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Foreword (Hisatake Jimbo)
Report on the JACET 2nd Seminarin English Education (Yujitsu Ohmori)Contents
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Report from Headquarters
Reports from Chapters2

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Foreword
Projects for 2015
Hisatake Jimbo
President of JACET(Waseda University)
Our main objectives this year are to bring thefollowing projects to fruition.
1.Annual Convention
This year, the JACET 54th International
Convention will be held from August 29 to 31 at
Kagoshima University, Korimoto Campus. The
theme of this convention is “Intercultural
Communicative Competence and English

Language Education in a Globalized World.”
The Convention will feature three keynote
speakers: Dr. Claire Kramsch (University ofCalifornia, Berkeley), Dr. Daniel Perin (Zurich
University of Applied Sciences), and Dr. Celeste
Kinginger (Pennsylvania State University). The
Convention will feature a wide range of symposia
and presentations. The plenary symposium will
be on the convention theme and the panelists will

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be Dr. Claire Kramsch, Dr. Celeste Kinginger, Dr.
Mae-Ran Park (Pukyong National University)and Honna Nobuyuki (Professor Emeritus,
Aoyama Gakuin University). The representatives
from JACET, CELEA (Chinese English
Language Education Association) and ALAK
(The Applied Linguistics Association of Korea)
will be the discussants in the Second AILA
East-Asia symposium. To commemorate the final
year of the “JACET Global Project”, special
lectures and a special symposium will be held
during the convention.
2. Seminars
The 42nd JACET Summer Seminar will be heldat Kusatsu Skyland Hotel, Gunma Prefecturefrom August 18 to 20, 2015. The main lecturer
will be Dr. Philip Hubbard (Stanford University)
addressing the theme: “Mobile learning in and outof the classroom: Balancing blended language
learner training.” Dr. Glenn Stockwell (Waseda
University) will be an invited speaker. About
ten other participants will present their shortpapers.
The next English Education Seminar isscheduled for November 28, 2015 at Kobe Gakuin
University, Port Island Campus. The aim is toshare information on innovative English language
teaching practices in a globalized world among
teachers from all levels, from elementary school touniversity.
3. Publications
JACET JOURNAL No. 60 is scheduled to be
published in January, 2016. The second issue of
JACET International Convention Selected Papers

will be published in December, 2015. JACET
Newsletter, No. 194, will be on our website in
July, 2015, No. 195 will be published in
December, 2015 and No. 196 will be on our
website in March, 2016.
4. Local Chapter Activities
Each JACET chapter will host its annual
convention and publish its annual journal andregular newsletters. I am confident that eachchapter will successfully fulfill its mission.
5. Collaboration with other academic associations
JACET has been pursuing collaborative
relationships with other academic associations
both domestically and internationally. Many
representatives of associate English teachingorganizations have participated in our annual
conventions in the past. I look forward towelcoming many to our international conventionin Kagoshima. As a new initiative, since 2010,
we have begun collaborating with academic
associations of other languages in Japan. We
will continue to pursue this endeavor and will try
to expand this initiative by collaborating withassociations of other disciplines this year.
I hope 2015 will be another fruitful year for ourorganization and for all JACET members.

Report on the JACET 2nd Seminar in
English Education
Director
Yujitsu Ohmori(Aichi Prefectural University)

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The JACET 2nd Seminar in English Education
was held at Aichi University, Nagoya Campus, on
the 6th of December, 2014. Unfortunately strong
winds and extreme cold attacked the city of
Nagoya and its suburbs for the first time thatwinter, while the seminar site inside was warm
not only because of the good university facilities, but because of the enthusiasm of the 90
participants.
The 2nd Seminar entitled “Current Situation
and Issues regarding Integration of the Primary,Secondary, and Advanced Levels,” mainly
consisted of one plenary lecture, three seminar
lectures, one panel discussion, two workshops,
and over a dozen exhibitions by publishingcompanies (showcasing both print and digitalmaterials). The keynote speaker of the day wasProfessor Nobuo Okada from Kansai Gaidai
University, ex-vice-president of JACET, who
intriguingly discussed the importance of integration in all educational tiers. He reflected on thepast activities in school disciplines, under the titleof “Education Across and Down: Looking into a
Collaboration for English Language Teaching.”
The topic of Lecture 1 was “How to Utilize
English Proficiency Tests,” which was given by
speakers from three major test organizations,
namely, Eiken, TOEIC, and Benesse. Lecture 2
concentrated on “Making Use of a Learner’s
Dictionary,” a topic to which one of the leading
editors of learners’ oriented English-Japanesedictionaries, Professor Hirosada Iwasaki from
University of Tsukuba has long been paying close
attention. In Lecture 3: “How to Make the Mostof the Latest Published Textbooks,” representatives of five publishers respectively showed theadvantages in using their new textbooks foruniversity students. In the workshop portions of
the program, two types of CALL & ICT devices
were introduced: Hoya’s CALL and Panasonic’s
network system.
Above all, the panel discussion of this year’s
seminar deserves special mention: “Perspectives
on University English Education: Contributing to
the Global Human Resource Development
through the Integration of the Primary, Secondary,and Advanced Levels.” The symposium wascomposed of a variety of talks by four panelists
covering almost all walks of English education:
Ms. Atsuko Yamashita, vice-principal of Uzura
Elementary School in Gifu, Mr. Noritaka
Kumagai, the new face of Taguchi Senior HighSchool in Aichi, Mr. Mitsuharu Ota, official
inspector of Ministry of Education, and Professor
Kunié Miyaura, director of general education of
Aichi Prefectural University; as well as one by themoderator, Professor Yujitsu Ohmori, director of
JACET, who was in charge of facilitating thediscussion. Yamashita explained a model process
in English teaching and learning from primary to
secondary level, while Kumagai showed a cooperative practice which dealt with bridging the
gap between junior and senior high schools.
Additionally, Ota put much emphasis on efforts
and effects in practicing “all in English” in classactivities not only in comprehensive high schools
but also in vocational schools. Finally, from theviewpoint of integration with secondary level
education, Miyaura drew a new picture of English
education in college and university, by meansof a case study of Aichi P. U., which has beendeveloping in contemporary global perspectives

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as Okada suggested in the plenary lecture.
Last but not least, our sincere thanks should be
expressed to supporting members of JACET
other than those mentioned above, such as
Cambridge U. P., Oxford U. P., Pearson Pub.,
Sanshusha Pub., Nan’un-do Pub., Kinseido Pub.,
Eihosha Pub., CHIeru, and NEC. Without theircooperation as well as the dedication of JACET
Chubu members, the 2nd Seminar would not havebeen successful.

Report from the JACET Headquarters
Secretary General
Naoko Osuka(Meiji University)
総務担当理事
河野for円shain,（明治大学）
JACET’s
first election
which started
with a public announcement on October 1, 2014,
was completed on January 13, 2015. Eighty-fivemembers were elected as shain for the year 2015
to 2016. We would like to thank all the membersof JACET for their support and cooperation inthis matter.
There have been numerous conferences,seminars and other events hosted by JACET and
its chapters this year. One of the most important
events was the JACET 53rd International
Convention, which was held at Hiroshima City
University from August 28 to 30. Despite the foul
weather just before the convention, more than 800
of our members attended this convention from allparts of the country. It featured a range of lectures,symposiums, presentations and workshops under
the theme of “Fostering English Communicative

Competence for Peace and Friendship.” A general
meeting of representatives was held at Hiroshima
City University on the day before the annual
convention.
2015 will be another important year for JACET
members. The JACET 54th International
Convention will be held at Kagoshima University
from August 29 to 31, under the theme of“Intercultural Communicative Competence andEnglish Language Education in a Globalized
World.” We are expecting it to be another exciting
and stimulating event, and hope many members
will be able to attend.
As of December 1, 2014, JACET membershipcounted 2514. To make the year 2015 evenmore productive and successful for JACET, we
ask for your continued support.

Reports from Chapters

Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter Report
1. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS(1)Chapter Conferences
The 27th Chapter Conference and General
Meeting
Date: July 5, 2014
Venue: Kagoshima University
Conference Theme: College English Education
Towards Active Learning(2)Seminars
SIG East Asia English Education 141st Seminar

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Date: April 19, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Presentation: “EAP for Japanese Adult Students
Studying Overseas”
Akiko Tsuda (Nakamura Gakuen University)
SIG East Asia English Education 142nd Seminar
Date: May 17, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Presentation: “Remedial Education of English for
Those Who Are Not Good at English”
Masaki Makino (Kinki University)
SIG East Asia English Education 143rd Seminar
Date: June 21, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Presentation: “CLIL in Basque Junior HighSchools and CLIL Workshop”
Chiharu Nakanishi (Kunitachi College ofMusic)SIG East Asia English Education 144th Seminar
Date: July 19, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Symposium: “Analysis of Asian Learners ofEnglish: New Horizon”
Shinichiro Ishikawa (Kobe University),
Koichi Kawamura (Kobe University)
SIG East Asia English Education 145th Seminar
Date: September 20, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Presentation: “Effects of the Number of Test Itemson the Psychometric Properties of C-Tests ”
Akihiro Ito (Seinan Gakuin University)

SIG East Asia English Education 146th Seminar
Date: October 18, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Presentation: “Teaching about Endangered
Languages: With Special Reference to Ainu
Language”
Koji Mizushima (Minami Kyushu JuniorCollege)
SIG East Asia English Education 147th Seminar
Date: November 15, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Presentation: “English Education in Japan: Its
Future with Reference to European Language
Policies”
Tsuyoshi Kanamori (Kanto Gakuin
University)
Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter Special Lecture in
Autumn 2014
Date: November 22, 2014
Venue: Kagoshima University
Lecture: “English Competences Required in a
Business Context”
Hajime Terauchi (Takachiho University)
SIG East Asia English Education 148th Seminar
Date: December 13, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Presentation: “Planning EAP Classes in Colleges”
Akira Tajino, Toshiyuki Kanamaru, Sachi
Takahashi, Kyoko Ochi, Kei Kawanishi,
Yoshitaka Kato (Kyoto University)
SIG East Asia English Education 149th Seminar
Date: January 24, 2015

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Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
Presentation (1): Review on Teaching Practices at
High Schools: with Reference to Students’
Motivation towards Learning English
Misuzu Okada (Kyushu University, Graduate
Student)
Presentation (2): “Comparison of Reading
Materials between TOEFL and University Center
Entrance Examination”
Tetsuya Kashiwagi (The University of
Kitakyushu)
2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BOARD
MEEETINGS(1)Chapter General Meeting 2014
Date: July 5, 2014
Venue: Kagoshima University
Agenda: Review of Activities in 2013; Plans for
Activities in 2014

Date: July 5, 2014
Venue: Kagoshima University
2nd Editorial Meeting for Annual Review ofEnglish Learning and Teaching
Date: July 19, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
3rd Editorial Meeting for Annual Review ofEnglish Learning and Teaching
Date: August 23, 2014
Venue: (Web Meeting)
4th Chapter Board Meeting
Date: October 18, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University
4th Editorial Meeting for Annual Review ofEnglish Learning and Teaching
Date: October 18, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University(2)Chapter Board Meetings
1st Chapter Board Meeting
Date: April 26, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University

5th Chapter Board Meeting
Date: November 22, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University

2nd Chapter Board Meeting
Date: May 17, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University

6th Chapter Board Meeting
Date: February 21, 2015
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University

1st Editorial Meeting for Annual Review ofEnglish Learning and Teaching
Date: June 21, 2014
Venue: Seinan Gakuin University（Kenichi Ito,
The University of Kitakyushu）

Chugoku-Shikoku Chapter Report
3rd Chapter Board Meeting
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1. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS
Oral Presentation and Performance (OPP)
Venue: Yasuda Women's University
Date: December 14, 2014
Coordinator: Chiaki Iwai (Hiroshima City
University)
About sixty-five students and ten teachers fromsix universities joined this event.
Presentations:
1) Welcome to the World of Children! --Let's
Sing Together! (Yasuda Women's University)
2) “Love is an Open Door” and “Do you Want
to Build a Snowman?”: Songs from Disney’s
Musical Animation Frozen (Prefectural
University of Hiroshima)3) STAYS: First Generation Students (Yasuda
Women’s University)4) A Study on the Mechanism of Meteotsunami(Hiroshima Institute of Technology)5) OPP Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony
2014 (Hiroshima City University)6) Justice and Humanity: Defenders of the
Ocean (Japan Coast Guard Academy)7) Rakugo Drama “Tenshiki” (Hiroshima
International University)8) A Drama in English: Impressive Scenes
from “Peter Pan” by J. M. Barrie (Prefectural
University of Hiroshima）
9) 1. HIT-Chants 2014, 2. Chanting a TED
Speech (Melissa Marshall’s “Talk Nerdy toMe,” 3. Original Speech “Get the Students Outof the Job-hunting Quagmire” and 4. Original
Speech “Beware the Singularity” (Hiroshima
Institute of Technology)
10) Presentation “What is Psychology?”(Hiroshima International University)

For more information, please visit thefollowing website:
http://chiaki.intl.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp/Bull
etin/07OPP/
2. ANNOUNCEMENTS(1) Publications
1) JACET Chugoku-Shikoku Chapter Research
Bulletin (Vol. 12) is scheduled for publication in
March, 2015.
2) JACET Chugoku-Shikoku Chapter
Newsletter (No.14) was issued on January 31,
2015.
(Hidetomo Torigoe,
National Institute of Technology,
Kagawa College)

Kansai Chapter Report
1. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS(1) Chapter Conference
JACET Kansai Chapter 2014 Fall Conference
Date: November 29, 2014
Venue: Ryukoku University, Omiya Campus
Workshop ("Introduction to Praat," Katsumi
Yamamoto, University of Marketing andDistribution
Sciences),
Symposium
1("University English Education Reform:
Extracurricular Programs and Facilities," SachikoKitazume, Kinki University; Yukiko Yasuda,
Kobe Gakuin University; Brent A. Jones, Konan
University), Symposium 2 ("Research on

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Listening Today," Shuhei Kadota, Kwansei
Gakuin University;
Yasuyuki
Sakuma,Fukushima University; Kosuke Sugai, Kinki
University; Yoko Hamamoto, Kansai University),and 16 research reports. 151 participants.
(2) Lecture Meetings
3rd Chapter Lecture of the 2014 Academic Year
(Forthcoming)
Date and Time: March 7, 2015, 15:30-17:00
Venue: Kwansei Gakuin University, Osaka
Umeda Campus
Speaker: The Study Group for Material Design
and Development
2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BOARD
MEEETINGS(1) General Assembly
Date: November 29, 2014
Venue: Ryukoku University, Omiya Campus(2) 5th Executive Board Meeting (Forthcoming)
Date: March 7, 2015
Venue: Kwansei Gakuin University, Osaka
Umeda Campus
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS(1) Publications
1) JACET Kansai Newsletter No. 70 was
published on October 18, 2014.
2) JACET Kansai Journal No. 17 will be
published on March 31, 2015.
(Yasunori Nishina, Meiji Gakuin University)

Chubu Chapter Report
1.CONFERENCES, SEMINARS
Spring Study Meeting
Date and Time: February 28, 2015, 14:30-17:30
Venue: Nagoya Institute of Technology
Three presentations were given:
1) “Eye Movements Reveal the Use of Contextual
Information during Japanese EFL Reading” Chi
Yui Leung (Graduate School of International
Development, Nagoya University)
2) “On Utilizing Hierarchical Phrase Structure
Analyses in English Education” Tatsuya Suzuki(Nanzan University)
3) “A Study on VOT in the Acquisition of English
Stops by Three Asian Language Speakers”
Katsumasa Shimizu (Nagoya Gakuin University)
One SIG presentation from the ESP Chubu
Chapter SIG was made:“Practice of ESP Education in a Nursing School”
Keiko Baba (Chubu University) and Keiko
Takikawa (College of Nagoya Bunri University)
And one lecture was given:“ ‘English Education at Universities’, ‘English for
Science and Technology’ and ‘Science,
Technology and Innovation Policy’ ” Masato
Takahashi (The National Institute of Information
and Communications Technology)
2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BOARD
MEEETINGS(1) Chapter General Meeting
Date: December 6, 2014

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Venue: Aichi University, Nagoya Campus
Agenda: Proposal on Chapter president and board
members for fiscal 2015-16; Chapter schedule andbudget for 2015; and Chapter Convention 2015.
(2) Chapter Board Meetings
1) The 6th Meeting
Date: November 29, 2014
Venue: Aichi University, Nagoya Campus
Agenda: Reports from the secretariat on theelection of JACET board members for 2015-2016
and on Chapter Autumn Study Meeting; Reporton the Chapter budget; Report on the Chapter
Journal to be published in Dec.; Chapter Spring
Study Meeting in Feb.; Chapter schedule, budget,and board members for 2015; Chapter president
election results; and Revision of Chapter Journal
contribution rules.

Education Seminar; and others.
4) The 8th Meeting
Date: February 28, 2015
Venue: Nagoya Institute of Technology
Agenda: Reports from the secretariat; Report on
the Chapter budget; Chapter Convention 2015;
and others.
(3) Executive Committee Meeting for the 2nd
English Education Seminar
The 2nd Meeting
Date: November 29, 2014
Venue: Aichi University, Nagoya Campus
Agenda: Confirmation of the program; Tasks
assigned; the Preceeding day’s preparation;
Confirming the site plan; and others.
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS

2) Extraordinary Meeting
Date: December 6, 2014
Venue: Aichi University, Nagoya Campus
Agenda: Checking the documents to be distributedat the Chapter General Meeting (Chapter president
and board members for 2015-16; Chapter
schedule and budget for 2015; and Chapter
Convention 2015).
3) The 7th Meeting
Date: January 10, 2015
Venue: Nagoya Institute of Technology
Agenda: Report on the Central Board Meeting;
Report from the secretariat; Report on the Chapter
budget; Report from the Chapter JournalCommittee; Spring Study Meeting; Chapter
Convention 2015; Report on the 2nd English(1) Publications
1) JACET Chubu Journal Vol. 12 was publishedon December 20, 2014. This issue includes 3
articles, 1 research note, and 2 practical reports.
2) JACET-Chubu Newsletter No. 33 was sent out
to the chapter members on December 20, 2014.
For further information on the chapter activities
and schedule, please refer to the Chubu Chapter
Website at http://www.jacet-chubu.org/index.html.
(Mitsuru Shimouchi,
Tokai Gakuin University)

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Kanto Chapter Report
1. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS(1) Annual Convention
Date: June 29, 2014
Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University
Theme: Globalization in Higher Education and
Human Resource Development(2) JACET-Kanto Monthly Meetings
Date: May 10, 2014
Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University
Presenter: Misa Fujio (Toyo University)
Title: Gaps between proficiency andcommunicative performance: What is the specificcompetencetoachievesuccessfulcommunication?
Date: July 12, 2014
Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University
Presenter: Mika Kawanari (Meikai University)
Title: Development of Japan Standards –Based on
CEFR, and its implications for English teachingin JapanDate: November 8, 2014
Venue: Waseda University
Presenter: Kazuya Saito (Waseda University)
Title: What is second language speaking
proficiency? The case of Japanese learners ofEnglish(3) Aoyama Gakuin English-Language Education
Center and JACET-Kanto Chapter Joint Lecture
Meetings

Date: April 12, 2014
Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University
Presenter: Makoto Ikeda (Sophia University)
Date: September 20, 2014
Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University
Presenter: Fujiko Sano (Yokohama National
University)
Date: October 20, 2014
Venue: Waseda University
Presenter: Hiroyuki Obari (Aoyama Gakuin
University)
Date: December 13, 2014
Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University
Presenter: Hideki Sakai (Shinshu University)
Date: January 10, 2015
Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University
Presenter: Natsue Nakayama (Kyoai Gakuen
University) , Fumiko Kurihara (Chuo University)
2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BOARD
MEEETINGS(1) General Meetings
The 1st General Meeting was held at Aoyama
Gakuin University on July 12, 2014.
The 2nd General Meeting was held at Waseda
University on November 8, 2014.
(2) Executive Committee Meetings
The 1st Meeting: April 12, 2014 at Aoyama
Gaukin University
The 2nd Meeting: May 10, 2014 at Aoyama

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Gaukin University
The 3rd Meeting: July 12, 2014 at Aoyama
Gaukin University
The 4th Meeting: September 13, 2014 at Aoyama
Gaukin University
The 5th Meeting: October 11, 2014 at Waseda
University
The 6th Meeting: November 8, 2014 at Waseda
University
The 7th Meeting: December 13, 2014 at Aoyama
Gaukin University
The 8th Meeting: January 10, 2015 at Aoyama
Gaukin University
The 9th Meeting: March 14, 2015 at Aoyama
Gaukin University
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS(1) Publications
1) JACET KANTO Journal vol.2 will be publishedon March 31, 2015.
2) JACET KANTO Newsletter vol.3 was published
online on October 8, 2014.
3) JACET KANTO Newsletter vol.4 will be
published online on March 31, 2015.
For further information on the Chapter conference
and other events, please refer to the Kanto
Chapter website at http://www.jacet-kanto.org/.
(Akiko Takagi, Aoyama Gakuin University)

Tohoku Chapter Report
1. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS(1) Annual Tohoku Chapter Convention
Date and Time: July 6, 2014. 14:40-16:45
Venue: Sendai Civic Auditorium
Theme: University English Language Education:
Issues and Perspectives
Symposium: “Issues and Perspectives on
University English Language Education: Reports
and Proposals from Four Universities in
Tohoku,” Hideo Kojima (Hirosaki University)
1) “Future Possibilities for English Education at
Shokei Gakuin University: Results of a Two-year
Survey,” Marie Aizawa (Shokei Gakuin
University)
2) “Teachers and ideas,” Kaoru Tomita (Yamagata
University)
3) “Nursing students and English education,” Taro
Hirowatari (Japanese Red Cross Akita College
of Nursing)4) “Research on English Learning Awareness ofthe 1st and 2nd Year Students at Miyagi
University of Education,” Kiyoshi Takahashi(Miyagi University of Education)(2) 2014 Chapter Workshop
Date and Time: November 30, 2014. 14:00-15:50
Venue: Sendai Civic Auditorium
Presentation:
1) “Collaborative and Reflective Supervision forProfessional Development and Innovation in
ELT: A CLIL-Type Approach to Senior HighSchool EFL Instruction,” Hideo Kojima(Hirosaki University)
2) “Business English Classes Using Project Based
Learning,” Natsuko Sato (Tohoku Institute ofTechnology)

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3) “An Effectiveness of Extensive Reading to
Listening Ability: An Analysis from
Neurolinguistic Perspective,” Katsuhiro Chiba(Bunkyo University)
2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BOARD
MEEETINGS(1) Annual Tohoku Chapter General Meeting
Date: July 6, 2014
Venue: Sendai Civic Auditorium
Agenda: Chapter business plans and budget for
2014; report on activities and final accounts for
2013(2) 1st Executive Committee Meeting
Date: April 26, 2014
Venue: Hotel Metropolitan Sendai
Agenda: Chapter business plans and budget for
2014(3) 2nd Executive Committee Meeting
Date: July 6, 2014
Venue: Sendai Civic Auditorium
Agenda: Chapter business plans for 2014
(4) Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting
Date: October 18, 2014
Venue: Hotel Metropolitan Sendai
Agenda: Chapter business plans and budget for2014(5) 3rd Executive Committee Meeting
Date: November 30, 2014
Venue: Sendai Civic Auditorium
Agenda: Chapter business plans and budget for2015
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS(1) Publications
1) TOHOKU TEFL Vol. 6 will be published in
March, 2016.
2) JACET –Tohoku Newsletter No. 41 will be
published in March, 2015.
(Kumiko Okazaki,
National Institute of Technology,
Sendai College)

Hokkaido Chapter Report
1. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS(1) Chapter Conference
Date: June 28, 2014
Venue: Hokkaido University of Education,
SapporoPresentations:
1) “Interrogating the Current Push towards
Monolingual EFL Education in Japanese
Secondary Schools” Jeremie Bouchard(Hokkai-Gakuen University)
2) “A Case Study of Project-Based Language
Learning in Active Learning Classroom”
Masanobu Nakatsugawa (Hokkaido University,
Graduate Student)
3) “Assessing Instructional Events Using the
MOLT and COLT Observation Schemes”
Akinobu Shimura (Hokkaido University of
Education), Yoshiki Yokoyama (Hokkaido

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University of Education), Aiko Sano (Hokkaido
Bunkyo University), Yuko Sakai (Hokkaido
Sapporo Intercultural and Technological HighSchool), and Yasushi Kawai (Hokkaido
University)
4) “Developing Student Critical Thinking Skills
through Public Forum Speeches” Yuko Sakai(Hokkaido
SapporoInterculturalandTechnological High School) and Sean
Scarbrough (Hokkaido Sapporo Intercultural andTechnological High School)
Keynote Lecture:1) “Intercultural Communication Competence
Required for Global Human Resources” Hisako
Yamauchi (University of Nagasaki)
Symposium: “Science of English Reading
Fluency from Different Dimensions of L2
Reading”
1) “Japanese EFL Learners' Decoding
Performance” Mariko Kawasaki (Kwansei
Gakuin University)
2) “Can CELP-test Measure English Reading
Fluency?” Osato Shiki (Kwansei Gakuin
University)
3) “The Relation of Working Memory Capacity to
Reading Fluency” Hiroshi Nakanishi (Tohoku
Gakuin University)4) “Is Shadowing Effective for Developing EFL
Reading Fluency?” Shuhei Kadota (Kwansei
Gakuin University)
5) “Reading Fluency from the Perspectives ofStrategy Use, Beliefs, and Motivation” Hiroyuki
Matsumoto (Hokkai-Gakuen University)(2) Chapter Study Meeting
The 1st Chapter Study Meeting

Date: May 31, 2014
Venue: Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
1) “Statistics Workshop” Satoshi Hasegawa(Health Sciences University of Hokkaido)
2) “Special Session: Sharing My Teaching
Materials” Satoshi Hasegawa (Health Sciences
University of Hokkaido), Hisashi Naito(Hokkai-Gakuen University), and Mitsutada
Metoki (Tenshi College)
3) “Information Exchange Session”
The 2nd Chapter Study Meeting with JALT
Hokkaido
Date: November 8, 2014
Venue: Sapporo Gakuin University
1)“Enhancing Instrumental Motivation for English
among Japanese Undergraduates: Video
Testimony of Company Workers in the Language
Classroom” Kenta Hosoki (Otaru University ofCommerce, Graduate Student)
2) “University English Education Needs Analysis:
A Survey of Students and Faculty” Yasushi
Kawai (Hokkaido University)
3) “Using English during an Internship in
Singapore – Vocabulary Analysis” Hiroko Miura(Hokkaido University of Science), Toshiyuki
Sakabe (Hokkaido University of Science), Akiko
Shibata (Sapporo Otani University), Masashi
Takemura (Hokusei Gakuen University JuniorCollege), Megumi Yamada(Hokkaido
Pharmaceutical University), and Hisashi Naito(Hokkai-Gakuen University)
4) “An ESP Approach to Overseas Study Programfor Business Administration Students” Hisashi
Naito (Hokkai-Gakuen University) and Mark
Matsune (Hokkai-Gakuen University)

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5) “Implementing MICE in English Classes”
Yukie Ueno (Hokkai-Gakuen University), Kyoko
Morikosi (Hokusei Gakuen University JuniorCollege), and Tomohiko Oda (Sapporo
University)
The 3rd Chapter Study Meeting with CAJ
Hokkaido Chapter and HELES (Forthcoming)
Date: March 7, 2015
Venue: Fuji Women’s University
Theme: Communication for Specific Purposes(CSP): Caring Communication in Helping
Profession and Teacher Talk in Classroom
Interaction

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS(1) Publications
1) Research Bulletin of English Teaching, No. 12
will be issued on March 15, 2015.
2) The 28th issue of the chapter newsletter will be
published online in March, 2015.
(Mitsutada Metoki, Tenshi College)

2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BOARD
MEETINGS(1) Chapter General Meeting
Date: June 28, 2014
Venue: Hokkaido University of Education,
Sapporo(2) Chapter Executive Committee Meeting
The 1st Chapter Executive Meeting
Date: May 31, 2014
Venue: Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
The 2nd Chapter Executive Meeting
Date: October 11, 2014
Venue: Hokusei Gakuen University
The 3rd Chapter Executive Meeting
Date: January 31, 2015
Venue: Fuji Women’s University

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JACET News No. 193
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE
Naoko Ozeki (Meiji University)
CHIEF EDITOR
Koji Mizushima (Minami Kyushu JuniorCollege)
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Yukie Endo (Seisen University)
EDITORS
Robert Hamilton (Meiji University)
Kenichi Ito (The University of
Kitakyushu）
Maggie Lieb (Meiji University)
Mitsutada Metoki (Tenshi College)
Yasunori Nishina (Meiji Gakuin
University)
Kumiko Okazaki (National Instituteof Technology, Sendai Collge)
Naoko Osuka (Meiji University)
Mitsuru Shimouchi (Tokai Gakuin
University)
Etsuo Taguchi (Daito Bunka
University)
Hidetomo Torigoe (National Instituteof Technology, Kagawa College)
Published March 1, 2015
The Japan Association of College English
Teachers(President: Hisatake Jimbo)
55 Yokotera-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
162-0831
Tel (03)3268-9686 Fax (03)3268-9695

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