ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 13th, 2003

Cooperative Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: George Jacobs
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Over the past twenty years, second language education has seen increased use of group activities. This increase stems from a variety of sources, including Communicative Language Teaching, the Output Hypothesis, the Interactionist Hypothesis, Sociocultural Theory, Student-Centered Instruction, and the integration of Global Issues.

Marketing Seminar and Workshop
Time: 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Sean Lewis, Director of Marketing, Seattle's Best Coffee
Organization: Foreign Entrepreneur Promotion Committee
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Come listen to Sean Lewis, Director of Marketing at Seattle's Best Coffee, speak about the "secrets" of marketing and selling coffee to a tea-drinking culture.

Teaching English as a Humanities Subject
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Guest, Miyazaki Medical College
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: It is generally believed that there are two purposes for teaching English in Japan. The first, of course, is to prepare students for tests, most often high school and university entrance exams.