ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 16th, 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
Short description: Richard and Will from Genki English celebrate the launch of the new Genki English CD by doing a free show, going through all the gestures and actions for the 8 new songs.

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
Short description: Richard and Will from Genki English celebrate the launch of the new Genki English CD by doing a free show, going through all the gestures and actions for the 8 new songs.

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
Short description: In this workshop-style interactive presentation, William Grabe focuses on EAP (English For Academic Purposes) for reading development. The first part of this talk outlines theoretical ideas about vocabulary acquisition; the second part examines the implications for instruction; the third part explores real applications for instruction by working through how to exploit a specific text.

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
Short description: This seminar by Dr. Peter Yongqi Gu will introduce the theoretical background, research issues, and practical applications of language learning strategies, beginning with a conceptualization of language learning strategies and a discussion of the significance of learning strategies in a broader theory of second language acquisition.

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
Short description: Dr. Fanselow will present a workshop on boinguage.

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
Short description: Willis will show how a series of communication tasks can be generated from one theme and demonstrate their use in class. She will illustrate activities which provide a focus on vocabulary, lexical phrases and grammar within the context of the task, and then summarise the principles and learning theories that support task-based learning(TBL).