ELT Calendar

Saturday, January 10th, 2004

My Share
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Michail Narron, Mike Guest, Hugh Nicoll, Etsuko Shimo
Organization: Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: Michail Narron on computers in English language education, Mike Guest, "A First Lesson That Works," Hugh Nicoll, "Computers, Visualization, and Academic Literacy," and Etsuko Shimo, "Cooperative Learning in a Writing Class.

"I'm sorry, I can't remember" - Adapting Memorization Activities to Require Thinking
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Each time a person in a language class responds to a question with "I'm sorry, I can't remember" the person is implying that language learning consists mainly of memorizing.