ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 4th, 2004

Learning to Read; Reading to Learn (Kanagawa)
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Ali Taylor (Longman); Jonah Glick (Longman)
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Ali Taylor and Jonah Glick provide an an all-you-need-to-know guide on using Readers. Learning to Read; Reading to Learn: Readers in the Young Learners Classroom.

Genki English
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Graham
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The details listed here (time, location) have not been confirmed. .

Using the Internet in Classes Without Computers
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Thomas Robb, Ph.D., Professor at Kyoto Sangyo University
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will introduce a number of ways that instructors can reap the benefits of the Internet without having a computer physically present in the classroom.

Learning to Read; Reading to Learn (Hijime)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Steven King, Longman Publishing
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Graded Readers are a great tool for motivating language learning, and this lively presentation by Steven King from Longman Publishing looks at a range of techniques for exploiting their potential in the classroom.

TPR ? It isn't that simple. English only? Is it that simple?
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Cuadra (Shokei University) & John Wiltshier (Sendai University)
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: We are probably all familiar with Total Physical Response activities but perhaps we are not so familiar with Asher's original theory and work on TPR as a methodology.

ETJ Sendai July Meeting: TPR, English-Only
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: John Wiltshier, Sanae Fujisaki, Fumiko Yamada
Organization: ETJ Sendai (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The July 2004 Sendai ETJ meeting is being put on jointly with Sendai JALT. Please see the full description here.

Teaching pronunciation to young learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama
Organization: ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Saitama ETJ is an English teachers' group for those who teach young learners. Setsuko Toyama is a well-known author and teacher trainer.