ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 17th, 2001

Task-based Learning
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Johan Glick, Longman Publishing; Don Ogawa, Longman Publishing
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Task-based Learning. .

Study Group meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: IIEEC is a teacher training organization for teachers of young learners. IIEEC emerged in response to the requests by teachers for specific training in how to teach.

My Share
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: All attendees
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Bring a teaching idea and let's all share the afternoon discussing them with each other. .

Conversational Storytelling
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Jones, REJ English House
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: An awareness of the typical features of conversational story structure can provide a basis for students to develop and improve their own storytelling ability.

Developing a Conversational Syllabus
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Josh Kurzweil, Kansai University
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will show how by adopting a "test-teach-test" approach in speaking classes, teachers can create a student-centered environment which focuses on real communicative needs.

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Amid much confusion, concern, and worry, English instruction is about to officially become one of the options for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools.

Extensive Reading with Graded Readers: Reading Beyond the Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jeffrey Herman, Oxford University Press
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: What is extensive reading with graded readers? Why is it important? Is it easy to incorporate in my classes? This workshop will demonstrate in detail the reasons for and the practical implementation of extensive reading with graded readers.

Content-based programs for General L2 Programs
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Trudie Heiman
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will outline the criteria and rationale used to develop a content-based writing program based on personal development topics for a general language program.