ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 17th, 2001

Nellie's First Annual ELT Workshop Extravaganza
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen, Greg Cossu, Jim Swan, Mikiko Nakamoto and others
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Presentations by many ELT professionals and displays by all the main ELT publishers. Browse the newest course materials and learn how to use them effectively.

English Teaching Development in Vietnam
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Nguyen thi Hoai An, a featured speaker at JALT 2001
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Nguyen thi Hoai An will talk about the dramatic changes that English teaching has made in Vietnam. While relying totally on textbooks provided by the Ministry of Education in the 1970s, English teachers and learners in Vietnam are now enjoying a much wider variety of resources.

Lesson Planning By Threads
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Tessa Woodward
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: In this workshop Tessa Woodward shows you a way of saving time when planning lessons. "Threads" are activities set up by you and your students which, once introduced, can be picked up again in later lessons with a minimum of explanation to run and rerun, reviewing and consolidating work on vocabulary, the four skills, social skills and/or language items.

The Language Of Literature
(JACET Kyoto Seminar 2001, day 1 of 2)
Time: 1:00 PM - 7:20 PM
Speaker: Mick Short, Yoshifumi Saito, Noriko Inoue, Masanori Toyota
Organization: Kansai Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Today's speakers and topics includeMain Speaker: Mick Short, University of Lancaster UK, "Analysing the Language of Literature". Yoshifumi Saito, University of Tokyo, "Diachronic Analysis of Narrative Discourse".

Reading Strategies
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Anne Burns, Macquarie University in Australia
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Togane City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation, Anne will begin by discussing briefly recent approaches to reading research and the influences they have had on teaching practice.

University Entrance Exams, An Analysis
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Y. Hamaoka, Waseda Daigaku
Organization: Kanto Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Note: the title is a translation from Japanese; please contact JACET for full details. .

Measuring School Achievement as Part of the Development of the Educational System of the Philippines in the 21st Century
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Raul C. Laborte, Emilio Ramos National High School, Davao City, the Philippines
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Laborte will share his experiences teaching English at a high school in the Philippines. His students range from twelve to sixteen.