ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 10th, 2001

Weekend Chapter Retreat with presentations (Day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 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.

Drama and EFL
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Theo Steckler, DramaWorks
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Short description: Star Taxi is a fun new method and material for teaching English communication. It has an appealing quality that provides learners with practice in both linguistic and paralinguistic elements of communication and an enjoyable experience of learning.

Drama Works
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Carl Nommensen
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Using fun, physical activities, games, and drama to teach vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, body language, grammatical structures, and a bank of high-frequency English expressions, the participants will become students for a couple of Star Taxi scenes.

Classroom Rubrics: How to Increase Authentic Student-Student Communication in the Classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Dave Hough
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: This workshop looks at rubrics (also known as metalanguage or simply classroom language) as a place where teachers can increase the amount of time spent on authentic communication in the classroom.

Understanding Context and Language: a Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: John McAndrew and Paula McAndrew, Siebold University of Nagasaki
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagayo City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: How important is context in understanding what language means and how can it be adequately described so as to make it relevant to student needs? This workshop investigates these questions and presents a framework for understanding the language-context relationship.

Forty Years of Teaching English in Japan: Progress or Stasis
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: C. Lee Colegrove
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gunma City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Lee Colegrove has long been involved in team-teaching classes for students hoping to get a license for teaching at the junior and senior high school levels.

Worthwhile, Exciting Class Projects: Video Exchanges
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Joyce Cunningham, Ibaraki University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: A video project designed to heighten students' cultural awareness and provide opportunities for English practice is demonstrated. Student-generated, group-produced videos encourage learners to explore cultural aspects as they exchange videos with an audience outside Japan.