Hawaii Association of Teachers of Japanese

Hawai'i Association of Teachers of Japanese

Fall Workshop 2008

"Using Technology in Teaching and Learning Japanese"

November 1, 2008

Kapiolani Community College , Ohia 118 (Downstairs of Cafeteria) (Map)

Please RSVP to Mayumi Hirata (mhirata (at) campus.hpu.edu) by October 25, 2008 (extended deadline) and let her know about your attendance. If you would like to join us for "konshinkai," please also indicate if you order a KCC bento or not.

8:30 ~ 9:00 Registration Ohia 118 entrance

9:00 ~ 9:30 General Membership Meeting

9:30 ~ 9:45 Guest speaker: Esther Sato sensei--The HATJ founder, who recently received a medal from the Emperor of Japan for her accomplishment as a teacher of Japanese in the U.S.

9:45 ~ 10:00 Break & Refreshments

10:00 ~ 10:40 Session 1 Linda Fujikawa, Kapiolani Community College

“The Online Course Development for Japanese 131, Japanese Conversation and Culture I/ Business and Tourism Industry”

The Online Course Development for Japanese 131, Japanese Conversation and Culture I/Business and Tourism Industry, challenged the instructor with a big fear of technology, to develop an interactive, 100% online course. This generated innovations in technology, interdisciplinary and community team building involving KCC’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Technology, Honda International Center, international and local students, former students, faculty, administrators, and members of the local and international community. The most outstanding aspect of this project is hope for this innovation to become a role integrating technology with humanity.

10:40 ~ 10:50 Break

10:50 ~ 11:30 Session 2 Justin Ota, University of Hawaii at Manoa

日本語の森の縮小に対してわたしたちのできること

全米で日本語の森が小さくなってきています。土地がらハワイでは、日本語のクラスの需要はまだまだありますが、これからどのように

この森の縮小を押さえて行くことができるでしょうか。このセッションでは、ハワイまた全米の日本語教師との連絡のとりかた、学生の日本語に

対する興味の変化、オンライン資料の導入等を通して話し合っていきたいと思います。

11:30 ~ 11:40 Break

11:40 ~ 12:20 Session 3 Lorenzo Wyatt, "Aloha Challenge"

“Aloha Challenge : Japanese-English immersion curriculum”

This workshop introduces Aloha Challenge, the online, plus immersion curriculum created by Symbilingo (formerly E-BUKATSU, Inc.). Using ACTFL-OPI assessment at both entrance and exit, 8 of 12 Japanese and American high school students increased one proficiency level in just 24 days.

This immersion is created by matching Japanese with Americans into one-to-one, same-gender language partnerships. The partnerships are combined into 4-member teams that compete against 2 other teams in a 4-round contest. Teams participated in 12 experiential learning activities hosted by some of Hawaii's premier cultural institutions and companies. At their activities, teams produced and published films and blogs - in English and Japanese - under tight deadlines.

12:20 ~ 12:30 Closing remarks

1. This workshop is FREE for paid-up (2008-09) members, but in order to prepare sufficient handouts and refreshments, we need to have an idea of how many attendees to expect. Please RSVP by e-mail as soon as possible (extended deadline: October 25, 2008) to the following e-mail address: mhirata (at) campus.hpu.edu

2. If you have not yet paid your 2007-08 dues, please fill out a form and pay with a check payable to HATJ at the registration table.

3. The membership renewal/application form can be downloaded from the menu on the left.