ELT Calendar

Sunday, November 11th, 2001

Study Group meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka 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.

Study Group meeting
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 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.

Oxford Kid's Club Tour
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, Kathy Kampa
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: The focus of this forum is on teaching children's classes. Setsuko Toyama is the author of English Time (levels 1-6).

Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students (Fall course)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Maurice Jamall, Rob Waring, Mark O'Neil
Organization: ETJ Certificate Course (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The course is appropriate for teachers of Japanese junior/senior high school students, college students, and adults. Topics Covered:Maurice Jamall - Classroom managementRob Waring - Vocabulary in the Japanese classroomMark O'Neil - Lesson Planningtba - Intercultural education and language teachingIntroductory CertificateTo obtain the Introductory Certificate, it is necessary to attend one day of training (Spring or Fall) and write a report based on the training sessions attended.

Basic Reading and Writing Workshop Level 1
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mitsuko Kajiya
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: You can teach Reading and Writing as systematically and effectively as Listening and Speaking using the MAT Method. You will learn new and unique MAT techniques to teach the alphabet, sentences and paragraphs.

Denver and Colorado in Every Possible Term
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Alissa Clein, Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will talk about Denver and Colorado ranging from history, industry, economy, politics, culture, education to language. .

How to Improve Strategic Interaction
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Miura Takashi, School of Education, Shizuoka University
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Strategic Interaction is a conversational teaching method created by DiPietro in 1987. It is a dramatic method aimed at training strategic competence under unrehearsed, unpredictable circumstances, generating plenty of authentic target-language use in the classroom.