ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 15th, 2005

J-SLA2005 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Plenary Speaker Bonnie D. Schwartz (University of Hawaii at Manoa); John Matthews and Cynthia Brown(Shizuoka University)
Organization: The Japan Second Language Association
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: The 5th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association invites abstracts for papers on any theoretical and empirical studies in SLA. The deadline for receipt of abstracts E-mail: February, 28; Postal mail: February, 28 (postmarked) Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2005.

Using Music as a Teaching Tool
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Sayed Mohamed, Bradley Yaxley, Miles Kaizawa
Organization: ETJ Miyazaki (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: A workshop on using Music as a teaching tool to motivate young learners. .

Motivate Your Junior High Classes
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: John Brewer (Notre Dame Junior High School) and Bruno Vannieu (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Organization: ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: John Brewer and Bruno Vannieu demonstrate how unmotivated Junior High classes can be driven by a new dynamic! John and Bruno have developed "The Immediate Method " where the sole objective is to have the students learn to speak in a two-way, real-time communication.

The JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2005 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Featured Speakers Curtis Kelly and Michael Bostwick
Organization: Pragmatics Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: See day 1 of the JALT Pan-SIG Conference for details. .

The No-Textbook Method / Bingo Cards
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: John Bardos / Chuck Kayser
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: John Bardos explains his innovations in teaching elementary school students without textbooks. Chuck Kayser presents lesson ideas using self-made bingo cards.

The 20th International Education Forum
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, Institute of International Education in London; Katsutoshi Ito, Kanagawa University; Dr Alessandro Benati, University of Greenwich
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The speakers at today's event are: Teruyuki Zushi, Principal, Institute of International Education in London; Katsutoshi Ito, Emeritus Professor of Kanagawa University; Dr Alessandro Benati, Head of Department: Languages and International Studies, University of Greenwich.

Elementary School English Communication
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Masanori Tokeshi and Yoshi Nashiro
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: The speakers will present on the theory and practice of teaching communicative English to elementary school students. .