ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 12th, 2002

Kyushu-Okinawa JACET 17th Annual Conference
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tomioka Tasuaki, Otsu Atsushi, Shimatani Hiroshi, Yokoyama Shozo, Michael Guest, Kathleen Brown, Bill Underwood, Frank Carbullido, more
Organization: Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The theme of Kyushu-Okinawa JACET Chapter's 17th Annual Conference is "Reforming University-Level English Education". There are several presentations during the day, in English and in Japanese.

Seminars for English Language Teachers (Nellie's Seminar Series)
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Nellie's Seminar Series events generally have three presentations, each one an hour long. This month's topic titles will be announced later.

American Headway: The New American Classic!
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Julian Warden, Oxford University Press
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: This commercially-sponsored workshop and demonstration will introduce American Headway, the new 4-level, 4-skills textbook series from Oxford University Press.

Global Stories
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: John Small
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Most textbooks, far from being global, present a very limited picture of the world. The presenter will provide global issues teaching materials that include countries and situations generally ignored: street children in Brazil, factory slaves in Pakistan, etc.

The Role of Culture in English Teaching
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Sandra McKay, San Francisco State University
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This seminar by Dr. Sandra McKay explores the role of culture in the teaching of an international language.

Teacher Training Workshop for Teachers of Children (Session 2)
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: YMCA Children's English School instructors
Organization: Kumamoto YMCA Chuo Center
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Short description: Anyone interested in teaching children is invited to join these training sessions. Up to 20 participants can join.

Non-verbal Communication for Language Teachers
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Stephen M. Ryan
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Do you enjoy laughing? Do you enjoy good dry British humor that can make you laugh so hard that you are almost crying? If you do, then we are happy to say that Stephen Ryan from Osaka will be doing a presentation on non-verbal communication.