ELT Calendar for November 2002
November 4th (Monday) 2002
Today is Culture Day (Observed)
The Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Maurice Jamall, Rob Waring, Mark O'Neil, and Paul Riley
Organization: ETJ Certificate Course (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
November 5th (Tuesday) 2002
Opening Day: "The Way We Are" Photo Exhibition
Time:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Exhibition of photographs by young British people
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
November 7th (Thursday) 2002
High Tech Ways of Making and Storing Music
Tokyo PC Users Group Meeting
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Grundy
Organization: Tokyo PC Users Group
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
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: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
November 9th (Saturday) 2002
Language Learning Strategies
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Yongqi Gu, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Creating Learning states With Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Francesco Bolstad
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Two Presentations: Teaching Children & Motivation
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Katherine MacKay and Paul Rosengrave, Pearson Education Japan, Longman ELT
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
November 10th (Sunday) 2002
Critical Thinking / Problem Solving
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Lori Haga
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Power-up! Neat Ideas and Wild Materials
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Habbick, Oxford University Press
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Phonics
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: David Lisgo
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Nellie's Annual Workshop and Book Fair 2002: Fukuoka
Time:
9:40 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Greg Cossu, Aleda Krause, Ritsuko Nakata, more
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
November 11th (Monday) 2002
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Organization: International Pacific College in New Zealand
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Little Wizards of English!
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Katherine MacKay, Longman ELT, Pearson Education Japan
Organization: Kumamoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Lesson Planning (Seminar for Japanese Teachers of English at Jr & Sr. High Schools)
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: British Council
Organization: The British Council Teacher Training Seminars
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
November 12th (Tuesday) 2002
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Organization: International Pacific College in New Zealand
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
November 14th (Thursday) 2002
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Organization: International Pacific College in New Zealand
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
FEW November Monthly Meeting:
The Challenge of Change
Time:
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker
Organization: Foreign Executive Women
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
November 15th (Friday) 2002
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Organization: International Pacific College in New Zealand
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
November 16th (Saturday) 2002
Genki English CD vol. IV Launch Party
Time:
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Graham and Will Jasprizza, Genki English
Organization: Maruzen Bookshops
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Teaching Vocabulary for Academic Purposes
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: William Grabe, Northern Arizona University
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Togane City, Chiba Prefecture
Language Learning Strategies
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Yongqi Gu, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Genki English CD vol. IV Launch Party
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Graham and Will Jasprizza, Genki English
Organization: Maruzen Bookshops
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: John F. Fanselow
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Cat's Feat: From Practice to Principle in Task Design and Task-based Learning
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Jane Willis, Aston University
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
November 17th (Sunday) 2002
Teaching for Christmas
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Linda Donan, plus additional members' ideas
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
Vocabulary and Grammar as Foundations for Reading Instruction
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Dr. William Grabe, Northern Arizona University
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Chapter Officers Elections
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Chapter members
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Christmas Workshop
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Methods of Using Content-Based Instruction
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kirby Record
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Innervoice, Time, Planning and Practice
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen, Miyagi Gakuin Women’s College
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Cat's Feat: From Practice to Principle in Task Design and Task-based Learning
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Jane Willis, Aston University
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Nellie's Annual Workshop and Book Fair 2002: Tokyo
Time:
9:40 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Greg Cossu, Aleda Krause, Ritsuko Nakata, more
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
November 18th (Monday) 2002
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Organization: International Pacific College in New Zealand
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Story-telling Activities in the Young Learner Classroom
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Jane Willis, Aston University (UK)
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
November 19th (Tuesday) 2002
Story-Telling Activities in the Young Learner Classroom
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Jane Willis, Aston University (UK)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Content Based Instruction as a Framework for Teaching Reading
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: William Grabe, Northern Arizona University
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
November 20th (Wednesday) 2002
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Organization: International Pacific College in New Zealand
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
November 21st (Thursday) 2002
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Organization: International Pacific College in New Zealand
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Vocabulary and Grammar as Foundations for Reading Instruction
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: William Grabe, Northern Arizona University
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
November 22nd (Friday) 2002
JALT National Conference 2002(Pre-Conference Workshop Day)
Time:
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Several featured speakers
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
November 23rd (Saturday) 2002
Today is Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT National Conference 2002 (day 1 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, Rob Waring, many more.
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Christmas Workshop
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Christmas Workshop
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Foreign Executive Women in Japan's 12th Annual Career Strategies Seminar
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers: Alison Pockett, Cathe Johnson, Caroline Pover; plus more workshop leaders
Organization: Foreign Executive Women
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
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
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: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
November 24th (Sunday) 2002
JALT National Conference 2002 (day 2 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, Rob Waring, many more.
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Christmas 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
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: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
November 25th (Monday) 2002
Conversation Analysis as an Approach to Second Language Acquisition: Old Wine in New Bottles?
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Gabriele Kasper, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Organization: Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Text and Pretext in Language Use and Learning
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, University of Vienna
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Speaking (Seminar for Japanese Teachers of English at Jr & Sr. High Schools)
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: British Council
Organization: The British Council Teacher Training Seminars
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Final Week: "The Way We Are" Photo Exhibition
Time:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Exhibition of photographs by young British people
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
November 26th (Tuesday) 2002
Text and Pretext in Language Use and Learning
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, University of Vienna
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
November 27th (Wednesday) 2002
Opportunities for learning L2 pragmatics: The Roles of Input and Interaction & Individual Differences in Learning L2 Pragmatics
Time:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Gabriele Kasper, University of Hawaii Manoa
Organization: Kansai University
Location: Suita City, Osaka Prefecture
EFL: Defining the Subject
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, University of Vienna
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
November 28th (Thursday) 2002
Text and Pretext in Language Use and Learning
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, University of Vienna
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
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: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
November 30th (Saturday) 2002
Text and Pretext in Language Use and Learning
Time:
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, University of Vienna
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis