ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 10th, 2002

Curriculum Planning & Demo Lessons (IIEEC MAT Teacher Training Seminar, session 4 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 last 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.

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: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 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.

English in Elementary Schools: What Will It Mean for Secondary School Teachers?
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kensaku Yoshida, Sophia University and Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Organization: Kumamoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Note: This presentation will be given in Japanese. Please join us in Omuta for an 'on the road' Kumamoto JALT chapter event in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, for a discussion on how changes to the elementary curriculum may affect English education in secondary school.

Teaching English the Silent Way
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Noriko Ross
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: When you were a child, you had the pleasure of discovering the criteria necessary to speak your mother tongue. I want you to experience this process again through learning English articles.

TBA
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: The regular monthly chapter meeting for March will be held, with the program to be announced. .

Classroom Activities
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Philip O'Neill, Oxford University Press
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: O'Neill will introduce a number of activities for classroom use with a wide range of students. This workshop should be of help to teachers of children and adults alike.