ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

Intercultural Education Praxis Seminar (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 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: Please see the description for day 1 for details. .

Nellie's ELT Workshop & Book Fair 2004 in Osaka
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: At the Nellie's ELT Workshop & Book Fair 2004 there will be displays from various well-known publishers, the latest in ELT materials and children's items available at big 15% discount (with some exceptions) and a chance to take part in the many workshops being held by Japan's leading ELT professionals all for free.

Chubu ELT Expo
Time: 9:15 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, Akiko Seino, Barry Mateer, Curtis Kelly, David Paul, Patrick Jackson, and many more
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The ETJ Expos are for all teachers, with presentations and materials for teaching kindergarten up through college students. The ETJ Expos will tour 10 major Japanese cities.

A Day Celebrating Learner Development: Work in Progress
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Barfield, Mike Nix, Stacy Vye, Yoko Wakui, Eiko Iwata, Marlen Harrison, Kathi Kitao, Ellen Head, Denise Haugh, Amy Fenning, Matthew Apple, Larry Metzger, and more!
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Co-sponsored by Osaka Chapter and the Learner Development SIG, the morning session will feature a panel discussion with speakers who recently attended the conference on "Autonomy: Maintaining Control" in Hong Kong and Huangzhou, China.

Culture in the Classroom (day 2 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: See day 1 of Culture in the Classroom for details. .

Class video exchanges: Enjoying the learning
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Joyce Cunningham
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: As a class project, video exchanges between classes in two different countries have great potential for learning life skills and promoting cultural awareness as well as practicing English in small groups.

IIEEC Pre-School Workshop, Part 2 in Tokyo
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: IIEEC teacher trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: It is said that young children can learn English better, but how can we teach those who are not even able to speak Japanese well? This workshop will show you effective techniques and activities for teaching conversation for this level.

Energetic Ecosongs for Kids & Helping High Schoolers' Fluency
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Renata Suzuki, Eigo de Asobo
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Join us for this two-part workshop with a talented songwriter and kids-to-adult teacher. Our presenter will share some of her Ecosong creations.

English Education at Japanese Universities for Technology
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Emiko Hirose Horton, Shibaura Institute of Technology and Sayuri Yoshizawa, Tokyo Denki University
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation, we are going to examine what kind of English education is expected, in general, according to MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology), and Engineering colleges and universities.

Making Effective Use of Textbooks and Other Teaching Materials
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keiko Yonaha, Meio University
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: (To be announced)For up-to-date information on this event, please visit the "Upcoming Events" section at our message board site: http://www.

Training Students to Use Basic Learning Srategies
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Clive Lovelock, Tezukayama Gakuin University
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: The Japanese high school Juken Eigo exam-oriented study system, based on grammar-translation and memorization, trains high school students in classroom behaviour which is antithetical to language learning, according to presenter Clive Lovelock, whose workshop demonstrates a system of using individual student assessment cards to make students aware of things they need to do to learn English.

Four Presentations
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Zeid, Gordon Luster, and Ian Nakamura
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Today is a sneak preview of four presentations that will be given at the National JALT Conference, Nov. 19-22 in Nara.