ELT Calendar

Saturday, August 21st, 2004

IIEEC 2-Day MAT Teacher Training Seminar
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: IIEEC teacher trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: MAT Teacher Training Seminars are a great opportunity to learn how you can get your students to communicate in English by using the most talked about method in Japan, the MAT (Model, Action, Talk) Method.

Children Love Stories
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Katherine Mackay from Longman ELT
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Katherine Mackay will talk about storytelling with children. Please note that this is part of a 3-day summer fair at Maruzen.

The Oxford - British Council 2004 Summer Forum
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Mary Slattery and Setsuko Toyama
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: How do Primary teachers worldwide use English in their lessons with young learners? What do they use English for and why is it important to use English with young learners? How do we help children understand? What do we do when learners speak Japanese? OUP Authors Mary Slattery and Setsuko Toyama will answer these questions and more at the British Council, Osaka on August 21, 2004.