ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 19th, 2001

JALT Hokkaido Conference: "Excellence in Language Education" (day 1 of 2)
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: 36 presentations
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Day one of JALT Hokkaido's eighteenth annual language conference. There will be thirty-six presentations on second language acquisition, pedagogy, curriculum design, children's education, etc.

Hands on in the LL: Practical Ways to Utilize Language Lab Technologies
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tsuchiya Maiko, Val Maxwell, and Takeno Shigeru, Miyazaki Municipal University
Organization: Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: This workshop is dedicated to answering questions about how to use language lab technologies to stimulate learner awareness for pronunciation, listening, and speaking activities in the LL.

Elementary School Education
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Adele Yamada
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: The new Sogo Gakushu program that will begin soon, will bring English lessons to many elementary schools all over Japan. Adele Yamada will discuss how to implement the new program in an effective way, including her thoughts on the program's purpose, current curricula issues and the role of ALTs in elementary schools.