ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 15th, 2003

Oxford Kid's Club Spring Tour
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Carolyn Graham, Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley et al
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Featuring lively, interactive presentations full of ideas and activities for teaching children, by well-known authors of children's books. There are also book displays and a 10% discount on purchases.

Neurolinguistic Programming Weekend Workshop (day 1 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Charles Adamson, Ph.D
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The 2003 NLP Workshop is a weekend workshop in downtown Sendai on Sat. February 15 and Sun.

EFL Materials Development for Elementary School Children
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Stan Pederson, Chiyoda-ku Board of Education
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: The presentation will focus on considerations that go into creating materials for elementary school children. The presenter will demonstrate how curriculum guidelines, the learning process and the nature of child development interact to arrive at materials suitable for children.

Esperanto (Day 1 of 2)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alian Lauffenburger
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: What is Esperanto? The language and the movement. Learning, teaching, using Esperanto today.