ELT Calendar

Saturday, July 10th, 2004

Language Awareness
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Deryn P. Verity, Ph.D., Professor, Osaka Jogakuin College
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Students carry dictionaries with them all the time now, but teachers need more resources for giving students a handle on vocabulary study. Using an etymological perspective, the presenter will offer some techniques for using metaphor, language history and dictionary information to support vocabulary study.

Polishing Your Presentation (Redux)
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Nigel Stott, Malcolm Swanson, Dennis Woolbright, and Paul Collett
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Back by popular demand, the meeting will be a two-parter, with whoever is interested in polishing presentation skills meeting from 1:00 to 5:00 at Seinan Jo Gakuin (access: http://www.

Two Presentations on Placement Tests and Skills Grouping
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Rory Britto, MAESL UH, Instructor, Kurume University & J. Lake, M.Ed. in TESOL, Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Rory Britto: Placement Tests and Skills Grouping: Their purpose, design, and application. J.