ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 8th, 2001

Creating Collaborative Learning Communities
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Tim Murphey, Nanzan University
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Teachers can help construct an environment in which "what minds are modeling is made manifest to all. " We will explore different ways that teachers can encourage students to make manifest to each other and the teacher what their minds are modeling and what activities are being constructed.

Increasing Students' Involvement in the English Language Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Hattori Takahiko, Otsuma Women's University
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: The main purpose of this presentation is to introduce a variety of communicative activities suitable for pair work, groups, and large classes. All are designed to inspire students to talk and be creative.