ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 26th, 2002

Using Information Technology (IT) to Improve Language Teaching: Kyoto JALT's Annual IT Conference
Time: 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Keynote speakers: Charles Kelly, Kenji Kitao, Kathi Kitao, and Tom Robb.
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: This conference is for both experienced and inexperienced IT (information technology) teachers looking for ideas on how to better utilize information technology in their language classrooms.

CALL 2002 Workshop
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Don Hinkelman and Alan Bossaer
Organization: English Education Study Group of Sapporo Gakuin University
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: CALL 2002 Workshop is a seven-hour training and demonstration workshop for language teachers in Hokkaido. The CALL 2002 Workshop is sponsored by Sapporo Gakuin University-English Education Research Group with cooperation of JALT, METS, JACET and other teaching organizations.

Tokyo English Language Book Fair 2002 (Day 1 of 2)
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Over 60 presentations
Organization: Tokyo English Language Book Fair
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The Association of ELT Publishers presents the 23rd Tokyo English Language Book Fair. Choose from over 60 ELT presentations on new materials, teaching methods, and trends in ELT by prominent authors, editors and ELT consultants (such as David Paul, Alasatir Graham-Marr, Bill Gatton, Marc Helgesen, and more).

Teacher Training Workshop for Teachers of Children (Session 4)
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.