ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 23rd, 2004

2004 Pan-SIG Conference: The Interface Between Interlanguage, Pragmatics and Assessment (day 2 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.

ETJ Certificate in Teaching English to Japanese Students
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Maurice Jamall, Rob Waring, Alastair Graham-Marr, Mark O'Neil
Organization: ETJ Certificate Course (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This course has been designed to address the needs of teachers in Japan. All ideas derive from classroom research, and trial-and-error experience in various kinds of Japanese teaching situations.

Study in Australia Forum
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: 70 Australian educational institutions
Organization: Australian Education International, Australian Embassy
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The Australian Government through AEI-International Education Network based at the Australian Embassy, Tokyo, will hold a Study in Australia Forum on Sunday 23 May at the Tokyo International Forum from 11am to 5pm.

EFL for Children and Teenagers
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Warner
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Peter Warner presents methods and materials that work with active young learners, including:Keep It Briefs: key elements of successful classes, and Four Skills of Phonics: teaching phonics using all four skills.

It Says Something To Me About My Life: Using Pop Music Effectively in the Classroom
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Hullah
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: It has been claimed that, for many L2 students, pop music is their most frequent and meaningful exposure to English outside the EFL classroom (Domoney and Harris, 1993).

Raising Bilingual Children
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Roundtable - Q & A
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Disussion on raising children in a bilingual environment - followed by "meet the presenter" with tea, coffee and light refreshments. .