ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 9th, 2001

Weekend Chapter Retreat with presentations (Day 1 of 2)
Time: 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Speaker: Brendan Lyons and other chapter members
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: This is a weekend chapter retreat with lodging provided at the Ibaraki University Seminar House in Daigo. There will be three prenentations during the weekend: The Celts & The Origins of Western Languages.

The Diary of Anne Frank
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Dr. Leona Kanter, Chair of the Sociology Department at Mercer University
Organization: Seinan Jo Gakuin's Junior College Cross Cultural Seminar
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Do you know the real Anne Frank? The speaker will explain how the original diary was altered and how it is possible to know the real Anne Frank only if we consider the diary within the context of the Jewish holocaust.

Ten Reasons Why Not to Teach Culture in the Language Classroom
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Guest, Miyazaki Medical College
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Every language teacher would like his or her students to become sensitive to and understanding of other cultures. But do some of the currently popular models actually help or hinder in achieving this aim? I believe that the current emphasis upon detailing differences of cultures not only rests on faulty theoretical foundations but can and does easily lead to cross-cultural misunderstandings and even hostility.