Hawai'i Association of Teachers of Japanese

Spring Conference 2009

"How to Use Authentic Materials”

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Kapiolani Community College,

Ohia 118 (Downstairs of Cafeteria) (Map)

Please RSVP for pre-registration and lunch order by March 18, 2009 to Yukio Kataoka (ykataoka (at) hawaii.edu ).

8:30 ~ 9:00 Registration Ohia 118 entrance

9:00 ~ 9:30 General Membership Meeting

9:30 ~ 10:30 Guest speaker: "Music and Story" Mr. Allen Akaka, Social Studies Teacher, Kamehameha Schools

10:30 ~ 10:50 Break & Refreshments

10:50 ~ 11:30 Session 1

“Implementing 5C’s with Doraemon” Noriko Vergel, Island Pacific Academy

11:30 ~ 11:40 Break

11:40 ~ 12:20 Session 2

“Poetry in the Classroom--Teaching Japanese Languageand Culture Through Poetry” Gladys Nakahara, Masami Lachmann, & Misako Steverson, University of Hawaii at Manoa

12:20 ~ 懇親会 (konshinkai)

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 (deadline: March 18, 2009) to the following e-mail address: (ykataoka (at) hawaii.edu ).

2. Also, once again, we’ll have Konshinkai after all the presentations. A vegetarian lunch ($10) is available, although ordering lunch is not required for participating in Konshinkai. You may bring your own lunch.

3. If you have not yet paid your 2008-09 dues, please bring a check payable to HATJ to Membership table. Membership renewal/application form is available on online.