ELT Calendar

Tuesday, March 26th, 2002

ICU Lectures on Cognitive Pragmatics (day 1 of 4)
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Featured speakers: Deidre Wilson, University College London, and Raymond Gibbs, University of California Santa Cruz
Organization: International Christian University
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: 8:30 to 10:00Registration9:20-9:50Opening RemarksMasayoshi Hirose, Chair of Division of Languages, ICU John Maher, Chair of GSDE, ICUIntroduction of Deirdre WilsonRandy Thrasher, Division of Languages, ICU Introduction of Raymond GibbsPeter McCagg, Division of Languages, ICU10:00-11:00 Deirdre Wilson: Communication and Cognition: Overview of relevance theory11:00-12:00Raymond Gibbs: Pragmatics in Cognitive Science2:00-4:00 Deirdre Wilson: Saying and Implying: The Explicit-Implicit Distinction4:10-5:00Tutorials in JapaneseMichiko Takeuchi, Kanagawa University;Seiji Uchida, Nara Women¡Çs University; Tomoko Matsui, ICU)5:30-7:30Reception at ICU Alumni House (Fee 3,000 yen; 1,500 yen for students).

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: Sendai City, Miyagi 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.