ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 20th, 2001

JALT Hokkaido Conference: "Excellence in Language Education" (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: 36 presentations
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Day two 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.

The Silent Way
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Noriko Ross
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This meeting will be longer than usual since it's going to be a "hands on" experiential workshop. Noriko Ross teaches English part-time at Hosei University and at Kunitachi Music College.

Language Teaching Options and Ideas
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Rossiter, Thomson Learning
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: None available at publication -- contact Ibaraki JALT for details. .

Correcting Students - Issues and Techniques
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Jim Smiley
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: What IS correction? How can teachers correct more effectively? How do teachers deal with different types of mistake correction? Jim Smiley will answer these questions and address other key issues in his workshop on correcting students.

Learning Languages as a Way of Experiencing Different Cultures
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Monica Bargigli
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: The speaker will talk about her experience learning several languages in her native Italy and on overseas language programs. She will discuss her travels and work as interpreter and translator of technical and literary texts, including the difficulties in translating a novel by Abe Kobo.

Computer-based TOEFL: Are You Prepared?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Andrew Tope, Pearson Education Japan
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gunma City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will firstly illustrate the major differences between the computer-based TOEFL test and paper-based test, and specifically, the way it is taken and what new items will confront students.

Self Assessment
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Gregory Anderson, Kwansei Gakuin University
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This workshop will focus on aspects of evaluation used in the English for Academic Purposes program at Kwansei Gakuin University's School for Policy Studies.

Getting Ready for Speech and Debate
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Charles LeBeau, co-author of Discover Debate and Getting Ready for Speech
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Get ready! Get set! Speak and debate! Looking for something new for your oral communication class? Want students to experience new ways of expression, verbally and non-verbally? Getting Ready for Speech, the new basic-level presentation book, gets students out of their seats while building vocabulary, introducing grammar, and developing basic communication skills.

Two presentations: (1) Global Issues, and (2) Raising Money For Charity
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Brian Teaman, Hiroshima University (2) Adam Beck, Hiroshima International School
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: How can English teachers help make the world a better place? Brian Teaman will introduce the topic of global issues, and then give a survey of teaching methods.