ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 17th, 2003

IIEEC MAT Method 2-Day Seminar in Osaka (day 1 of 2)
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: IIEEC Trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Here is your chance to learn how to get your students to communicate in English by getting the students to talk 80% of the time in class! Learn how you can teach sentences using both questions and answers, all the basic tenses with actions, reading and writing and more with amazing results.

Little America and Oxford English Education Event: Games and Events for English Young Learners
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Helene Uchida, Charles Vilina
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Oxford University Press and Little America are happy to announce that they will be joining forces to make a special presentation in both Nagasaki and Hiroshima for teachers of English to children.

Nellie's Seminar Series 2003: Seminar 4
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Alison Taylor, Kozue Sekiguchi and Colin Malaney
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The fourth seminar in Nellie's Seminar Series 2003 will feature three presentations as follows: Title: Instant Lessons! Presenter: Alison Taylor (Longman ELT) Target: Teachers of learners of all ages.

Why Can't Japanese Speak English?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Thorfinn Tait
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: Thorfinn Tait will talk about English education in Japan from his perspective as an ALT and explain why it is so difficult for Japanese students to learn to speak English.

Two Papers on Student Performance
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Burden, Dr. Paul Hullah
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Date is subject to change. contact burden-p@osu.