ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 24th, 2002

Study Group meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi 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.

9th Annual IBC Conference on Communication and Culture in the Workplace (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Jared Bernstein, Steve McCarty, Nick Lutz, Jonah Glick, David Schneer, more.
Organization: International Business Communicators
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: See the conference program for full details. International Business Communicators (IBC) is a professional association of corporate language and intercultural communication trainers and program managers in Japan.

Interactive Testing and Innovation in EFL
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Yoshinori J. Watanabe, PhD, Akita University
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: It is common to claim that if a test were to improve, teaching and learning would accordingly be changed in a better way: hence, a deterministic view of the washback effect of testing.

Oxford Kid's Club Spring Tour
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:15 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Carolyn Graham
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 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.

Pronunciation
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Perry
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Chris Perry will present on helping students master English pronunciation at all levels. This is a hands-on presentation and you will leave with ready-to-work tips for the classroom.

English is an International Language
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Amy Stotts
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: While the phrase English is an international language is often given as a reason for English language study, we are rarely able to build such global aspirations into our courses.

Lesson Planning: Making Your Lessons Work For You
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Brian Pedersen and John Grant
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: The two presenters will each demonstrate and discuss how you can plan your lessons more effectively. Each talk will be followed by a question and answer session.