ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 21st, 2002

Societal Pragmatics vs. Neo-Gricean Pragmatics
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Guest Speaker: Jacob L. Mey, plus others (call for papers due June 30, 2002)
Organization: Department of English Language and Culture, Fuji Women's University
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Papers are invited for talks of 30 minutes 10 minutes discussion on any topic related to the general workshop topic, "Societal Pragmatics vs. Neo-Gricean Pragmatics".

LATEM Group Seminar Tour
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: LATEM (Little America Teaching English Methods) was developed by Helene J. Uchida to teach elementary school English in an experiential, fast-paced and challenging way.

Classroom Second Language Acquisition Processes
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Amy Ohta , University of Washington
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This seminar by Amy Ohta will focus on classroom second language acquisition processes. The seminar will consider research results, methodology for studying SLA processes of classroom foreign language learners, and theoretical constructs useful for understanding how learners acquire language in the classroom setting.

Study Skills Strategies for First Year College
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College, Nagasaki
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: A double difficulty for young college students can be learning how to deal with general academic requirements, while simultaneously learning how to meet specific classroom behavioural and cultural expectations of foreign teachers.