaching pre-study abroad academic English skills classes including TOEFL iBT and IELTS preparation. She also teaches elective content courses and leads a seminar course focusing on Education and Sociology.
Catherine is the author of the very young learner series Happy Valley. She is currently finishing a quantitative study about engagement and online Extensive Reading and is beginning research on a needs analysis for study abroad preparatory courses.
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