ELT Calendar

Tuesday, February 10th, 2004

Oxford Kids' Club 'Reading is FUNdamental Tour'
Time: 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama (Co-author, English Time), Carolyn Graham (Author, Jazz Chants; Composer, Let's Go, Tiny Talk)
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: The 2004 Oxford Kids' Club Tour recognizes that reading is a fundamental aspect to successful language learning. The "Reading is FUNdamental" Tour brings together a group of influential educators to present ideas and activities on building reading skills to promote extensive reading as an effective tool in developing English language skills.

The Need to Read Workshop
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Nick Bullard (Publishing Manager, Oxford Graded Readers) and Bill Bowler (Series Editor, Dominoes Graded Readers)
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Doors open for registration from 6:00 (18:00). Presenter 1 (18:30-19:15): Nick Bullard (Publishing Manager, Oxford Graded Readers) Presentation Title: Graded Readers and Extensive Reading in ELT Extensive reading with graded materials gives students the opportunity to see a communicative use of language learned in a more formal setting.