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PAC7 at JALT2008 Proceedings
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Here are the articles available in the PAC7 at JALT2008 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.
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Note: Access to the PDF files is password protected. Passwords can be found on page 2 of any issue of The Language Teacher or on the front page of the JALT2008 Conference Quick Guide.
| 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 |
PAC7 at JALT2008 Plenary Speaker article
- Myth and reality in foreign language education for young learners
—Yuko Goto Butler, PAC7 at JALT2008 Plenary Speaker
PAC7 at JALT2008 Featured Speaker article
- Developing intercultural competence: Expanding the goal of foreign language education
—Alvino E. Fantini, PAC7 at JALT2008 Featured Speaker
Issues in the profession
- A case of an equal role-sharing relationship in team teaching [Abstract]
—Kyoko Miyazato - Asian based teacher development [Abstract]
—Hector Luk Gerald Williams Jonathan Aliponga Midori Sasaki Keiko Yoshida - Collaboration as the new Professional Development [Abstract]
—Mark deBoer Steven Herder - Collaborative Action Research for Teacher Learning [Abstract]
—Nancy Mutoh Kazuyoshi Sato Aki Hakamada Hiromi Tsuji Seiji Shintani - Conventions and writing styles of RIREKISHO (Japanese resumes) [Abstract]
— - Encouraging Teaching-Practice Learning-Communities [Abstract]
—Sakae Onoda Yosuke Chiba Mayumi Shibata Tim Murphey - Evaluation in the Curriculum Development Process [Abstract]
—Brent Jones Martin Weatherby - Japanese public junior high school policy and reality [Abstract]
—Douglas Rapley - Managing the collaborative curriculum [Abstract]
—Ben Fenton-Smith - Part-time Teachers Developing their Coordinators [Abstract]
—Brad Deacon Graham Taylor - Shogakko English learning Environments: ALT role [Abstract]
—Kaori Nakao - Taiwanese English teachers' perception of and attitude toward NESTs [Abstract]
—Li-Yi Wang - Trends in Willingness to Communicate Research [Abstract]
—Christopher Weaver - Utilizing Statistics in Research: A Case Study [Abstract]
—Josh Norman
The learner
- A Change of Heart: Motivation and Studying Abroad [Abstract]
—Douglas Meyer - A Study of Foreign Accent in EFL Speech [Abstract]
—Huei-Chun Teng - Analysis of elementary school students' motivation [Abstract]
—Ron Martin - EFL Students' Educational Preferences in Korea and Japan [Abstract]
—James Life Joseph Falout Tim Murphey - FL Anxiety Studies of Japanese EFL Learners: A Critical Review [Abstract]
—Tomoyuki Kawashima - Helping students bring about a revolution in their out-of-class learning [Abstract]
—Takeshi Ishikawa - Helping students repack for remotivation and agency [Abstract]
—Christopher Carpenter Joseph Falout Tetsuya Fukuda Maria Trovela Tim Murphey - Japanese University Students' Awareness of Learning English Outside of Class [Abstract]
—Howard Doyle - Motivating non-English majors in English classes [Abstract]
—Paul Moritoshi - Motivation, learning style, and foreign language anxiety [Abstract]
—Junko Carreira Matsuzaki - Personality and Study Abroad Success [Abstract]
—Omar Karlin Megumi Nishikawa - Scaffolding: Looking Through Learners' Eyes [Abstract]
—Ellen Head Amanda Bradley Naoko Harada Hideo Kojima Kayo Ozawa Etsuko Shimo Alison Stewart - Statistical analyses of imagined communities [Abstract]
—Yoshifumi Fukada - The Teacher's Role in Learner Autonomy [Abstract]
—Alice Lee
The language
- Justifications for teaching irony in the language classroom [Abstract]
—Steven Pattison - Linguistic Strategies In Discourse About Russia [Abstract]
— - Part-of-speech shift in English loanword adoption [Abstract]
—Kayoko Ishikawa Brian Rubrecht
Approaches to instruction
- Benefits of Outdoor Education for second/foreign language learning [Abstract]
—Kevin Mueller - Bridging the Language Learning Expectation Breach: Learning Contracts [Abstract]
—luke fryer Christine Kuramoto - Cohesion: Interweaving Threads in the Classroom [Abstract]
—Steven Paydon - Conceptual and Lexical Buildup in Strategic Oral Production [Abstract]
—Chiaki Iwai - Content-Based Instruction: A Tale with Two Flavors [Abstract]
—Stephen Shucart Mamoru Takahashi - Conversational Storytelling in the Classroom [Abstract]
— - Counterbalance hypothesis: practical or impractical in the classroom? [Abstract]
—Julia Kawamoto Chiaki Iwai - Desperate Housewives in an EFL classroom [Abstract]
—Sybil Armstrong - Discussing the Leader Method [Abstract]
—Liz Wade - English Intensive Immersion Programmes - Design and Management Considerations [Abstract]
—Te Mana Potaka-Dewes Steve Paydon Forrest Nelson - Enhancing business language skills through editorial reading: A genre analysis approach [Abstract]
—Ai-Ying Yang Li-yu Chen - Explicit instruction of the narrative genre [Abstract]
—Steven Taro Suzuki - Facilitating noticing through transcription [Abstract]
—Dirk MacKenzie - Form-focused instruction (FFI) and its effect on student learning [Abstract]
—Kazuyoshi Sato Reiko Iwai Mie Kato Miwako Kushiro - Forming a Framework & Language Portfolio SIG [Abstract]
—Fergus O'Dwyer Alexander Imig Bernd Jacob Noriko Nagai Naoyuki Naganuma - Freshmen Academic Skills and Teacher Collaboration [Abstract]
—Evelyn Naoumi Manami Suzuki - Genre-based approach to teaching acadamic writing [Abstract]
—Napasup Lerdpreedakorn - I can do Canada: SCL and Student Autonomy [Abstract]
—William Baber - Implementing curriculum change: A bottom-up approach [Abstract]
—Tanya McCarthy - Input flooding and learner performance of focused tasks [Abstract]
—Jeremy Boston - Interactive Feedback in the PUT! Tutorial [Abstract]
—Troy Miller - Learning centers in large, multi-level university EFL classes [Abstract]
—Jean-Pierre Chretien Ellen Scattergood - Literature Circles for Critical Thinking in Global Issues Classes [Abstract]
—Howard Brown - Making the most use of one feature film [Abstract]
—Akiko Kondo - Measuring Involvement Load -'Evaluation' [Abstract]
—Matthew Walsh - Negotiating a contract of sale for low-level English proficiency students [Abstract]
—Alan Stoke - Preschool EFL: From songs, to games, to crafts [Abstract]
—Elizabeth Yoshikawa - Pronunciation Incorporated: Incorporating Pronunciation Practice into Speaking Courses [Abstract]
—Donald Cherry - Proper Prior Planning Prevents Pitiful Projects [Abstract]
—John Rucynski, Jr. Todd Rucynski - Re-thinking pragmatics for the classroom [Abstract]
—Neil Murray - Student Projects, World Englishes and Attitudes [Abstract]
—Ivan Brown - Teach To Reach: Multi Sensory Interactive Teaching [Abstract]
—Kate Cope Stephen Cope - Teaching Momotaro to children using English [Abstract]
—Chizuko Aiba Machiko Fujiwara Brian Byrd - Teaching Pragmatics for Test Preparation [Abstract]
—Jill Murray - The Benefits of Total Dictations in the Writing Classroom [Abstract]
—Peter Hoare Paul Tanner - The L1 in the L2 classroom : University EFL teacher perceptions [Abstract]
—Brian McMillan Damian Rivers Tony Cripps
Teaching with technology
- CALL effect on time outside class practicing English [Abstract]
—Danny Minn - Customizing reading texts using software [Abstract]
—Mark Alberding - Game consoles for English [Abstract]
—Danford Chun Ian Robinson - Global issues �EOnline and face-to-face discussion [Abstract]
—Jennifer Claro - Implementing a Student Management System [Abstract]
—Malcolm Swanson Paul Collett - Online English practice for Japanese University students: Assessing Chatbots [Abstract]
—Luke Fryer Kaori Nakao - Pocket CALL: No Cost and Little Preparation [Abstract]
—Sharif Mebed - Portable applications � authenticity on a stick? [Abstract]
—Myles Grogan - Student Perceptions on the Use of Blogs in a Writing Course [Abstract]
—Adam Murray - Teaching High Frequency Vocabulary Online [Abstract]
—Keiko Mori Joseph Poulshock Frank Tuzi - The utility of shadowing [Abstract]
—Nicholas Bovee Jeffrey Stewart - Virtual Language Labs: A Four Year Curriculum and Implementation Process [Abstract]
—Mike McKay - Wikis in hybrid classes as instruments for language learning opportunities [Abstract]
—Peter Longcope
Of global importance for learners and teachers
- Conversation with art using multiple intelligences [Abstract]
—Yoko Munezane - El uso de la literatura en la clase de LE/L2 [Abstract]
—Maria del Mar Jorge de Sande - English only in a three-week study abroad program [Abstract]
—Izumi Kanzaka - First year teachers' self-efficacy beliefs [Abstract]
—Quint Oga-Baldwin - GILE SIG form: Sharing ideas, lessons, and resources [Abstract]
—Tim Grose Robert Taferner Naoko Harada Brian Cullen George Higginbotham - Japanese pre-service teachers' attitudes toward ALTs [Abstract]
—Miki Shibata - Personality as a factor in bilingual development [Abstract]
—York Weatherford - Some psycho-social factors in bilingual education [Abstract]
—Kazuko Okazaki-Luff - Student ideas about classroom democracy [Abstract]
—Eric Hauser - Teaching Islamic culture in English writing classes [Abstract]
—Yuko Itoi Masae Inose
Reading and writing
- An online system for assessing extensive reading [Abstract]
—Mark Brierley Tomonori Wakasugi Hiroki Sato - Can students jump to bridge the vocabulary gap? [Abstract]
—Toru Otsuka - Checking the 'native check' [Abstract]
—Ian Willey Kimie Tanimoto - Cooperative Learning for Argumentative Writing [Abstract]
—Ching-ya Chiu Shu-chuan Chung Feng-cheng Chiang - Effective Writing and Responding Online [Abstract]
—Frank Tuzi Michael Lynn - Effects of Text Structures on Children's Reading Comprehension [Abstract]
—Feng-lan Kuo Heien-kun Chiang - Folge unzulänglichen Schrifterwerbs: Beispiel DaF-Unterricht in Japan [Abstract]
—Elke Hayashi-Mähner - Methods of Simplication in a Graded Reader [Abstract]
—Martin Hawkes - Peer Collaboration within the EFL Writing Context in Japan [Abstract]
—Robert Taferner - Peer Teaching in Skills-Based Reading Courses [Abstract]
—Raymond Wong Rob Higgins - Phonics as gateway: EFL reading in primary school [Abstract]
—Cadmus Kyrala - Promoting teacher and student involvement through writing portfolios [Abstract]
—John Howrey Paul Tanner - Revisiting the extensive reading effect on TOEFL scores [Abstract]
—David Williams - Sentence Combining for Japanese University Students [Abstract]
—Mami Ishikawa - The bidirectional role of lexis in extensive reading [Abstract]
—Jennie Kern - The pleasures and pains of extensive reading [Abstract]
—Minami Kanda - Transferability of L1/L2 writing competence [Abstract]
—Carol Rinnert Hiroe Kobayashi - Two contrasting approaches to Extensive Reading [Abstract]
—Rory Rosszell Dale Brown
Testing and evaluation
- Investigating Multiple-choice Discourse Completion Tasks on Japan's Center Exam [Abstract]
—Eric Setoguchi - Measuring learner autonomy: A pilot study [Abstract]
—Fumiko Murase - Monolingual and bilingual versions of the vocabulary size test: comparisons [Abstract]
—Jeffrey Stewart - The Influence of Task Structure on Oral Accuracy [Abstract]
—Heien-kun Chiang Feng-lan Kuo Hui-jun Chen
Teaching languages other than English
- A1- Sprechziele im nachhinein erfüllt [Abstract]
—Rudolf Reinelt - Access to Japanese Mimetic Words [Abstract]
—Mio Maeda - Analytic/Experiential Concept-Based Materials for Teaching Italian at Japanese Universities [Abstract]
—Chiara Zamborlin Ruki Mizuno - Co-construction of JSL roleplays [Abstract]
—Junji Izumi - Composition of German and Japanese Email Requests [Abstract]
—Axel Harting - Japanese-English child-rearing practices in Australia [Abstract]
— - Motivación y enseñanza de español en Japón. [Abstract]
—Bernardo Astigueta - Procesos cognitivos y estrategias en el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras [Abstract]
—Margarita Foster Tadashi Hirata