ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 7th, 2003

Nellie's ELT Workshop & Book Fair 2003 in Osaka
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Nellie's ELT Workshop & Book Fair 2003 has several presentations on the latest ELT materials and teaching techniques, plus a wide range of teaching materials on display and for sale at discount prices.

Workshop on World Englishes in the Classroom
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Braj B. Kachru (University of Illinois), Paroo Nihalani (University of Brunei), Yamuna Kachru (University of Illinois), more
Organization: Chukyo University
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The concept of World Englishes has been growing, largely thanks to the work of Doctor Braj B. Kachru, professor emeritus of the University of Illinois, who is known for conceiving of the 'three circles of English' design, in which the 'inner circle' represents the traditional countries where English is spoken as a native language, the 'outer' or 'extended' circle where English has some official role and is spoken as a common second language, and the 'outer' or 'expanding' circle representing countries where English serves primarily an international--as opposed to intranational--role.

Getting Children Totally Involved in the English Classroom
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Each child has different learning styles. Each teacher has different teaching styles that reflect their learning styles as learners.

Games and Materials for Young Learners
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida, Little America Schools/LATEM, Fukuoka
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Action-filled games are the vehicles by which English comes alive for young learners. British and American standards, especially adapted for Japanese, initiate and motivate students to think, listen, speak, participate and interact in English.

Echoes of Shizuoka 2003 - Reports on the National conference
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Chapter members who attended the National Conference
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Chapter members who attended the National JALT Conference at Granship Shizuoka will report on presentations they attended. They will also share their impressions of the conference.

Two presentations: Children, and Debate
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ali Taylor and Nobuyuki Maeda, Longman ELT
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: Two presentations today. The first is Your Students will Cheer for English with Hip Hip Hooray! Children love and are comfortable with stories.

Bonenkai Party
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Join this annual social event enjoying turkey and all the trimmings. It is pot luck so bring your favorite dish of food to share with others.