ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 14th, 2003

Games that Work with Children
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Charles Howell
Organization: ETJ Nagasaki (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: This is the first Nagasaki ETJ meeting. Nagasaki ETJ is a group for teachers who teach English to children and junior high school students.

First Osaka ETJ Meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kaj Schwermer
Organization: ETJ Osaka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Osaka is a group for English teachers of young learners. Come to this first meeting to learn many new games you can use in your classrooms.

In Search of Appropriate Materials for Use in the EFL Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kenneth Biegel
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tachikawa City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This presentation will address some difficulties teachers often face while trying to find appropriate materials to use in the EFL classroom. A large segment of the presentation will focus on how to utilize published materials and how to design appropriate materials for specific situations.

Pyxisland, an integrated on-line course
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Masaki Seike
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Pyxisland is an integrated on-line course for Japanese elementary education available not only in Japan but also in other countries through the Internet.

September JALT Tokushima meeting
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Kevin Watson
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Short description: TBA; return later or contact Noriko Tojo. .