ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 10th, 2002

Seminars for Teachers of English to Children
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Yoko Matsuka, David Paul, Aleda Krause, Stanton Procter
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The theme of the seminar is "From Tots to Teens - creative ideas and practical class activities for new and veteran teachers of English. " The seminar is held in association with David English House.

Teaching English to Children: ACET's monthly workshop meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: various speakers
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: A typical ACET meeting includes various volunteers sharing songs, games, activities, and various teaching methods that have proven successful in the classroom.

Vygotsky-Inspired Practical Pedagogical Strategies
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Murphey, Nanzan University
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: Drawing from Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory, Murphey describes and illustrates several ways that students can reveal their mental constructing of linguistic and content material so that others might adjust to them and their Zones of Proximal Development (ZPD).

Utilizing Tasks in Teaching English
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Onoda Sakae, Kanda University of International Studies
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Onoda Sakae discusses the benefits of utilizing TV news clips and other kinds of audio-visual materials and explores how we can effectively utilize them to get learners to fully practice their language skills in a communication-oriented classroom.

English and its World View
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Shioiri Kyoshi, Shinonome College
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Language is a reflection of the world view. The presenter examines and discusses the way words are arranged syntactically in English as a reflection of the world view of English speaking people, and this is contrasted with Japanese syntax and its world view.