ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 23rd, 2003

Study Group meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: IIEEC is a teacher training organization for teachers of young learners. IIEEC emerged in response to the requests by teachers for specific training in how to teach.

Oxford Kid's Club Spring Tour
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama et al
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido 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.

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: Naha City, Okinawa 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.

The English Resource Bookfair 2003 (Tokyo) (day 2 of 2)
Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, Charles Rogers, David Harrington, Keiko Abe, more
Organization: The English Resource
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: ELT materials from over 20 publishers. Presentations and workshops to give you ideas on how the latest texts were designed to be used.

Using Simulation Games to Teach Cross-cultural Communication
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Akemi Ito
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: This is a simple cross-cultural training exercise that is categorized under simulation games. The participants will be divided into two groups: guests (Tanara) and hosting people (whose cultures are more or less the same).

Basic Sentences Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The IIEEC Basic Sentences Workshop (Lesson Planning & Activities Workshop) demonstrates how to teach basic sentences easily and effectively using the IIEEC Picture Card Series.

The Creative Classroom: Jazz Chants, Music, and Poetry for Young Learners
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Carolyn Graham, Teachers College, Columbia University (NY)
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This three-hour seminar will explore the use of jazz chants in the language classroom. Students will learn how to create a grammar chant, a vocabulary chant or a chant designed to develop everyday conversation skills.

Putting Words in their Mouths: Dictogloss, Shadowing, and Summarizing
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen
Organization: Kumamoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will cover three activities that give students structured language practice: dictogloss (grammar dictation), shadow talking, and summarizing.