ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 29th, 2003

Bringing About Language Learning Using Learning Strategies at Junior High Schools
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Koki Dobashi
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: This presentation is given in Japanese. Quite a few studies have reported that the use of learning strategies is an effective way to develop learner autonomy.

Taking Students Abroad
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Susumu Mutsuhashi and students, Tomonobu Haga, and Carlo Capua
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Taking students abroad is one of the most exciting and rewarding parts of language education. It can also be one of the most challenging and ambitious for the teacher or program director.

Multiple Intelligences
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keith Adams, Tohoku Gakuin University
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The afternoon begins with a half-hour demonstration by Charles Adamson entitled "NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP) Skills Training". In this, which hopefully will be the first of many NLP Skills Training sessions, Charles Adamson, NLP Master Practitioner, will introduce an exercise for increasing one's ability to establish rapport with students.

Favorite Classroom Activities for Young Learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Yuko Kikuchi, Peter Macintyre, Nanette Park, Anne Takata
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Chiba is a group for teachers of children up through middle school. All teachers of English, members and non-members, are welcome to attend.

Proactive and Resonant Teaching for Value Perception Enhancement in the EFL Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Raymond Doyon
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: Albert Einstein stated that "Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty. " Thus, this presentation will initially focus on beliefs and perceptions - and how these can be shifted in order to enhance the perception of value in the EFL classroom.

Training Japanese Students in Listening Strategy Tasks
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Hiroko Hagino
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: How can we accelerate the process of improving listening skills of Japanese students through classroom instruction? One answer would be to teach the students "how to fish"(listening strategy) rather than giving "a fish" (specific knowledge).

I've Got a Problem
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow, Teachers College Columbia University
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: While most would agree that memorizing words and patterns is necessary for language learning, other mental activities are necessary as well. Most of the tasks in textbooks, however, tend to emphasize activities or tasks that require memory alone.