ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 21st, 2001

Study Group meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi 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.

Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students (Fall course)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Maurice Jamall, Rob Waring, Mark O'Neil, Joseph Shaules
Organization: ETJ Certificate Course (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka 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 PlanningJoseph Shaules - 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.

Teacher Training Seminar 2001
Time: 10:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jeremy Harmer, Rod Ellis, Michael Rost, Craig Zettle
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Pre-registration by October 7 is required. 10:45 - 11:15 Registration11:15 - 11:30 Opening Remarks11:30 - 12:30 Harness New Possibilities with Longman English Online!, Craig Zettle12:45 - 1:45: Focussing on Form in Communication Tasks, Dr.

The English Resource Bookfair 2001 (Tokyo) (day 2 of 2)
Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Charles LeBeau, David Harrington, Rob Waring, and many more.
Organization: The English Resource
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: ELT materials from over 30 publishers. Presentations and workshops to give you ideas on how the latest texts were designed to be used.

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new Period for Integrated Studies in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has publishsed the Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities to provide support to teachers.

Study Group meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 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.

A Closer Look at Folktales
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Croker (Nanzan University) and Bev Curran (Shukutoku University)
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This workshop provides activities employing folktales to develop language skills and raise a more critical awareness of some of the cultural assumptions embedded in these narratives.

Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language Classroom: From Apathy to Autonomy in Language Learning
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University, and Brad Deacon, Nanzan University
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The speakers using anecdotes from their own lives and classrooms will introduce the concept of Perceived Value and demonstrate techniques on how a teacher can shift students' perceptions, and in turn, create autonomy out of apathy in the language classroom.

Selection for a Shizuoka Chapter hosted presentation
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: To be decided.
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Come and hear presentation ideas presented by Shizuoka members wishing to go to the JALT Conference in 2002 as a Shizuoka Chapter hosted presentation.

Getting Students to Express Themselves
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Alistair Lamond, Thompson Education Japan
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: Getting your students to express themselves can sometimes be challenging, but the tips you pick up from this presentation will help you in your classroom.

Activities which work in the kindergarten
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Dena Yamaguchi and Brian Pedersen
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Kagoshima ETJ is a group for teachers of children and junior high school students. During this workshop presentation, Yamaguchi and Pedersen will demonstrate fun and interesting language learning activities for kindergarteners.

What's this action research all about then?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Neil Cowie, Ethel Ogane
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gunma City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: What does action research encompass? We will give a brief overview of how 'action research' is defined in second and foreign language education and what some of its key features and procedures are.

Stories for the Heart
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly and Mitsuo Nakamura, Heian Jogakuin University
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Kelly and Nakamura will help us explore the power of stories in the classroom: why they appeal to us and how we can use them to humanize our classes.

Cultures Alive! Multicultural Education for Children
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Michele Milner
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Michele Milner will show how folk stories and folkdances can be used to teach multicultural concepts. Engaging folk stories allow children to view the world through the eyes of a new culture.