ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 16th, 2004

Culture in the Classroom (day 1 of 2)
Time: 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Joseph Shaules (Rikkyo University) and Kip Cates (Tottori University)
Organization: Japan Intercultural Institute
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This weekend workshop will help language educators learn to present intercultural and global issues in the classroom. Saturday's workshop will focus on teaching intercultural communication: learning goals, key concepts, sample activities and teaching materials.

Intercultural Education Praxis Seminar (day 1 of 2)
Time: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Muneo Yoshikawa (University of Hawaii) and 5 other speakers
Organization: The Society for Intercultural Education, Training, And Research
Location: Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: This is a wonderful opportunity for you to exchange new knowledge, information, and ideas about intercultural communication. Every year at the seminar, participants share their ideas for intercultural education and training with each other, and have an opportunity to introduce videos, exercises, simulations and other materials at a presentation session (20 minutes for each person).

Teaching Presentation Skills
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kay Hammond
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Whether you want to teach delivery skills to students, or improve your own, this session has something for you. Speech courses often require students to make several presentations on different topics.