ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 14th, 2002

Teaching Phonics to Children
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Kimiko Hiramatsu, Education Network
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan) Aichi Group is a group for teachers of children up through middle school in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie. Ms.

Study Group meeting: Teaching small classes and activities
Time: 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka 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.

Conversational Storytelling in the Language Class
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Bob Jones
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Andrew Wright says, 'Go to any pub or party and you will hear a constant babble of stories. The whole world is full of storytellers.

Complementing Competencies: Encouraging the Integrated Acquisition of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Skills in Second Language
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Stefaan Steyn
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: This presentation examines different modes of literacy and their interdependence. How are the the contexts of language learning and language usage linked? How are the modes of learning and usage linked? How do core competencies relate differently at different levels of language acquisition and performance.

Storytelling in Language Teaching
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Charles Kowalski
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Storytelling is as much a part of life as language itself and a good story has the power to awaken the imagination and express our deepest thoughts and feelings.

How to Teach English to Children More Actively
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Nagano Yoshimi and Nakatsuka Junko
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: First Nagano will demonstrate fun activities and songs with a lot of additions for children, based on Book 1 of the Sunshine Kids text series used in public elementary schools in Nagoya.

Teaching Writing
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Oliver Bayley, Oxford University Press
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: Writing instruction has been shaped by two paradigm-shaping articles: the process of writing, and how different cultures organize their writing differently.

Can Teaching Culture in the EFL/ESL Classroom Be Harmful?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Guest
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Description unknown at publication time. .

What EFL Teachers Can Do to Stop the Spread of AIDS in Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Louise Haynes, Nanzan University
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: HIV infection rates are rising in Japan. What can teachers do? The topic of HIV/AIDS is one that students are eager to learn about, but teachers often feel it is difficult to talk about such sensitive topics in class.

Language as Social Cooperation and Implied Meanings
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Richard Blight, Ehime University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Language education in Japan has generally taken a decontextualized perspective, which does not incorporate the cultural situation within which social meanings are established.

Toastmasters
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mr. Kinley, Installation Business Management Officer at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Advanced Toastmaster
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Toastmasters(TM) is a worldwide organization which aims to improve public speaking skills. This presentation at the chapter meeting will be specifically geared toward the needs of active JALT members--organizing and presenting ideas logically and convincingly when giving presentations at language conferences.

Okinawa JALT Annual Family Picnic
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Executive Board (to talk about JALT Okinawa's future goals)
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: This is a come as you are beach party at the Tropical Beach in Ginowan. All members and potential members are welcome to join us for fun and discussions about the future of our organization.