ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 27th, 2003

Peace as a Global Language Conference 2003 (day 1 of 2)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:40 PM
Speaker: Mizuho Fukushima, Spencer Kagan, and more.
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Linguists, language teachers and other educators, researchers, activists, and students are teaming up for a conference in central Tokyo. See the conference site for details at www.

Starting an English Immersion Program in a Japanese School
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: R. Michael Bostwick, Katoh Gakuen
Organization: Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Dr. R.

Mark Cunningham and His Books
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Cunningham
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: Akita JALT member Mark Cunningham will demonstrate texts in Falcon Press's new multiskills illustrated picture process series: English for Everyday Activities (Lawrence Zwier), The English You Need for the Office (Susan Dean and Lawrence Zwier), and The English You Need For Business (Mark Cunningham and Lawrence Zwier).

The Joy of Teaching English in a Child's World
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Chuck Vilina, co-author of Magic Time 1 & 2
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: The world of children is one of vivid imagination, pure creativity, and boundless energy. As teachers of English, we have an open invitation to enter that world with the gift of a new language.