ELT Calendar

Monday, July 18th, 2005

Today is Marine Day (Umi-no-hi)

Managing Large Classes
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Hamish Buchan (British Council ELT Projects Manager)
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This course will help give ideas and activities to help teachers introduce communicative activities to large classes and make the lessons more student centred.

Maruzen English Teaching Materials Fair
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:40 PM
Speaker: Yukie Miyako, Hitomi Iguma, Kumiko Takahashi, Oliver Bayley, Keiko Imura, and Daisuke Ito
Organization: Maruzen Bookshops
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Maruzen Marunouchi Main Store will hold an English Teaching Materials Fair. At this event, 6 publishers present their materials and useful methods you can use in your classrooms.

1st Annual Iwate JALT Potluck Picnic/Barbecue
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: It's a BBQ!
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Iwate JALT's 1st Annual Iwate JALT Pot Luck Picnic will be held in the parklands on the Eastern side of Shijushida Dam (about 5km North of Annex Kawatoku).