ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 9th, 2003

Tax Workshop for English School Owners and Teachers
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Miki Aoki
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Miki Aoki will discuss, in English, various forms and documents necessary for reporting taxes in Japan. ETJ-Aichi is a group for teachers of children up through middle school in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie.

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: Sapporo City, Hokkaido 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.

Putting Words in their Mouths: Dictogloss, Shadowing, and Summarizing
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will cover three activities that give students structured language practice: dictogloss (grammar dictation), shadow talking and summarizing.

The Magic of MAT: Put Speed and Rhythm into your Lessons
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Are you running out of ideas for your children's classes? Do your students forget their lessons easily? Practicing with speed and rhythm helps your students learn faster.

Everybody Wins: Cooperative and Non-competitive Activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Brian Pedersen, Rose Ninomiya, Janet Kabayama, David Lisgo
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Kagoshima ETJ is a group for teachers teaching English to children and junior high school students. The March topic is on cooperative and non-competitive activities and games.

Language Games in the Communicative Classroom
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Richard Blight, Ehime University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Language learning games provide active participation and can be used to promote fluency and specific areas of language development. A number of games that have proved beneficial in teaching university classes will be demonstrated and discussed in terms of associated learning purposes.

Two Presentations: 1) Teacher Development, 2) Vocabulary Acquisition
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: 1) Stuart Ruttan, and 2) Tomoko Nakamura
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: First, Stuart Ruttan of Hiroshima Jogakuin University will speak on "Reflectivity and Reflexivity in Developing Teacher's Practices. " Principally, he will answer the question: What does teacher development mean to me in my workplace? Next, Tomoko Nakamura of Hiroshima International University will speak on "L2 Lexical Processing: A Prerequisite for Language Learner's development.

Putting Words in Their Mouths: Dictogloss, Shadowing and Summarizing
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will cover three activities that give students structured language practice: dictogloss (grammar dictation), shadow talking, and summarizing.