ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 27th, 2002

Living and Working in Hokkaido Co-sponsored by HIBA
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mary Virgil as featured speaker; also various speakers and panels
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: The Hokkaido International Business Association (HIBA) and the Hokkaido chapter of the Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) will be co-sponsoring a conference dealing with living and working in Hokkaido.

Teaching the Tenses (IIEEC MAT Teacher Training Seminar, session 2 of 4)
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This is the second of 4 sessions in this seminar series. Here is your opportunity to learn how you can get your students to communicate through the most talked method in Japan today, the MAT(Model, Action, Talk) Method.

Bookfair in Fukuoka
Time: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: various
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Displays and presentations by the top publishers. See the newest course materials and learn how to use them effectively.

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: Sendai City, Miyagi 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.

My Share
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: various
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Members are invited to share a favorite game, activity or teaching technique; five to ten minute presentation. Pot Luck New Year's lunch - bring your favorite dish! Contact Mary Burkitt for details and to coordinate lunch menu.

Facilitating English Language Learning
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ruth Cohen, University of Technology, Sydney
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This presentation is about pedagogy as it applies to language teaching. This seminar will examine how using appropriate classroom learning and reflection activities can promote the development of communicative language by students and provide examples of activities that teachers can use.

Desuggestopedia and Other Methods of Accelerating Language Learning
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Charles Adamson
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Want to increase your students' learning? Want to make your classes more fun and effective at the same time? This month's meeting will describe the latest advances in accelerated learning, with particular attention being paid to improvements to Suggestopedia (now called Desuggestopedia), a teaching method that accelerates learning by coordinating the suggestions that the student receives while learning.

Creating A Teacher Friendly Home Page
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Douglas Dreistadt
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: This will be the second part of a two part series helping our members understand how to creat a personal homepage. Mr.

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monkasho Handbook
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gunma City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monkasho has published the Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities, to provide support to teachers.