ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 22nd, 2002

How to Make Web Pages to Facilitate Learning and Teaching
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kobayashi Etsuo
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This is a workshop where participants will learn how to make their own Web pages. We will learn basic HTML , how to put links to other pages and also how to use audio/video files on the Web.

Two Presentations: (1) Social Change in Textbook Contents; (2) Evaluating and Modifying Exercises
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Bill Pellowe, Kinki University
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: In the first half of today's event, Pellowe illustrates trends in textbooks' social content (such as racial and gender inclusion, deliberate thwarting of stereotypes, and the disappearance of religion and vices such as smoking and alcohol) through a case study of such changes in one textbook over three editions (1978, 1983, 1994).

Effective Language Learning Strategies and Techniques
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Dave Ragan
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: The presenter believes that every language learner needs a portable recorder to collect and review her target language. Come to this workshop to find out why and how.

Discourse Analysis and the Language Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Noel Houck, California State University, Long Beach
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This course will first explore several current approaches to describing spoken language: especially functional analysis, conversation analysis, and interactional sociolinguistics.