ELT Calendar for January 2001
January 14th (Sunday) 2001
Baby Warrior and Issun Boshi
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kim Eung-gyo, Waseda University
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gunma City, Gunma Prefecture
Intgegrating the Four Skills Through Debate
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Charles LeBeau, co-author of Discover Debate and Getting Ready for Speech
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Two presentations: (1) Card Games to Get Students to Talk, and (2) Make Your Own Web-Based CALL Program
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Aleda Krause, author of SuperKids and SuperTots. (2) Larry Cisar and Dann Gossman, Kanto Gakuen.
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
January 21st (Sunday) 2001
Hiroshima JALT Bookfair 2001
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several presenters
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
K to 12: Exploring New Ideas
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Michelle Nagashima
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Virginia Wolfe
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Francoise Carter
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Setting up an Extensive Reading Program
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Thomas Robb, Kyoto Sangyo University and Robert Habbick, Oxford University Press
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
A Semantic Analysis of English Verbs and its Application
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
2001 Shinnenkai Party
Time:
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: none
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
January 27th (Saturday) 2001
Suggestopedia
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Charles Adamson, Miyagi University
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Roundtable about the past conference in Shizuoka
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
January 28th (Sunday) 2001
Fukuoka JALT's Annual Book Fair
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: 21 presentations and workshops
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language Classroom. From Apathy to Autonomy in Language Learning
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Raymond Doyon (Asahi University) and Brad Deacon (Nanzan University)
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Course Development
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Hunter, Elin Melchior, and Gillian Sano-Giles, Komaki English Teaching Center/Ohio University
Organization: Nagoya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
How Language Teachers Can Benefit From Second Language Acquisition Research
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Keiko Okada, Hokkaido Tokai University
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Interactive Dictation: Integrating the Four Macro Skills
Time:
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: P. Charles Brown, Ibaraki University
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
The Pleasures of Poetry - New Australian Voices
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Gilbey, visiting professor at Miyagi Gakuin Women's College
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Religious Philosophy and the English Language
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Paula Stapley, GEOS Language System
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture