ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 22nd, 2004

2004 Pan-SIG Conference: The Interface Between Interlanguage, Pragmatics and Assessment (day 1 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Andrew Cohen and others
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This two-day conference is jointly sponsored by several JALT groups: West Tokyo Chapter, (Central) Tokyo Chapter, Testing SIG (Special Interest Group), Pragmatics SIG, and the College & University Educators (CUE) SIG.

Nellie's Osaka Seminar 4
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Mitsue Hoshihara (Matsuka Phonics Institue), Katherine Mackay (Longman ELT)
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The fourth seminar in Nellie's Osaka Seminar Series 2004 will feature two presentations as follows:1:00 PM - 2:00 PM English Rhythm through Picture Books Presenter: Mitsue Hoshihara (Matsuka Phonics Institue)Target: Teachers who teach children 5-12 years old Language: English Content: The introduction of picture books with original tapes and CDs focused on rhythm reading and activities.

Ideology of Women's Education in Japan
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Steve Cornwell, Osaka Jogakuin College
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: As a representative of the JALT GALE SIG (Gender Awareness in Language Education Special Interest Group), Steve Cornwell will talk about the ideology of women's education in Japan and also discuss the kind of curriculum he and his colleagues try to use at OJC (Osaka Jogakuin College) to help expand students' thinking.