ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 18th, 2004

Hokuriku ELT Expo
Time: 9:15 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Aleda Krause, Charles Rogers, Marc Helgesen, Setsuko Toyama, Tom Kenny, more
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: 2003 marks the start of an exciting innovation -- the ETJ English Language Teachers' Expos 9-City Tour! Each Expo will have between four and eight rooms with concurrent presentations, and a very wide range of teaching materials on display.

JALT Okinawa Executive Board Meeting
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: New officers
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: Policy and planning meeting to chart the course for Okinawa JALT in 2004/2005. .

Effective Groupwork Guidelines
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Christopher Jon Poel & Robert M. Homan
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Many of today's textbooks include directions telling students to "work in groups. " But students are more often than not ill-prepared for doing any kind of meaningful groupwork.

Looking Back at 2003, Looking Ahead to 2004: Teacher Sharing
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Everyone present
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: What were your professional successes of 2003? What are your professional goals for 2004? Let's share ideas! Everyone who attends this meeting will have an opportunity to speak about their own experiences and learn from others' experiences.