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Events Summary

Japan Association of Language Teachers JALT 2011

JALT is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the improvement of language teaching and learning in Japan. JALT will hold its 37th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition 18 21 November, 2011 National Olympics Memorial Centre, Yoyogi, Tokyo. If you are planning to attend this conference, please note the following Macquarie events. Macquarie Students Research meeting Saturday, 19 November, 2011, 12:10 1:10 pm (Room 109, Pres 691) Chair, Simon Humphries, open forum research discussion (all welcome) Macquarie University Reception The Macquarie Reception is an opportunity for current students and alumni to renew old friendships and to meet some new faces. We invite you to join us at: Venue: Restaurant Toki National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (NYC) (Arts Building) 3-1. Yoyogi Kamizono-cho Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0052 Date/Time: Saturday, November 19, 2011,6:30-830pm RSVP:robyn.bishop@mq.edu.au(or visit us atBooth 55in theEME) Macquarie University Graduate Student Showcase Sunday 20 November, 2011, 3:45-5:50pm, Room 305 (Presentation number 881) Chair, Dr. Phil Chappell (Macquarie University). Presenters:
Thomas Amundrud Lyndell Nagashima Kyungsook Yeum Tomoyuki Kawashima Kevin Knight Gavin Brooks Michael Scott Brooks A first look at curriculum genres in Japanese tertiary EFL Leadership Influence on Workplace Culture Context variables: Evaluation of a Teacher-education Curriculum Using NNS English as a Linguistic Confidence Booster Discourses of leadership as basis for developing leadership communication skills The Difference Between Japanese University Students L1 and L2 Writing The Relationship between Role-play Identity and L2 Communicative Competence