ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 8th, 2002

Seminars for English Language Teachers (Nellie's Seminar Series)
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Raphael Bourgeois, Kumiko Takahashi (with Kazue Imori), Junko Saito
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. Nellie's Seminar Series events fill up, so make a reservation.

Teaching and Learning Vocabulary
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Nation, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This seminar looks at the research findings on vocabulary teaching and learning with a pedagogical focus. The aim of the seminar is to examine principles, procedures, and techniques that are supported by research and to develop familiarity with these through problem solving, materials production, performance, and discussion.

Homework - My Share
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Christopher Carman, Judith Johnson and Mike Vrbanac
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: As a follow-up to the May meeting, members will share successful homework projects / systems / strategies. We are still looking for volunteers who can share such projects with a 10- to 15-minute explanation and handout.