ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 28th, 2003

Peace as a Global Language Conference 2003(day 2 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.

Osaka Study Group meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: IIEEC teacher trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The monthly IIEEC Study Group meeting welcomes all teachers who are interested in improving their teaching techniques and getting students to ask questions as well as answering them.

Phonics for Young Learners
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Schinckel
Organization: ETJ Sapporo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: This is the first workshop of Sapporo ETJ. ETJ stands for English Teachers in Japan.

Writing a Research Paper for Publication
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Stapleton, Hokkaido University
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will discuss the process of writing a research paper for publication. The first part of this three-part talk will examine the principles behind qualitative and quantitative research methods in the hope that participants will learn more about their own particular research inclinations.

Osaka Halloween Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: IIEEC teacher trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: October is the Halloween month. It's also a good chance to teach your young students a little Western culture.

Addressing Individual Differences through Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ronald Schmidt
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: Addressing individual differences in the second language classroom is an important factor in lesson planning. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences may serve as a way to address these differences.

Workshop for Teachers of Young Learners: Sharing Activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alan Michaels (& others)
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Fukuoka is the local chapter of ETJ, the group for teachers of children up through junior high school. All teachers of English, members and non-members, are welcome to attend.