ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 23rd, 2003

10th Annual IBC Conference on Communication and Culture in the Workplace (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Garr Reynolds, formerly of Apple Computer; Ping-Nan Chang, Essex University; several others
Organization: International Business Communicators
Location: Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture
Short description: See day 1 of IBC's conference for additional details. .

Study Group meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: IIEEC is a teacher training organization for teachers of young learners. IIEEC emerged in response to the requests by teachers for specific training in how to teach.

Study Group meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: IIEEC is a teacher training organization for teachers of young learners. IIEEC emerged in response to the requests by teachers for specific training in how to teach.

The Communicative Classroom: Practical Basics
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Harry E. Creagen
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: This presentation is aimed at teachers of all levels interested in the communicative approach. The material is specifically for first-year tertiary level students who are false beginners.

Duo la Drama! Using Drama in Language Teaching
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Yoko Mochizuki and Peter Ross
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tachikawa City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Two presenters share their approaches to using drama in language teaching: Jazz Chants Fairy Tales: What are Jazz Chants Fairy Tales? How they are beneficial to both students and teachers.

Teaching Classes in English (for Japanese teachers)
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: If you are not sure how to conduct a class in English, come to this workshop to increase your Classroom English and your own English ability. This workshop is limited to 35 people.

Teaching Let's Go with Upper Graders
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: If you are starting a new class with upper graders, this workshop is for you! Pre-register on IIEEC's web site. .

E-rater Software
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Dr. Kawate-Mierzejewska will describe the "e-Rater" software which is used to grade student essays written for the TOEFL.

Planning Elementary School Classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Nick Walters
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation participants will produce a plan for a term's worth of classes. To do this, we will cover writing goals, contents of classes and activities.