ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 27th, 2003

NLP: Keys To Success & The Users Manual For The Brain (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Bolstad, NLP Trainer
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This two-day training seminar is cosponsored by Nanzan University and Nagoya JALT. Richard Bolstad is a world famous NLP trainer.

Oxford Kids' Club Summer Camps: Simple Steps to a Powerful Lesson! (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Join Ritsuko in an active and fun session in learning how to get your students talking like native speakers through the creative and unique teaching techniques of the MAT METHOD.

Integrating Culture into the Language Course
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Christine Winskowski, Iwate Prefectural University
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: If one wants to integrate culture into the language classroom, where does one start? Culture, after all, is a huge topic - one could conceivably do "holidays and food", then go on to "customs", "religion", "shopping", and so on.

Oxford Kids' Club Book Fair and Bilingual Teaching Skills Brush Up
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Julian Warden and Mayuka Habbick, Oxford University Press
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: These mini book fairs are held at regional bookshops around Japan and feature bilingual teacher training workshops by Oxford University Press consultants.

Teaching Young Learners (Apricot Week Seminar Presentations)
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Taniguchi and Tibor Lucskai
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Ritsuko Taniguchi and Tibor Lucskai will demonstrate how to create great lessons with two popular Apricot titles. 13:30 - 14:30 Building lesson plans with WELCOME to Learning World Blue Book.

How to Develop Learner Autonomy Based on Shadowing and Extensive Reading
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Takayuki Yoshizawa
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: The speaker's first concern is how to motivate the students to become active and autonomous learners capable of learning on their own by activating their knowledge and interests outside the classroom than relegate them to the position of passive recipients of language materials solely given by the teacher.

Fluency and Accuracy, Fun and Artistry
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kris Bayne
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tachikawa City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This workshop will introduce a versatile approach that combines textbook and 'free-style' activities with role plays to promote fluency and accuracy.

Two Presentations: Peer Review and Counseling Techniques
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Yoshiko Kondo and Scott Gardner; Raphael O'Donoghue
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Becoming A Better Peer Reviewer: How Can Peer Review Practice Help Improve teacher practice (Yoshiko Kondo and Scott Gardner) Peer Review is an activity widely used as part of process writing.