ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 16th, 2003

MAT Phonics, TELL and Writing (IIEEC MAT Teacher Training Seminar, session 3 of 4)
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This is the third of 4 sessions in this seminar series. Here is your opportunity to learn how you can get your students to communicate through the most talked method in Japan today, the MAT(Model, Action, Talk) Method.

Neurolinguistic Programming Weekend Workshop (Day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 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.

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: Osaka City, Osaka 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.

Esperanto (Day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alian Lauffenburger
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: If you missed the Saturday afternoon presentation and would like to make up a bit for it, or you would like to see the video again, be sure to attend the warming up session! 10:30 - 12:30: First steps: learning Esperanto with the newest video-course.

Introductory Certificate in Teaching English to Children, one day course
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul, author of Finding Out, Communicate, and more.
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: This is a one-day certificate course in teaching English to elementary school children. Trainer David Paul is the author of Finding Out, Communicate, Songs and Games for Children, Discover English, Discover the World, and Discover the Universe.

Temple University 20th Anniversary Applied Linguistics Colloquium
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: various
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The organizing committee of the Temple University Applied Linguistics Colloquium invites you to the Temple University Applied Linguistics Colloquium 2003 which will be held as part of the 20th anniversary of Temple University Japan.

Making Homepages Worthwhile
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Anthony Robins
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Using my experience of 2nd-year university classes based on producing homepages, I will discuss issues which have been explored such as types of content, efficient use of time and the balance between building language and computing skills.

Using the Web with Your ESL Students
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Charles Kelly
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Kelly introduces selected websites and explains how to use them with your students. Teachers will be shown how to find additional websites appropriate for their own students.

Classroom English Workshop
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: If you are not sure how to conduct a class in English, come to this workshop to increase your Classroom English and your own English ability. Pre-register on IIEEC's web site.

Motivating Learners Through Pain and Pleasure
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kevin Knight, Educational Director, Kanda Gaigo Career College
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: One of the key difficulties in motivating Japanese language learners is the paradigm which they may have about language learning. At Kanda Gaigo Career College, a number of unique and effective techniques adapted from the corporate training field and original in creation have been used to change this paradigm, resulting in increased learner confidence, motivation, and performance.

Activities for Communication in English
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Akemi Miyake and Isshin Ito
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: The first of these two bilingual presentations is by Akemi Miyake, Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Studies and Information, Gifu Women's University.

DramaWorks Workshop
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marc Sheffner
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Marc Sheffner of DramaWorks, will introduce DramaWorks' two textbooks Star Taxi (2000) and PopStars (2002). These textbooks aimed at teenagers and adults use drama techniques to provide intensive speaking and listening practice in an entertaining and memorable way.

DramaWorks' innovative materials ("Star Taxi" and "PopStars")
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: 1. Christopher Creighton; 2. Paul Moritoshi
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: DramaWorks' innovative materials ("Star Taxi" and "PopStars") use drama techniques to teach English communication to teenagers and adults.

Language Awareness and International Understanding through English
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kip Cates
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: This presentation introduces ideas for designing a content-based thematic unit on "world languages and writing systems". It argues that teaching about world languages can stimulate student interest in language, improve language learning motivation and promote international awareness while practicing English language skills.