ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 11th, 2001

Looking in Classrooms
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Bill Brooks
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Ever wonder what other English teachers of children do in their classrooms? Our March Niigata JALT meeting is your chance to find out. Bill will talk about and show videos of his 3 to 6 year old children's English classes.

Theory of Chaotic Dynamical System in Language
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Payer Ahmed
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: Payer Ahmed is a medical PhD student at Yamagata University. He talks about the above mentioned topic based on his Master Degree thesis and PhD thesis in terms of foreign language acquisition and instruction.

Sharing activities and songs which work in the classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: This is the first meeting of the Kagoshima ETJ. ETJ stands for English Teachers in Japan.

Let's Make a Homepage!
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Thomas McCarthy
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: If you can use a mouse and type, then you can make a homepage. Using a free service on the internet, we will make a simple homepage.

Motivation to Learn in the FL Classroom: Characteristics and Strategies for Success
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Mathis, Tsurumi SHS in Yokohama
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: After a lecture comparing factors that can adversely affect students' motivation to learn FL in Japan versus students in the U. S.