ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 5th, 2004

Nellie's ELT Workshop & Book Fair 2004 in Tokyo
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: At the Nellie's ELT Workshop & Book Fair 2004 there will be displays from various well-known publishers, the latest in ELT materials and children's items available at big 15% discount (with some exceptions) and a chance to take part in the many workshops being held by Japan's leading ELT professionals all for free.

Hokuriku ELT Expo
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: several well-known speakers
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: The ETJ Expos are for all teachers, with presentations and materials for teaching kindergarten up through college students. The ETJ Expos will tour 10 major Japanese cities.

IIEEC Hamamatsu Study Group December Meeting
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: IIEEC teacher trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka 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.

Listening Tactics for Better Language Learning
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Karl O'Callaghan, Oxford University Press
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: In daily life, we listen twice as much as we speak and four times as much as we write. Unfortunately, as important as this skill is, Japanese students are rarely trained beyond the simple level of listening for specific information.

IIEEC Christmas Workshop in Hamamatsu
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: IIEEC teacher trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Let's celebrate Christmas with a great fun party that our students will remember! You'll learn lots of activities, songs and stories that you can do with your students and other innovative ideas.

Kyoto ETJ December Meeting
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Speaker TBA
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Kyoto-ETJ is a support group for English teachers teaching children up through middle school in Kyoto Prefecture. All teachers of English, members and non-members, are welcome to attend.

Having Fun with English Activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ayako Nakashima from Thomson Publishing
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Ayako Nakashima will present activities which will help to motivate students to use their English skills and allow them to have some fun at the same time.

Christmas Activities: Past, Present and Future
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: A roundtable discussion
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: This ETJ meeting will be about our Christmas activities and will be a roundtable discussion involving all members. ETJ would like to encourage all of you to prepare a brief account of your past and present and possibly future Christmas activities for the classroom.

Christmas Activities
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Damian Hill, Kooka Kids English House
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Damian will introduce some Christmas activities for kids, to be used either at your Christmas party or within the classroom. For bookings or more info: Tel 099-216-8800 .