ELT Calendar

Wednesday, March 27th, 2002

ICU Lectures on Cognitive Pragmatics (day 2 of 4)
Time: 9:30 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: 9:30 to 10:00Registration 10:00-12:00 Deirdre Wilson: Showing and Telling: The Literal-Non-Literal Distinction 2:00-4:00Raymond Gibbs: The Literal-Non-Literal Distinction 4:10-5:00Tutorials in JapaneseMichiko Takeuchi, Kanagawa University;Seiji Uchida, Nara Women's University; Tomoko Matsui, ICU).

Cherish the Children
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The presentation will be in English, but simultaneous interpretation will be available. The lecture will focus on the amazing ability of Japanese children to absorb English and how and why the English educational system in Japan should change now.