ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 9th, 2005

Program Revision
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dann Gossman, Kanto Gakuen University
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: What�s the first thing you think of doing when "Program Revision" becomes necessary? If your first reaction is to reach for the publishers' catalogues to see what new texts are available, you may want to re-think the entire process.

Cross-Cultural Communication: Difficulties and Strategies Utilized by Japanese Students at an American University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Jennifer Feyen, AMIC English Center
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will discuss difficulties that Japanese international students at an American university may have when engaging in cross-cultural communication in a variety of classroom encounters.