ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 24th, 2002

Systems Theories, Research Methodology, Scholarly Writing (day 2 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.

Introductory Certificate in Teaching English to Children, one day course
Time: 10:15 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul, author of Finding Out, Communicate, and more.
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: This is a one-day certificate course in teaching English to elementary school children. Trainer David Paul is the author of Finding Out, Communicate, Songs and Games for Children, Discover English, Discover the World, and Discover the Universe.

Using Videos in the 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: Mr. Unher will discuss using videos in the classroom.

Study Group meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 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.

Non-verbal Communication for Language Teachers
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Stephen Ryan
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Ryan, a well-known speaker on non-verbal communication, explores a number of possible interactions between non-verbal communication and language teaching.

Activities and Songs for All of Your Children's Classes! Bridging the Gap Between the English Language Classroom and the Real World
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Katherine MacKay and Paul Rosengrave, Longman ELT
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: In this practical workshop with Katherine MacKay, Longman ELT Consultant for Children's Materials, Pearson Education Japan, we look at the different types of learning styles of children and developmentally appropriate practice for younger learners.

Teaching English in Elementary School
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Sheila Ryan-Hara and Shizuko Nakamura
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: This will be a bilingual presentation. Two teachers at Kitagata Elementary School will talk about their experience in team-teaching.

DramaWorks
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Theo Steckler, author of Star Taxi and Marc Sheffner, Tezukayama University
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: "Theater is a school where you learn while being entertained. "       -- Moliere Teachers of spoken English face a difficult task: how to provide enough "comprehensible input" and practice, and also teach pronunciation, intonation, usage, grammar and paralinguistic features, while maintaining student interest? In most textbooks, comprehensible input is provided by dialogues.

TESOL: An Art and Craft or a Science?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: discussion group
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Each of the articles listed below deals with the question, Is TESOL an Art and Craft or is it a Science? These four articles will be drawn upon to enliven the discussion on February 24.