ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 19th, 2002

Nellie's Annual Workshop and Book Fair 2002: Osaka
Time: 9:40 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Greg Cossu, Aleda Krause, Ritsuko Nakata, more
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Workshop presenters include Greg Cossu, Aleda Krause, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Keiko Abe-Ford, Steve Gershon and Charles Rogers. The workshops will feature presentations on both children's and adult materials from some of the top ELT professionals in Japan.

Addressing Relevance and Motivation in English Language Classrooms
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Jonah Glick, Pearson Education Japan
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tachikawa City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Motivation is crucial for successful learning. What techniques should we employ to encourage motivation and maximize learning in our language classrooms? Two ways are: to ensure learners talk about what interests them; and to teach language for specific real-world functions.

DramaWorks presents PopStars and Star Taxi
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kristie Collins of the DramaWorks Team
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: The DramaWorks team, authors of textbooks Star Taxi (2000) and PopStars (2002), demonstrate the use of drama techniques in EFL classrooms. This method has been used successfully in secondary and higher education, and would appeal to teachers in these areas.

Practical and Psychological Aspects of CALL
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Eamonn O'Dowd
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: Eamonn O'Dowd's presentation on computer-assisted language learning (CALL), is a demonstration with commentary (not a workshop),followed by a short lecture on the psychology of computers as a learning tool in language education, with reference to the following:Use of CALL by the teacher.

Incorporating Projects (and lots of other things) into English Classes
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joe Tomei, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Organization: Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: Tomei discusses ways he incorporates projects and other longer-term work into his oral communication class. He will share lots of materials and ideas.

Peer-designed, administered, and evaluated tests
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Falout, Nihon University, College of Science & Technology
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: The first part of this presentation will be conducted in a workshop format, where participants will determine the authenticity, value, and validity of student-generated, peer-based assessment.

Pre-JALT National Conference Warm-Up Meeting
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: various speakers
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Join us for the pre-JALT National Conference presentations by Hiroshima chapter members and share your ideas on language teaching issues ranging from children's classes to university-level ones.

Teacher Training Workshop for Teachers of Children (Session 3)
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.