ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 31st, 2004

Kansai ELT Expo
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: several well-known speakers
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka 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.

Nellie's ELT Workshop & Book Fair 2004 in Nagoya
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi 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.

Creating a Textbook for the Teaching of English for Science and Technology
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tom Goodier, Nodai Niko High School
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: This presentation gives the pedagogical considerations and the rationale for the textbook DISCOVER - English Communication for Science, Technology, and the Environment.

Double Session: (1) Holidays and Festivals Around the World. (2) Let's Get Physical: Warm-Up Activities Involving Language and Movement
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Steve Hakkarainen, Marc Helgesen
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Holidays and Festivals Around the World This is a good time to use holidays and festivals not only as a tool to teach English but also to develop student's understanding of various cultures.

Writing materials for Content-based Language Classes
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Edward Rummel
Organization: Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: This workshop is aimed at teachers, teacher educators and curriculum developers who are interested in content, text or genre-based material preparation and programming.