ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 25th, 2001

One Japanese perspective on employing & teaching
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Yoshimi Nagano
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Yoshimi Nagano talks about the what's and why's of her expectations of non-native teachers and the language learning classroom. .

Language Strategies
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Anthony Rausch (Faculty of Education at Hirosaki University)
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Mr. Rausch will tell us his ideas about the strategies students use to learn English and present data from his research on Language Strategies with Japanese high school and university students and teachers.

English Education in the Japanese Elementary School
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kobayashi Keiko
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: Many elementary schools in Japan have just started teaching English as of last April. Yet, many teachers are now concerned with how to go about implementing this.

Theories of Creative Writing
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Blankly, Kokugakuin Junior College, Takikawa
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: By studying real texts such as fiction, poetry, philosophy, history, etc. , students can begin to understand how to become creative writers in English as a Second Language.

Movies and NLP in the English Classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Adachi Momoko, Nanzan University
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Movies can be used effectively for teaching English. Interesting examples will be demonstrated from Back to the Future, Anastasia, City of Angels, Matrix, etc.

Conversation Strategies & Timed Conversation: Nice Talking With You!
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tom Kenny, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies.
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Kenny will talk about how this practical speaking activity--timed conversation--motivates learners to practice real social conversation and keeps them speaking English only longer.

Using Poems As Tools To Improve English Pronunciation
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: TBA. .