ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 10th, 2001

Threshold Hypothsis and EFL Reading
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: Nobuaki Hayashi, Iwamizawa Higashi High school
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
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Elementary School English Education in 2002
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Helene Jarmol Uchida, Little America English Schools
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Uchida is a believer in the natural ability of children to absorb English. Activities and games that initiate and motivate students to take the great leap and interact with their peers in English are the theme of her presentation.

It Shouldn't Have to Be Trachelodynia -Teaching Greek Root Based English Medical Vocabulary
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Irwin, Hokkaido University
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
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Star Taxi
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: DramaWorks (Theo Steckler, Ian Franklyn, and Marc Sheffner)
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Star Taxi is a story told in twenty scenes of dialogue. Star Taxi is easy and fun to use, does not require any drama experience or props, and does not end in a full-blown dramatic production.