ELT Calendar
Saturday, March 8th, 2003
My Share
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: various speakers
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: The first part of this month's Nagasaki JALT meeting is the annual My Share meeting. If you have any interesting teaching (or learning) strategy, idea, or material you want to share, please bring it to the meeting in order to show and try it out with our friendly group for a very short time! Photocopies are preferred, but not essential.
Putting Words in Their Mouths: Dictogloss, Shadowing and Summarizing
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will cover three activities that give students structured language practice: dictogloss (grammar dictation), shadow talking and summarizing.
Usage-based and Form-focused Second Language Acquisition
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Nick Ellis, University of Wales
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This seminar by Nick Ellis will consider the aspects of a second language that are learned naturalistically and those that need more attention or instruction.
English Through Art
Time:
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Jill Christopher, The New International School
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This seminar will present an approach to ESL/EFL using various art forms (poetry, model-making, painting and drama). By allowing and encouraging relaxation through Art, the creative side of the student can be tapped.
Cognitive Teaching Techniques
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Roger Fusselman
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Our speaker this month is from the Busan chapter of Korea TESOL, visiting Kitakyushu JALT as part of our exchange with Busan KOTESOL. This presentation takes principles of cognition developed from philosophy and shows how these principles yield practical ideas for the classroom.