ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 12th, 2004

IIEEC Fukuoka Study Group December Meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: IIEEC teacher trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The monthly IIEEC Fukuoka 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.

Review Meeting of the Nara Conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Various attendees of the Nov. 2004 JALT Conference will give a review of the workshops and talks in Nara.

Content-Based Instruction for English Activities in Elementary Schools
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tom Merner
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Daigo City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Many teachers conducting English activities are expressing the difficulty of conducting effective lessons for upper grade students, The presenter will introduce several activities that have been designed and used in elementary school classrooms.

Inter-City My Share Live: Nagoya and Toyohashi
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Anthony Robins (Aichi University of Education) in Toyohashi and Brian Cullen (Nagoya Institute of Technology) in Nagoya
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The use of a computer camera combined with chat software allows students to interact economically with visitors over the Internet. In this session, the JALT chapters of Nagoya and Toyohashi will link together in an exciting practical demonstration of the possibilities of this technology.

Oxford Graded Readers
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Tanya McCandie
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: In October We learned some effective ways of using graded readers for various age groups, from 5-year olds to high school. In this presentation, Tanya from Oxford University Press will show us popular graded readers.

Top Up Communication
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr, ABAX Ltd.
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Alastair Graham-Marr highlights the importance of developing both top-down and bottom-up processing skills to help students develop their communicative abilities.

Window on the World and End of Year Party
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Tamao Hoshina
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: At this end of year event at Tami Kaneko's home, members and non-members are invited to enjoy some snacks and listen to Ms. Tamao Hoshina who will be giving a talk about her experiences in Cambodia for the Japanese voluntary organization JICA.

My Share
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: JALT Omiya members and guests
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Give your fellow teachers a year end gift at a My Share Swap. Please bring 25 photocopies of an interesting lesson, technique, organizer, game, or other resource to exchange.

ETJ Fukuoka December Christmas Workshop - Last Minute Tips for Christmas Actvities
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Let's share ideas for Christmas lessons! Games, songs, chants, books or anything you like to use in your classroom. There will be a Christmas Pizza Party afterwards.

'Virtual' Intercultural Experiences via Videoconferencing
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Linda Kadota, Shinonome College
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: The presenter discusses setting up a videoconference project. Various kinds of videoconferencing hardware and software available are introduced and protocol for and pitfalls to a successful virtual intercultural interaction are delineated.

Changing teacher education programs in order to change English education in secondary schools
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Elizabeth Lokon, Ph.D., Sugita Kyoko, Yasuda Kazuto
Organization: Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: Professor Lokon and her students will share a unique teacher preparation program and courses that are aimed at graduating teachers capable of transforming English education in Japanese secondary schools, shifting away from exam-oriented, grammar-based practices to a more communicative approach to teaching English.

Annual Bonenkai Potluck Party
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Bring your favorite dish to complement the turkey and ham that Hokkaido JALT will provide for this festive occasion. .

Nara JALT Year-end Meeting and Christmas Party
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: It's a Party!
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: Nara Chapter will be holding its final chapter meeting for 2004 in conjunction with its annual Christmas Party. 2005 chapter officer elections will be held before moving on to the festivities.

Year-End Get Together
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Chapter Members
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Short description: Details are unavailable, but may be available here at a later date. Tokushima JALT asks that you contact Noriko Tojo for further details.

Osaka Chapter Bonenkai
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: We'll meet for dinner and drinks at Oven Oven, a cozy little Italian place in the heart of Umeda. Meet our new chapter officers and share what you learned at the conference in Nara while sampling some of the great cuisine that Osaka is famous for! .