ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 28th, 2004

English Forum 2004: Regarding the Establishment of an Action Plan to Cultivate "Japanese with English Abilities" - Upgrading English Education in Japan
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organization: Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) will hold the English Forum 2004 to report the situation concerning the implementation of measures from The Action Plan to Cultivate 'Japanese with English abilities'.

Fukuoka Study Group March Meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: IIEEC teacher trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The monthly IIEEC Study Group meeting welcomes all teachers who are interested in improving their teaching techniques and getting students to ask questions as well as answering them.

English Teaching Methods for Junior High School Teachers
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Kimiko Takahashi
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: This bilingual presentation will be in in Japanese and English. .

Ways to Improve Speaking
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Steve King, Pearson/Longman
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: This academic talk describes practical oral activities to build students' confidence in communicating. This talk isn't about any specific textbook.

First Class Activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Thomas Heffernan, Melinda Kawahara, Bo Causer, Damian Hill
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, several teachers will discuss ideas for the first classes of the year. This is followed by "meet the presenter" with tea, coffee and light refreshments .

Is CALL losing steam?
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Connell
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: At the JALT 2003 conference in Shizuoka, Peter Ruthven-Stuart discussed attitudes towards CALL within the language teaching profession. (CALL stands for Computer-assisted language learning).