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JALT2006 Proceedings
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Here are the articles available in the JALT2006 Conference Proceedings. They have been divided into 9 categories as listed below. Clicking the title will take you to the PDF file for that article. Clicking the abstract link will take you to the abstract, keywords, and writer profiles.
| Main Page
| Issues in the profession
| The learner
| The language
| Approaches to instruction |
| Teaching with technology
| Of global importance for learners and teachers
| Reading and writing |
| Testing and evaluation
| Teaching languages other than English
| Current JALT conference |
Issues in the profession
- An Interpretative Study of Teacher Motivation [Abstract]
—Timothy Knowles - Choice of Task Topic: Are Students More Motivated? [Abstract]
—John Thurman - Collaborative In-Service Teacher Learning Model [Abstract]
—Meral Seker - Communities of Supportive Professionals: Creating a Teacher Learning Community through Professional Development [Abstract]
—Kazuyoshi Sato Juanita Heigham Michael Cholewinski Nobuyuki Takaki Steve Cornwell - Coordinated English Language Programs: Three Views [Abstract]
—Heidi Evans Amy Fenning Juanita Heigham - Creating an L2 community in an L1 environment [Abstract]
—Umidahon Ashurova Vick Ssali - Expanding the Gardnerian Model of Motivation [Abstract]
—Brian Rubrecht - Investigating Team-Teaching Relationships through Code-Switching [Abstract]
—Kyoko Miyazato - JTEs' beliefs on improving communication skills [Abstract]
—Miki Shibata - MW SIG Forum: Other Paths to Publication [Abstract]
—Ian Gledall Brian Cullen Daniel Droukis Paul Gemmell Greg Goodmacher - Program development through teacher collaboration [Abstract]
—Nevitt Reagan Jim Sisley Tim Stoeckel - Tackling Controversial Issues: Balance & Integrity [Abstract]
—Trevor Sargent - Teacher use of students first language: Introducing the FIFU checklist [Abstract]
—Suzanne Yonesaka Mitsutada Metoki - The Language and Pragmatics of Sexual Harassment [Abstract]
—Robert Long Anne Howard - University club activities and freshman year TOEFL gains [Abstract]
—Tim Stoeckel
The learner
- Abraham and Albert: Linking Psychology and Teaching. [Abstract]
—Sean Collin Mehmet - Acquisition of English grammatical morphemes [Abstract]
—Diser Ertekin - Affective and Cognitive Factors among EFL learners [Abstract]
—Akira Nakayama - Childrens' Affective Changes in English Activities [Abstract]
—Naoko Yamaga - Classroom group dynamics and motivation in EFL context [Abstract]
—Katsuko Matsubara - Creating a Community of Self-Directed Learners [Abstract]
—Alice Lee - Deep approaches to learning [Abstract]
—Amanda Bradley - Difficult Students: Who, Why and Responses [Abstract]
—Miguel Sosa Christine Pearson Casanave - Gambaru: Japanese students learning persistence [Abstract]
—Neil Cowie - Groups at work: Pragmatics and group interaction [Abstract]
—Donna Fujimoto Deryn Verity Todd Squires - Learners' decision-making in task-based language learning through debate [Abstract]
—Eiko Nakamura - Learners' Perceptions Toward Oral Error Correction [Abstract]
—Akemi Katayama - Listening Journals: Promoting Learner Automony [Abstract]
—Tomoko Kawachi - Meet the Challenges: Empowering TOEIC Students [Abstract]
—Ayako Hisatsune - More community and motivation through coloring [Abstract]
—Miori Shimada - Self-concept: What is it, and why is it important? [Abstract]
—Dexter Da Silva - Student input, student motivation [Abstract]
—Mami UEDA - The School Song: Molding the Child in Two Nations [Abstract]
—Kim Bradford-Watts - Who Are You When You Speak English [Abstract]
—Frank Bailey
The language
- A Summer Language Camp for Minority Language Speakers: A Case Study of English Speaking Children in Wakayama, Japan [Abstract]
—Monica Rankin - Comprehensive needs analysis for NGO staff [Abstract]
—Hiromasa Tanaka Yoshifumi Fukada - The Bilingual Songwriter [Abstract]
—Brian Cullen
Approaches to instruction
- 5 Steps to an All-English Classroom [Abstract]
—Jon Leachtenauer Loran Edwards - Activities and contests which motivate students in beginners level [Abstract]
—Atsuko Ueda Kazuhito Komai Rieko Okuda - Assessing Peer Reviews in a Japanese Classroom [Abstract]
—Steve Engler - Autonomy Facilitators Speak Out [Abstract]
—Martha Robertson Stacey Vye Nanci Graves Kaoru Aoki Kazufumi Endo - Co-operative communities: Kids at play together [Abstract]
—Leslie Weidensee - Communication through a Poster Presentation Task [Abstract]
—Mutsuko Nagasaki - Contributions that English language education at the primary level makes to speaking training: A case study [Abstract]
—Reiko Mori - Culture and Identity: A Lecture Skills Class [Abstract]
—Thomas Hardy - Fluency Through Shadowing [Abstract]
—John Wiltshier - In-house textbook revision: finding a balance [Abstract]
—Cameron Romney Warren Decker - Just In Time Teaching:Communicating and Learning [Abstract]
—Pauline Baird - Laughing Matters: on the theory and teaching of Western Humor, and how it can be utilized in the EFL/ESL classroom [Abstract]
—Theodore Quock - Oops! Motivating EFL Students with Movie Goofs [Abstract]
—Douglas Forster - Opening Dialogues for EFL Student Writers [Abstract]
—Li-Te Li - Rehearsal and the Creation of an L2 Identity [Abstract]
—Deryn Verity - Speaking of Seuss [Abstract]
—Russell Notestine Paul Tanner - Teacher Use of L1: Different Class Situations [Abstract]
—Akinobu Shimura - Teaching a default conversation schema in the EFL classroom [Abstract]
—Anthony Ryan - Using Drama for Motivating the EFL Students: Building a Classroom Community and Students Identities [Abstract]
—Dean Charles Yuka Kusanagi - Using Group Dynamics in the Classroom [Abstract]
—Cheryl Kirchhoff - Using Media and Drama to Promote Global Awareness [Abstract]
—Yuko Itoi Masae Inose Kaori Toyoda - Using Movie Trailers to Teach Language and Culture [Abstract]
—Laura MacGregor - Yoga and meditation for better language learning [Abstract]
—Yoko Wakui Miki Kohyama Hiromi Ishikawa
Teaching with technology
- Comparing Electronic and Printed Dictionaries: Their Effects on Lexical Processing Strategy Use, Word Retention, and Reading Comprehension [Abstract]
—Chiho Kobayashi - Helping Students Teach English to Children with IT [Abstract]
—Mariko Miyao - Instructional Design in Business Engish Contexts [Abstract]
—Brent Jones - Learner Use and Views of Portable Electronic Dictionaries [Abstract]
—Jack Bower Brian McMillan - Online Intercultural Sister Classes [Abstract]
—Jennifer Claro - Online Presentation on Podcasting, Coursecasting and iTunesU for the College EFL Curriculum [Abstract]
—Steve McCarty - Peer Editing Online in the Writing Classroom: A timely tool [Abstract]
—Yoshiko Kondo Scott Gardner - PowerPoint and Freeware Impress: Accessible and User-Friendly Technology for the Language Class [Abstract]
—Daniele Allard Nicolas Gromik - Pros and Cons of a Class Podcast Project: Evaluating a classroom innovation [Abstract]
—Kristen Sullivan - Tailoring CALL to Bridge Cultural Gaps [Abstract]
—Daniele Allard Riichiro Mizoguchi Jacqueline Bourdeau - The Secret Blog Group as a Writing Motivator [Abstract]
—Fergus Hann - Weblogs for building learner communities [Abstract]
—Joseph Tomei Richard Lavin
Of global importance for learners and teachers
- A comparison of the 4th grade curriculum and daily life in a Japanese public school and an international school in Kyoto [Abstract]
—Amanda Gillis-Furutaka - A sense of community through Nikkei identity [Abstract]
—Donna Fujimoto Laura Kusaka Susan Sakayori - Can integrative motivation improve further by maximising the home stay context? [Abstract]
—Kristie Sage Nozomi Tanaka - Education for What? The Community of Learning [Abstract]
—Marilyn Higgins - Enhancing Japanese Global Identity Through EFL [Abstract]
—Margaret-Mary Lieb - Japanese Universisty Students& Attitudes Toward L2 and L3 Learning [Abstract]
—Nancy Lee - Learning from the Self-Evaluation of Participation [Abstract]
—Carol Lickenbrock Fujii Maria Trovela - Living Values for the EFL Classroom: Activities and Strategies [Abstract]
—Jane Lightburn - Motivating Learners through a Study Abroad Program [Abstract]
—Toshie Agawa Ken Fujioka - Raising children in two languages and communities [Abstract]
—Satoko Suzuki - Stories to Motivate and Teach [Abstract]
—Jarrett Ragan Jr. Chris Hoskins - Taking a Critical Pedagogic Turn in L2 Teaching [Abstract]
—Yoko Sekigawa Toshiko Sugino Chieko Mimura Rasami Chaikul - The Treatment of Identities in Postwar EFL Textbooks for Ninth Graders [Abstract]
—Naoko Harada - What Factors Motivate Students in ESP Learning? [Abstract]
—Blanka Frydrychová Klímová
Reading and writing
- 2006 ER Forum Summary.doc [Abstract]
—Tracy Cramer Richard Keith Ascough David Williams John Paul Loucky - Building a community of EFL readers: Setting up Literature Circles in a Japanese university [Abstract]
—Poh Leng Mark - Freereading: Eight Minutes to Motivate [Abstract]
—Sarah Haas - Introducing reading and writing in the lower grades of elementary school: From ABC to writing books about me [Abstract]
—Brian Byrd Machiko Fujiwara Chizuko Aiba - L2 Reading Anxiety: Exploring the Phenomenon [Abstract]
—S.Ipek Kuru Gonen - Language Development in Student Journals [Abstract]
—Kazufumi Endo - Motivating students to read [Abstract]
—Miyoko Maass - The development of a refereed journal for advanced writers of ESL/EFL [Abstract]
—Ian Isemonger - The Effects of In-class Planning on Writing Assignments [Abstract]
—Mami Ishikawa - Writing Materials Development for Learner Autonomy [Abstract]
—David Bollen Sarah Osboe
Testing and evaluation
- Developing a criterion-referenced self-assessment [Abstract]
—Greg Rouault - Relationship between attitudes and gain scores on TOEIC-based proficiency test [Abstract]
—Setsuko Mori - Vocabulary depth in written and oral assessment [Abstract]
—Aaron Olaf Batty
Teaching languages other than English
- Challenges of the Center for Foreign Language Education, Shimane University [Abstract]
—Hiroshi Nishiwaki - OLE after the university reform in Japan [Abstract]
—Rudolf Reinelt - Orientierung und Einfuehrung in die Zielkultur [Abstract]
—Franz Hintereder-Emde - Resistance and Adaptation to Japanese in Women Married to Japanese Men [Abstract]
—Joanna Hosoya - Students' Culture in the Classroom [Abstract]
—Cecilia Silva - Studying Italian as a heritage language in Tokyo [Abstract]
—Asuka Ozumi - Teaching the Spanish non verbal communication through soap opera [Abstract]
—Daniel Quintero Leticia Vicente - The effects of instruction on pragmatic awareness [Abstract]
—Yumiko Tateyama