ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 20th, 2002

Games for Little Children
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Shizuka Mori
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Aichi is a special-interest group for those who teach English to children up through jr. high school in Aichi, Gifu, Mie, and Nagano.

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: Nagoya City, Aichi 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.

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: 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.

Hiroshima Book Fair 2002
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: This is the largest language-teaching book fair in the Chugoku region, with publishers' displays, presentations, distributors' sales, audio, video and computer software, JALT Special Interest Group (SIG) tables, and drawings for prizes.

Seminars for Teachers of English to Children
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Greg Cossu, Katherine Mackay
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 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 titles today are: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".

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: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
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.

Developing English Skills in Young Learners
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Speaker: Michelle Nagashima
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: (This is the first of two workshops this afternoon. )This workshop is about increasing opportunities for speaking, reading, writing and developing learner independence at the elementary school level.

Reading & Writing Workshop Level 2
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: You can teach Reading and Writing as systematically and effectively as Listening and Speaking using the MAT Method. You will learn new and unique MAT techniques to teach the alphabet, sentences and paragraphs.

Reading & Writing Workshop Level 2
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: You can teach Reading and Writing as systematically and effectively as At the IIEEC Basic Sentence Workshop, you will learn how to teach basic sentences easily with the Picture Card Series, using the MAT METHOD, the most effective method to teach English in Japan, you can make your lessons active with speed, rhythm and fun!.

A Psychodynamic Approach to Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Paul Doyon and Brad Deacon
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation, we will address a two-pronged approach -- cognitive and affective -- to shifting students' beliefs, and hence their perceptions in the language classroom.

Creating New Materials: Making and Using Your own Materials in the Elementary Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: David Lisgo and Robert Monk
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: The two presenters will each demonstrate and discuss how you can create materials for your students' lessons. Each talk will be followed by a question and answer session.

Innervoice, Time Planning and Practice
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: (This is the second of two workshops this afternoon. The first workshop begins at 1:00 p.