ELT Calendar

Saturday, April 26th, 2003

Issues in Teaching English In Primary Schools
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Roger Barnard, Waikato University, New Zealand
Organization: Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will briefly review some research into teaching foreign languages to young learners - those of primary school age. He shall then briefly outline the current foreign language teaching situation in New Zealand, and report on the findings of a preliminary study of a recent foreign languages project.

Nellie's Seminar Series 2003: Seminar 3
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Junko Saito, David Harrington and Alison Taylor
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The third seminar in Nellie's Seminar Series 2003 will feature presentations on new phonics books, a new listening text, and children's supplementary materials.

Promoting Cultural Sensitivity and Critical Thinking in English Class (day 1 of 2)
Time: 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Ada Loredo, Ateneo de Manila University
Organization: AGEnT: Association for Global English Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The topic is cultural sensitivity, with a focus on the Philippines, its language and culture, specifically the use of English. Day 1 will consist of first a 1-and-a-half hour picture game ice-breaker on stereotypical images of the Philippines.

Japanese English Education, Observed by an ALT
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Debbra McClintock
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: Debbra McClintock has worked as an ALT in Akita for three years. Based on this experience, the speaker will talk about English education in Japan, trying to shed light on it from her perspective.