ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 27th, 2004

ESP (English for Specific Purposes) - Adapting an American High School Science Textbook for the ESL/EFL Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Stephen Shucart
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: In this talk, Stephen Shucart explores how to use an American science textbook in a university-level English class. He used the Active Reading series of textbooks by Neal Anderson as a basis for the adaptation.

Teaching Reading in Language Education
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Steven Donald, Nagasaki Junshin University
Organization: Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: Oxford University Press (OUP) will bring Steven Donald (Nagasaki Junshin University) to talk about reading instruction in English education. There will be local presenters' speeches as well: Steve Davies will speak about reading instruction at Miyazaki International College; Hugh Nicoll, extensive reading at Miyazaki Municipal University (MMU); and Scott Bingham, intensive reading at MMU.