ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 23rd, 2002

Systems Theories, Research Methodology, Scholarly Writing (day 1 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Park, Ph.D., Fielding Graduate Institute
Organization: Fielding Graduate Institute 2-day Seminar in Fukuoka
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Fielding Graduate Institute announces a two-day seminar in Fukuoka, Japan for professional academic development in scholarly writing, research design and research methods.

Seminars for Teachers of English to Children
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Aleda Krause, Keiko Sugiyama
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The theme of the seminar is "From Tots to Teens - creative ideas and practical class activities for new and veteran teachers. " The speakers and topics are: Aleda Krause: "SuperTots for Smart children and Their Smart Teachers" Keiko Sugiyama: "Many Learning Styles to Meet The Needs of All Young Learners".

Seminars for Teachers of English to Children
Time: 11:15 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul, Greg Cossu, Katherine Mackay
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 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 speakers and topics are: David Paul: "Child-Centered Learning in Japan" Greg Cossu: "Ways to Get Parents Involved with Their Child's English Education" Katherine Mackay: "Many Learning Styles to Meet The Needs of All Young Learners of English".

Current Perspectives on Pronunciation
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joan Morley, University of Michigan
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This seminar will provide an overview of past trends in teaching pronunciation, from the days of the audiolingual method, when correct pronunciation was regarded as one of the most important elements in language acquisition, to more recent times, when the focus of language teaching has been on intonation, suprasegmentals, discourse structures, and information focus.

Implementing an Oral Proficiency Testing Program at Your School
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dean Williams
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: At the secondary level, foreign language instruction consists mainly of practice activities and taking tests. But there is often a mismatch between how we teach and how (and what) we test: practice is mostly oral and testing is in a written format.

Rethinking How We Relate to Knowledge Assumptions About Teaching and the Educational Task
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Peter Park, Ph.D., Fielding Graduate Institute
Organization: Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: JACET Kyushu-Okinawa chapter announces a special lecture/discussion on participatory education addressing educational needs of university teachers and students in Kyushu.