ELT Calendar

Saturday, July 13th, 2002

Storytelling in Teaching English
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Charles Kowalski
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: This workshop begins by exploring various reasons for using storytelling in the English language classroom, then moves on to exercises to develop participants' natural skill as storytellers (by focusing on voice, gesture, imagination, etc.

Seminars for English Language Teachers (Nellie's Seminar Series)
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Nellie's Seminar Series events generally have three presentations, each one an hour long. This month's topic titles will be announced later; please check this calendar or go straight to www.

How to Make and Use Video Files for Teaching and Learning on the Internet
Time: 1:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kobayashi Etsuo
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: We will first learn how to make video files from videos we will record by a digital camera, and then we will convert them into video files by iMovie on a Macintosh.

Current Issues in Task-Based Language Teaching
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Speaker: Michael Long, University of Hawaii Manoa
Organization: Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will provide a brief overview of the six stages in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a genuinely task-based language teaching program: needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials design; methodology and pedagogy; testing; and evaluation.

Teaching Culture
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Discussion facilitated by Helen Korengold
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: Brembeck states, "Learning a language without learning the culture is a good way to make a fluent fool of oneself. " How do English teachers in Japan approach this topic in classroom? Discussion facilitator Helen Korengold will keep the discussion going by injecting questions when the talking dies down, pausing for audience questions, keeping discussion on track, and preventing people from monopolizing the discussion.

Principles for CALL Design
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Speaker: Catherine Doughty, University of Hawaii Manoa
Organization: Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation outlines principles for the design of computer-assisted language learning instruction. This event is co-sponsored by the Kyushu chapter of LET.

Global Education: Voices from the Invisible World
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Textbooks present a sterilized view of the world. Why not provide students with information about street children in Brazil, factory slaves in Pakistan, or child prostitutes in Thailand? The presenter will argue that this world should not remain invisible, that it is profoundly connected to our world of material comfort, and that students respond positively to these topics.

Deconstructing TLT, Part II
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Various members (Moderator - Kimiko Murata)
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Led by Kimiko Murata, we will discuss the article "Biracials and Bullying: Preparing Kids for School" from the May 2002 isue of The Language Teacher, published by JALT.