ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 15th, 2001

Today is Respect for the Aged Day (Keirou-no-hi)

JACET 40th Annual Convention (day 2 of 3)
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:40 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: The theme of JACET's 40th Annual Convention is English Education in the 21st Century: New Challenges. Today's events conclude with a party (18:30-20:30) at Sapporo Factory Hall.

LATEM Annual Seminar
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: LATEM is an annual, nation-wide Intensive Seminar series run by Little America Schools, based in Fukuoka. The school was founded by Helene Jarmol Uchida, a veteran English teacher from New York.

The Kinokuniya / Oxford University Press Jido Eigo Forum
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Richard Graham, and William Jasprizza
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The focus of this forum is on teaching children's classes. Ritsuko Nakata is the author of Let's Go (levels 1-6), and Setsuko Toyama is the author of English Time (levels 1-6).

Introduction to the Sociology of Education
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Yuko Kawanishi, Temple University
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Part of TUJ's Distinguished Lecturer Series. Note that each seminar is actually 2 days long, apx.