ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 21st, 2004

Nellie's Seminar Series 2004: Seminar 2
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Yumiko Akeba (Cambridge University Press), Mari Yamada (ST Kikaku)
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The second seminar in Nellie's Seminar Series 2004 will feature three presentations as follows: 13:00 - 13:50 Colorful language tasks for young learners Presenter: Yumiko Akeba (Cambridge University Press) Target: Teachers of Children aged 6-10.

The Creative Classroom: Jazz Chants, Music and Poetry For Adult and Young Learners
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Carolyn Graham
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This three-hour seminar will explore the use of jazz chants in the language classroom. Learn how to create a grammar chant, a vocabulary chant or a chant designed to develop everyday conversation skills.

Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Douglas Biber (Northern Arizona University)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This course will examine issues in corpus linguistics, both as a research methodology and as a field of study within linguistics. The course will survey the kinds of research questions that can be investigated using a corpus linguistic approach.