ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 11th, 2001

Today is National Foundation Day (Kenkoku-kinen-no-hi)

Memoirs of a Teacher
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Peter J. Collins
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Teaching an entire novel seems like a daunting prospect. With enough structure however students can tackle the work in depth.

Doing A Needs Analysis For Your Classrooms
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Charles Adamson, Miyagi University
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: No description was provided for this event. .

Star Taxi
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: DramaWorks (Theo Steckler, Ian Franklyn, and Marc Sheffner)
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 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.

Braving Controversial Topics for Conversation Classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Joy Jarman-Walsh, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Teaching conversation classes means introducing topics for students to talk about. Whether these originate from the textbook or your own perception of what will generate a discussion and practice, the topics are often safe and overdone.

Extensive Reading Across the Ability Spectrum!
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ronan Brown (Seinan Gakuin University), Stephen Donald (Nagasaki Junshin University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Extensive Reading (ER) "requiring students to read in quantity, with enjoyment and interest the main motivators" is an effective means of developing reading ability and overall language competence.