Meet the Stars

Do you have a burning question you'd like to ask a plenary speaker? Would you like to meet and chat with a featured speaker? Wish to talk about JALT with one of the JALT Directors? Then visit the EME area and you will have your chance! The plenary speakers, featured speakers, and JALT Directors will be there to answer, discuss, or just shoot the breeze. In the schedule, below, you can check the times and review what topic each speaker will be mainly ready to talk about.

Friday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Plenary speaker John Norris (sponsor: JALT) Program evaluation and how it can positively influence teaching, learning, and curriculum development.

Friday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Featured speaker Miles Craven (sponsor: Macmillan LanguageHouse) Using mind maps in the language classroom.

Featured speaker Steve Gershon (sponsor: Macmillan LanguageHouse) "Chicken Soup" to inspire and affirm weary language educators.

Friday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Featured speakers Chuck Sandy and Curtis Kelly (sponsor: Cengage Learning) What language teaching methods and approaches are brain-compatible.

Friday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

JALT President Steve Brown and JALT auditor Tadashi Ishida: JALT policies.

Friday, 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Rod Ellis (sponsor: Oxford University Press) Using SLA studies to form general principles for language teaching.

Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Featured speaker Leo Jones (sponsor: Cambridge University Press) Taking risks and using activities that are challenging, adventurous, or experimental.

Featured speaker John Wiltshier (sponsor: Longman Pearson) Using shadowing as a stepping stone to students' fluency.

Saturday, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm

Featured speaker Rob Waring (sponsor: Cengage Learning) Extensive reading in speaking classes.

Featured speaker Jeanette Littlemore (sponsor: David English House) Metaphors in the EFL classroom.

Saturday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Plenary speaker Ronald Carter (sponsor: Cambridge University Press) Differences between spoken and written grammar and vocabulary.

Saturday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

JALT Vice President Cynthia Keith is in charge of JALT Central Office and webpage development;

JALT Director of Programs Philip McCasland led the planning and organization of JALT2007;

JALT Director of Public Relations Sayoko Yamashita oversees publicity.

Bring them any questions or concerns you have.

Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Featured speaker Charles LeBeau (sponsor: Language Solutions Inc.) How to teach techniques for discussion and debate.

Featured speaker Ryuko Kubota (sponsor: JALT GILE SIG) Challenging racism in ELT.

Saturday, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Plenary speaker Amy Tsui (sponsor: JALT) EFL classroom discourse as a process that opens up a rich system of signs and signals for EFL learning.

Sunday, 10:00 am -11:00 am

Featured speaker Richard Day (sponsor: Oxford University Press) Extensive reading and practical activities using graded readers.

Featured speaker Ken Wilson (sponsor: Oxford University Press) Adding at least ten new ideas to your portfolio.

Sunday, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm

JALT Director of Membership Ann Mayeda watches over membership trends and policies;

JALT Director of Treasury Kevin Ryan takes care of accounting and the budget;

JALT Director of Records Donna Tatsuki keeps track of everything we do as an organization;

JALT2007 Conference Chair Yuri Kite helped to organize this conference.

Bring them any questions or concerns you have.

Sunday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Plenary speaker Paul Nation (sponsor: Compass Publishing Japan) The purposes of a vocabulary test and guidelines for administering it and interpreting the results.