ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 19th, 2005

2005 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Fukuoka: Rhythm and Reading: Classroom Fun for the Very Young
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Carolyn Graham, Charles Vilina and Kathy Kampa, Craig Wright, Patrick Jackson, Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Oxford University Press is delighted to announce their premier event for teachers of young and very young learners: the Oxford Kid's Club Tour. This year the tour will be held at a record number of seventeen venues and runs from February 11 - 27.

Affective Processes in Second Language Learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter MacIntyre (Cape Breton University, Canada)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Please note: Starting from Spring Semester of 2005 (January 10, 2005) TUJ-Osaka will operate at a new location in central Osaka. The new TUJ-Osaka will be accessible directly from Umeda Station.

Codeswitching: Alternating between Japanese and English in Bilingual Interaction
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Greer
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: When people who regularly use two languages are speaking together, they often alternate back and forth between the two in a kind of mixed speech that is known as codeswitching.

Is Shadowing a Magic Wand?
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Ken Tamai (Kobe City University of Foreign Studies)
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Shadowing is now quickly becoming a popular method in teaching listening. The presenter would like to talk about the constituents of listening ability and possible effects of shodowing based on his research results.

Call for Papers Due February 19th (Saturday)

The JACET 44th Annual Convention
Call for papers due: February 19th (Saturday)
Event Dates: September 8th (Thursday) - September 10th (Saturday), 2005
Overview: The Japan Association of College English Teachers conference (theme: Exploring the Evolving Goals of English Education) will be held September 8 - 10, 2005 at Tamagawa University, Machida, Tokyo.