ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 6th, 2003

Teaching English to Children
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: For this special July meeting, reservations are required, so please contact ACET's Secretary Mrs. Yoriko Taniyama to place your reservation.

Monthly Meeting: Teaching Illnesses & Writing Summer Postcards
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: IIEEC Trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The monthly IIEEC Study Group meeting welcomes all teachers who are interested in improving their teaching techniques and getting students to ask questions as well as answering them.

Promoting Group Games
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Louis Reale
Organization: ETJ Niigata (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Niigata is the local chapter of ETJ, the group for teachers of young learners (children up through junior high school). All teachers of English, members and non-members, are welcome to attend.

Teach the Brain, Not the Intellect
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Marshall R. Childs
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: To be successful at language teaching, teachers must understand what happens in students' minds. Learning through the intellect is a small part of language learning.

Extensive Reading for High Schools and Universities; Focus on Form in a Communicative Context
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Steven Donald, Junshin Catholic University of Nagasaki; Chris Clancy, Sasebo Technical HS
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: In the first presentation, Steven Donald briefly focuses on what Extensive Reading is, why he likes using Extensive Reading and how it can be used in the Japanese EFL/ESL context.

Systems for Success: Designing Activities for the Junior/Senior High School English Class
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Roger Pattimore
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: While many teachers are constantly on the lookout for new activities, the presenter believes that knowing the systems behind commercial activities will result in teachers being able to create their own.

English as an International Language
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jennifer Jenkins, King's College, University College London
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Oxford University Press and The British Council are proud to sponsor this series of biannual talks by distinguished scholars, on areas of interest to language teachers in Japan.

Teaching Balanced Literacy
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Sumiko Leeper
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: What is balanced literacy? A framework for reading and writing to, with, and by students within a literacy block of 2-3 hours daily. Guided reading is the core of the program.

Writing Effective Language Tests for Both Accuracy and Fluency
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: James Dean Brown, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: This talk will center on ways to test for both fluency and accuracy. James Dean Brown will begin with discussion of the crucial differences between classroom tests and standardized tests in terms of purposes, types of decisions, levels of generality, students' expectations, score interpretations, and score report strategies.