ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 7th, 2003

Oxford Kids' Club Summer Camps: The Creative Classroom (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Carolyn Graham
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Carolyn will demonstrate a range of artistic activities and help participants develop ideas to make their classrooms more creative. Areas to be covered include: Writing and Performing Jazz Chants; Using Music and Movement in the Language Classroom; Creating and Performing "Poetry and Jazz;" and Creating Performance Pieces for Children.

Integrated Lessons, Listening Skills, and more
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Hamish Buchan of The British Council
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Aichi is a group for teachers of children up through middle school in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie. All teachers of English, members and non-members, are welcome to attend.

LATEM Seminar Autumn Tour: Osaka
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: LATEM (Little America Teaching English Methods) was developed by Helene J. Uchida to teach English in an experiential, fast-paced and challenging way.

An Inside View of the JET Program
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Matt Apple
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Matt Apple will describe his experiences while he was working at a high school in the country. There will be an interesting view of the changes to the 5-day schoolweek as well as other topics including cultural events and social situations.

Back to School with the Young Learners
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Katherine McKay
Organization: Kumamoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Short description: (Note: this is the second day of three in a row of the same presentation in Kumamoto Prefecture. ) Young Learners need to discover English.