ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 26th, 2001

Second Language Acquisition Differences Between Child and Adult Learners
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Jerry Miller, Tohoku University of Art and Design
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: Jerry Miller will talk on second language acquisition differences between child and adult Learners based on his teaching experience at an English conversation school in terms of Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.

JALTCALL2001 Conference - The Changing Face of CALL: Emerging Technologies, Emerging Pedagogies (day 1 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Over 85 presentations during the two day conference
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Ohta City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Day one of two of the CALL SIG's 6th annual conference. (The CALL SIG is the Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group of JALT.

NLP Rapport in EFL Classrooms: Practical Applications
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Hiser, Kansai Gaidai University
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will be made in three parts. The first will be a brief outline and explanation of NLP concepts relevant to classroom management and activities.