ELT Calendar

Saturday, December 6th, 2003

14th National Conference of the Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: various speakers
Organization: Japan Association for Asian Englishes
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: PROGRAM: 9:30 Registration 10:00 Opening Ceremony: TSUDA Sanae (Tokai Gakuen University) Greetings: YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Chukyo University), SAKAI Sanzo (Chukyo University), HONNA Nobuyuki (Aoyama Gakuin University).

Potpourri Meeting: Teaching Syllogism in Writing Class
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Yukio Hirayanagi
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Yukio Hirayanagi will discuss what to teach in writing class. We are not fully aware of the fact that syllogism is not properly applied in our daily life.

Two Presentations on Vocabulary
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: J. Lake and Paul Westrick
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The Fukuoka JALT event for December will be two separate presentations. Title: Implicit and Explicit Vocabulary LearningDescription: This presentation will look at learning vocabulary incidentally through implicit processes and directly through focused explicit instruction.