ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 12th, 2005

Peace as a Global Language 4th Annual Conference (day 2 of 3)
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Many presenters and poster sessions
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: See day 1 of the PGL Conference for details. .

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: The Nagoya Players
Organization: Nagoya Players
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This fall, The Nagoya Players bring you Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, a hilarious take-off on Shakespeare's Hamlet by Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love).

English teaching in Oman
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Abdullah Abri
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: Akita University graduate student Abdullah Abri presents on English teaching in Oman. Included will be an overview of Oman and its culture, as well as the educational system and the role of English there.

Manuscript/Illustration Exchange
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Open to published and unpublished writers and illustrators.
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Tokyo will hold a Manuscript/Illustration Exchange at RBR, The New Center for Creative Arts, in Moto Azabu, Tokyo, a seven-minute walk from Azabu-Juban Station on the Toei Oedo or Namboku Lines or a 15-minute walk from Hiroo Station on the Hibiya Line (see a map).

Extensive Reading Activities
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Ronan Brown
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This workshop aims to place extensive reading at the center of the language teaching program by presenting a broad range of classroom activities and tasks that draw on students' reading experiences for further language development in reading, writing and speaking skills classes.

The Conversation Circle
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: This interactive and flexible hands-on system will awaken your senses and build a conversation with engaging multisensory activities involving listening, moving, touching, seeing, smelling, and speaking.