ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 18th, 2003

The 11th Korea TESOL International Conference (day 1 of 2)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: various speakers
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
Short description: The theme of Korea TESOL's 11th International Conference is "Gateways to Growth: Exploring ELT Resources. " Plenary and Featured Speakers are: Plenary Speakers Dr.

Fall 2003 Mini-Conference:
Learner Development: Contexts, Curricula, Connections (day 2 of 3)
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: call for papers due June 30, 2003 (extended deadline)
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This mini-conference is cosponsored by the JALT Learner Development Special Interest Group (LD-SIG) and the JALT College & University Educators Special Interest Group (CUE SIG).

Haiku Composed in English as a Japanese Language
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: David McMurray, The International University of Kagoshima
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: David McMurray will be doing a book reading and signing of his new book. We welcome you to come along.

Integrating Culture into the Language Course
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Christine Winskowski
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: To integrate culture into the language classroom, where does one start? Culture, after all, is a huge topic. One could conceivably do "holidays and "food," and then go on to "customs," "religion," and "shopping," and so on.

Language Learning Games for All Ages
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Bill Pellowe, Kinki University
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Many well-known card games can be adapted into language practice activities. In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn some games and ways of adapting them to different ages and levels of ability.

Dealing with Depth of Word Knowledge
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Brent Wolter, Okayama University
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: In this lecture, Brent Wolter discusses the meaning and importance of depth of word knowledge and how it effects second language learners. After this, he explains some of the current approaches to assessing depth of word knowledge, and their limitations.

The ABCs of Bilingualism & Sadako's School
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Adam Beck, General Director of Hiroshima Starship
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This is a two-part presentation. The ABCs of Bilingualism: What would be realistic goals for families in Japan who are raising their children to be bilingual? What sort of language environment should a family create to effectively support a child�s bilingual development? What kinds of difficulties might be encountered in the process of supporting a child�s bilingual development? The ABCs of Bilingualism is a monograph edited by Adam Beck and Kazuko Sako.