ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 28th, 2002

Miniconference: English Language Teaching in Secondary Education
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Seven speakers (details below)
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Making an Effective Presentation Skills ProgramRobert Mahon This mini-conference presentation explains how to prioritize an effective presentation skills course, and how to make modifications of methodological goals and strategies depending on students' level of language proficiency.

Genki English - Teacher Training for Elementary School
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Graham and Will Jasprizza, Genki English
Organization: Maruzen Bookshops
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Learn ways to make your kids have fun, enjoy English and become really excited about all the possibilities English offers! How to make your kids quiet, or loud, curing katakana accents, getting them motivated and wanting to speak more! Richard and Will from Genki English will introduce tried and tested, fun games, songs and activities to get elementary school aged kids interested in English, and the world! A Q&A session will follow.

Motivation Levels and Learning Preferences of Second Year English Conversation Students
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Mitchell Clark, Miyagi Gakuin
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The focus is a study of English Department students at Miyagi Gakuin Women's College. A questionnaire was used to investigate the background of students, current English study patterns, reasons for studying English and plans for future usage of the target language.