ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 31st, 2003

On-line Drills for Learning and Teaching
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Etsuo Kobayashi
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This is a workshop where participants will learn how to make on-line drills on the Internet and how to use them in their classes. A newly developed on-line system called WebASC (Web-based Automatic Shiken Creator) by Kobayashi's research team at Rikkyo University and Mie University will be used to create Web tests and drills.

Teaching Young Learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Tibor Lucskai and Charles Rogers, Apricot Publishers
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Representatives from Apricot Publishers will demonstrate activities and materials for teaching English to young learners. .

Teachers College Alumni Perspectives on Peace Education
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Kozue Akibayashi, Institute for Gender Studies, Ochanomizu University; Kathy Matsui, Director, Center for the Global Campaign for Peace Education in Japan at Seisen University
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: What is Peace Education? What is the underlying methodology? How can it be integrated into classroom practice? To offer some ideas about these issues a panel of Teachers College Peace Education graduates will present on their experiences at The Peace Education Center in New York and at the International Institute for Peace Education.