ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 21st, 2002

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.

Children's English Book and Resource Fair (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker:
Organization: Jelly Beans Educational
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Second of two days. This materials exhibition focuses on materials for children's English lessons, and are ideal for classroom and home use.

Video Ideas for the EFL Classroom
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Unher, Iwate University
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: The purpose of this presentation is to show various ways video can be used as an integral part of the EFL lesson plan. A variety of video presentation styles will be demonstrated, with emphasis on how each style can be used as a teaching tool.

First ETJ Yokohama meeting: Introduction and two talks
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Neely, Daniel Woods
Organization: ETJ Yokohama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: This first meeting will include two short talks and a handfull of teaching ideas, as well as the introduction of some useful books/materials. Mark Neely will give a demonstation on classroom activities and talk about Teaching with a Purpose.

Teaching Reading Skills. What, and How?
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The first part of this presentation will introduce the skills that the learners need in order to read in a foreign language. It will then introduce the differences between several different approaches to reading and will compare the benefits and limitations of each.

Textbooks: Who needs them?
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Simon Tanton
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Part one of today's presentation looks at language textbook selection for elementary school-age classes in the language school. Part two illustrates a basic lesson plan that is easily accessible to the new teacher in Japan, plus 5 or 6 supplementary games and activities for groups in the EFL classroom.

The Prince and the Plumber: Recreating Folktales in the Classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Robert Croker, Nanzan University and Bev Curran, Aichi Shukutoku University
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: The motivation and creative spark provided by hearing and attempting to retell folk and fairy tales make them a wonderful resource for exploring language and culture.

Pre-School 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: 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.

New language textbooks demonstrated
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Kiggell, Macmillan
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Tim Kiggell of Macmillan Language House, a consulting author on the Get Real! series, will introduce and demonstrate the very popular Nexus and the Cubic Listening series.

The Role of the Japanese Language in Communicative English Language Teaching (ELT)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Critchley, Josai Iinternational University
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: The "English Only" position states that only English should be used in the foreign language classroom. However, in classrooms of language teachers who do not hold a strict "English Only" policy, students and/or teachers would use varying degrees of L1 (the first language of the students).

From Apathy to Autonomy: Student Beliefs and Perceptions of Language Learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: Students' beliefs about themselves as learners, about language learning, and about learning in general, will affect how they perceive our classrooms.

Building Debate Skills: A Workshop for Japanese English Language Classrooms
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lyle E. Allison
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: Debate skills offer students alternative ways to think and solve problems. However this process is difficult to learn.

Teaching Small Children
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, author of English Time (levels 1-6)
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Setsuko Toyama, author of English Time (levels 1-6), is going to lead a workshop on teaching small children. .

Back to School Bonanza! Teaching ideas, materials exchange and BBQ dinner.
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: various speakers
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Get a fresh start for the new school year with teaching ideas from fellow JALT members. Each speaker will talk for 15 minutes.

Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: : Prof. Nagara, Hijiyama University, and Prof. Hosoki, University of Maryland
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Nagara's topic covers the junctures between Japanese language teaching and English language teaching. Hosoki's title is "Teaching Japanese to the Students of English: Their Strategies of Language Acquisition".