ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 17th, 2002

Teaching English to Children
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Tania MacDonnell and Joshua Myerson
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan) Aichi Chapter is a group for teachers of children up through the high school level in Aichi, Gifu and Mie. The March 17 meeting features two presentations:Tania MacDonell is going to share information and activities on Learning Through Play, and Joshua Myerson will give us the scoop on the all-important Meat and Potatoes of Teaching Children.

Study Group meeting
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.

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: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 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.

Oxford Kid's Club Spring Tour
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Carolyn Graham
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: Featuring lively, interactive presentations full of ideas and activities for teaching children, by Ritsuko Nakata, author of Oxford's Let's Go series, and Carolyn Graham, author of Oxford's Jazz Chants series.

Roles, Strategies and Skills for Activating Student Discussions
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Valley Peters
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The conversational skills necessary for participating in a content-based classroom discussion are elusive yet crucial. Defining rolesand providing the language support necessary to exchange ideas are two elements that the presentor has found helpful for a successful classroom discussion.

What has surprised and Struck Me in Japan, and Experiences in India
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Daniel Dattilio
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: While living in India over two and half years, the speaker had experiences, good or almost traumatic, but all of which were unforgettable. He takes experiencing different cultures as a key to avoiding misunderstanding and dispute between countries.

Junior High School Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 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.

Code-switching and Language Development of Bilingual Children
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Takagi Mariko
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: Takagi will report a study investigating code-switching patterns of Japanese/English bilingual children in the North East of England from linguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives.

Meaningful Personal Discourse in the Classroom....Despite Textbooks
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Hughes and Simon Evans, Seigakuin University
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: The presenters believe that the communicative exchanges that take place in the classroom are rarely meaningful. This can change.

The Current State of Teaching English in Japanese Schools
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Miyaoku Masamichi
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Masamichi will introduce the results of his research into high school students' English abilities, and their attitudes toward English education. Also he will talk about how English teachers are working on improving the current state.