ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 22nd, 2002

Study Group meeting: Back to School
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: IIEEC is a teacher training organization for teachers of young learners. IIEEC emerged in response to the requests by teachers for specific training in how to teach.

Study Group meeting: Back to School
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: IIEEC is a teacher training organization for teachers of young learners. IIEEC emerged in response to the requests by teachers for specific training in how to teach.

Kinokuniya/Oxford University Press Jido Eigo Seminar
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama and Tom Merner
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This second annual four-city tour, co-sponsored by the Kinokuniya Bookstore chain, will address the "sogotekina gakushu" educational reforms and feature bilingual presentations by Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama and Tom Merner.

Re-igniting the Motivational Fire: Tapping Hidden Potential via the Enhancement of Value Perception in ELT
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Paul Doyon
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Do you have difficult, unmotivated students? Are you at a loss as to what to do with them? If so, then this presentation/workshop is for you. Ways that students form self-defeating beliefs will be discussed, along with ways to enhance the perceived value in the course or activity.

Halloween Workshop: Halloween-Theme English Classes for Young Learners
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: October is the Halloween month. It's also a good chance to teach your young students a little Western culture.

Halloween Workshop: Halloween-Theme English Classes for Young Learners
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: October is the Halloween month. It's also a good chance to teach your young students a little Western culture.

Teaching College English Through TV Commercials
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Fujita Tomoko and Karen McGee
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: The presenters will demonstrate methods used in a college-level English course for art majors, in which students analyze TV commercials in English and as a final project, create their own commercial.