DOCUMENT RESUME ED 478 567 FL 027 759 AUTHOR Long, Robert, Ed.; van Troyer, Gene,Ed.; Lane, Keith, Ed.; Swanson, Malcom, Ed. TITLE On JALT 2000--Towards the New Millennium.Proceedings of the JALT Annual International Conferenceon Language Teaching & Learning and Educational MaterialsExpo (26th, Shizuoka City, Japan, November 2-5, 2000). INSTITUTION Japan Association for Language Teaching,Tokyo. PUB DATE 2000-11-00 NOTE 296p.; "An annual volume produced bythe Conference Publications Committee of the JapanAssociation for Language Teaching." Three out of the 41papers in this document are written in Japanese. For the 1999Proceedings, see ED 451 727 AVAILABLE FROM Japan Association for Language Teaching,JALT Central Office Urban Edge Building, 5th Floor, 1-37-9Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0016, Japan. E-mail: [email protected];Web site: http://www.jalt.org. PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC12 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Action Research; Audiotape Recordings;Bilingual Students; Childrens Literature; Computer Uses inEducation; Critical Thinking; Cultural Differences; DiscussionGroups ; Educational Change; Elementary SecondaryEducation; English (Second Language); Ethnography; Films;Foreign Countries; Gender Issues; Global Approach; HigherEducation; Imagination; Immersion Programs;Internet; Interpersonal Communication; Language Fluency;*Language Proficiency; Learning. Strategies; Middle SchoolStudents; Phonics; Pronunciation; Qualitative Research;Reading Programs; *Second Language Learning; Sociolinguistics;Story Telling; Student Motivation; Teacher Role;Teaching Methods; Textbooks; Videotape Recordings; WritingSkills IDENTIFIERS Collaborative Research; Conversation;Hong Kong; *Japan; Korea; Student Engagement ABSTRACT These conference proceedingsaddress the following six topics: (1) "Change and the Future" (e.g., Englishlanguage education in Japan, sociolinguistics in HongKong, and Esperanto);(2) "Children and Language Education" (e.g.a short-term language immersioncase study, virtual classrooms for bilingual students,and the role of phonics in achieving literacy);(3) "Curriculum Concerns" (e.g.,attending to ESL concerns in content-based instruction, expectationsand imagination in foreign language literacy, and the global issueslanguage classroom); (4) "Interactions" (e.g., exploringteachers' collaborative action research, action research in an academic skills course, and increasingautonomy with recorded conversations); (5) "Across Cultures" (e.g., intercultural dimensions of the foreign languageclassroom, a curriculum for student ethnography, and techniques in the culture-based classroom); and (6)"The Practical Teacher" (e.g., trendsin pronunciation teaching in Japan, evaluation and assessment ofvideomovie tasks, and using conversation in small conversation classes circles to raise student investment). (Paperscontain references.) (SM) Reproductions supplied by EDRSare the best that can be made from the original document. The orcHan .4s,s'ociation or Language Teaching III I1ffá-1-11-'-I 1 1-JU 4 S. "DI) D I: . S . .. 8 : 00 . OS The Proceedings of the dr ALT 26th Annual International Conference on LanguageTeaching & Learning MAIN and Educational Materials Expo MEM), ISBN: 4-9900370-7-3 BEST COPY AVAIILA Copyright & CatalogingData JALT ConferenceProceedings An annual volumeproduced by the Conference PublicationsCommittee of the Japan Association for Language Teaching JALT President: Thomas L. Simmons Publications Board Chair: Gene van Troyer Copyright Copyright © 2001 by the Japan Association for Language Teaching All rights reserved Produced in Japan. No part of this publication maybe used or reproduced in any form whatsoever without written permission of JALT, except in casesof brief quotations embodied in scholarly articles and reviews. For information: Address: Conference Proceedings, JALT Central Office, Urban EdgeBldg., 5th Floor, 1 -37 -9, Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110, Japan <jalt@goLcom> Cataloging Data Long, van Troyer, Lane, Swanson, (eds.) On JALT2000: Toward the New Millenium Bibliography: p. 1. Second Language TeachingSecond Language LearningTeacherEducation I. Title November, 2001 ISBN: 4-9900370-7-3 (JALT2000 Conference Proceedings) New Millenium OnJALT2000--Towards the OnJALT2000---iifiT-4f4E1:: ti 751 -D On JALT2000 Towards the New Millenium VTiff-CL7_1-riM,9%-c JALT Conference Proceedings: An annual volume produced by the Conference Publications Committee of the Japan Association for Language Teaching EDITORS Robert Long Gene van Troyer Keith Lane Malcolm Swanson COVER LOGO Andrew Robbins I DESIGN, LAYOUT, and CDFORMATTING Malcolm Swanson PUBLISHED BY The Japan Association for Language Teaching November 2001 Tokyo, Japan On JALT2000Towards the New !Math= Pn JALT2000---V 1Z: bl T Editorial Advisory Board for JALT2000 Conference Proceedings Emika Abe Adam Komisarof Dail° Bunka University Lewis and ('lark College Tim Ashwell Allen Koshewa Komazawa University Junior College l'suda College Andrew Barfield Aleda Krause University of Tsukuba Kanto Gakuen University Paul A. Beaufait Elizabeth Lange The Prefectural University of Kumamoto Sakuragaoka Girls VHS SHS A.R. Campbell Laura MacGregor Tokyo University of Technology Shobi University Wade Carlton Luiza R. Maia Shimane University Shizuoka Futaba Gakuen Christopher Carmen Steve McGuire Sangyo Ika Daigaku Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Larry Cisar Shingo Morito Kanto Gakuen University Hyugagakuin Junior Senior High School Marie Clapsaddle Robin Nagano Hokuriku Gakuin Junior College Rikkyo University Joseph Dias Carolyn Obara Kitasato University Sangyo Ika Daigaku Anthony Cominos Jonathan Picken Kobe Gakuin Women's College Kochi University of Technology Brian Cullen Yong Ping Saniku Gakuin College Tokyo Metropolitan College Stephanie Dawley Brett Reynolds Jumonji Women' College Super Kid's English Club Joseph Dias Steve Ryan Prefectural University of Kumamoto Kyoto Institute of Technology Duane P. Flowers Thom Simmons Nagaoka University of technology Eichi (Sapientia) University Sandra Fotos Alice Svendson Senshu University Jumonji Women's College Hiroko Hagino Lillian Swain University Franche-Comte Hyugagakuin Junior Senior High School Amy E. Hawley Peter Wanner Nagoya University of Arts Kyoto Institute of Technology Lawrie Hunter Christopher Weaver ESL Consultant, Brazil Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Chiaki Iwai Howard White Doshisha University Daito Bunka University Keiko Kikuchi Senshu University On JALT2000Towards the New Millenium On JALT2000#fiT-4fggiZt5iP PREFACE Towards The New Millennium ALT conferences are always special occasions. They are opportunities to share our research and experience in the teaching and learning of languages, our professional insights, and make plans with colleagues and acquaintances. JALT 2000 in Shizuoka City was particularly special becausein addition to hosting over 1600 attendees and 450 quality presentationsit functioned as a transition between a deservedly proud past and a hopefully bright future. Each JALT Conference Proceedings, therefore, is important as permanent record of what transpired, of what we have learned as professionals, how we are responding to new trends and challenges, and where we should be heading in the future. Indeed, as we enter the new millennium, it is apparent that change will be more frequent, pronounced, and accelerated, thus it is all the more imperative that we remain informed. We are especially glad to be bringing you this Conference Proceedings, marking as it does the end of the past millennium and the beginning of the next. The JALT2000 Proceedings is one means of learning what is new in language education and, once again, reflects JALT's diverse backgrounds and interests. The 41 articles that we, the Editors, and our Peer Advisory Board have chosen, are divided into six areas: Change and the Future, Children and Language Education, Curriculum Concerns, Interactions, Across Cultures, and The Practical Teacher. And, we can say, based on the number of submissions that we have received, that interest in JALT and language education is continuing to grow. Of particular interest are articles by Torikae Kumiko and In Lee, whose thoughts on English language education in their respective countries, Japan and Korea, serve to introduce this edition of the Proceedings. Each looks at the current state of affairs in their countries, considers the demands placed on their education systems by their ministries of education, and roughly sketches what looks to be a challenging road to travel in the years to come. Their insights bear striking congruence and speak directly to the challenges that teachers will be facing not just in Japan, but in other areas of Asia, as other Asian nations seek to emulate Japan and Korea in their approaches to language education, and the changes in curriculum that will be entailed. Their thoughts warrant careful consideration on the part of language educators, especially those brought in from overseas to help fulfill the changes due to be implemented. For Japan, Korea, and other Asian nations, the new millennium brings us a grand experiment in curriculum reform whose results are far predictable. We are proud to present the latest and representative sample of workshops, demonstrations, essays, and research findings to you. Not only do we hope that they help to inform you about your own profession, we hope they inspire you as well. Robert Long Keith Lane Malcolm Swanson Gene van Troyer On JALT2000Towards the New Millenium 5