ELT Calendar

Sunday, November 25th, 2001

PAC3 at JALT2001: A Language Odyssey (Day 3 of 3)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: hundreds of speakers
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This is an overview; see the conference web site for full details: 09:00 -- Start programs (100 short papers, demonstrations, colloquia) 09:00 -- Start EME (educational materials exhibition) 11:00 -- JALT2001 Asian Scholar speech Raul Ceres Laborte, E.

JALT Junior 2001 (Day 3 of 3)
A conference for teachers of children
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: A fantastic range of speakers
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: JALT Junior 2001 is a special mini-conference held at the PAC3/JALT2001 conference site for teachers of children, and features:8 presentations on this day in three rooms, including: Publisher sessions featuring popular authors of children's books.

Christmas Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The fun Christmas season is coming! Preparing a Christmas party for your students can be daunting, but you'll get some great ideas at this workshop. You'll learn some activities, songs, crafts and more for a Christmas event your students will enjoy.

Discourse as a Solution to the Teaching of Requisite English
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Lorne Spry
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will focus on the use of discourse in English language instruction. Firstly, it will present an account of how the presenter was confronted by some challenges, particularly in respect to terminal, requisite courses for science and technology students.