ELT Calendar
Sunday, August 8th, 2004
Teaching Writing (Morning Workshop 3 of 5)
Time:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: British Council Teacher Trainers
Organization: The British Council Nagoya Centre
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This workshop is part of a communicative methodology course made up of five Sunday morning workshops, held fortnightly in Nagoya during the Summer term (11 July, 25 July, 08 August, 29 August, 12 September).
Teaching Reading (Afternoon Workshop 3 of 5)
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: British Council Teacher Trainers
Organization: The British Council Nagoya Centre
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This workshop is part of a communicative methodology course made up of five Sunday afternoon workshops, held fortnightly in Nagoya during the Summer term (11 July, 25 July, 08 August, 29 August, 12 September).
Annual Family Beach BBQ
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Prof. Keiko Yonaha, Meio University
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: Come relax and mingle, and bring your family and friends. Free hot dogs and drinks while supplies last!For more information and directions, please visit http://www.
Metacognitive Language Learning Strategy Training for Japanese Learners of English as a Foreign Language
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jason Williams
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: This presentation by Jason Williams introduces a study conducted on a group of 27 Japanese high school and university students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to determine the effectiveness of teaching metacognitive language learning strategies in helping students to actively engage in and manage their own learning.