ELT Calendar

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

English Land Launch Party 2005 (Osaka)
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Mari Nakamura and Lesley Ito
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Discover the magic of English Land � the new children's course from Pearson Longman with all your favorite Disney characters. Come along to receive your English Land free gift and entry into a Magical Prize Draw.

English Land Launch Party 2005 (Tokyo)
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Akiko Seino and Mitsuyo Ohta
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Discover the magic of English Land � the new children's course from Pearson Longman with all your favorite Disney characters! Come along to receive your English Land free gift and entry into a Magical Prize Draw.

It Was Fun! So what? A critical analysis of the role of fun in children's ELT
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: John Wiltshier
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: 'Fun' must be the most overused and misused term in Children's ELT. Nothing is inherently 'fun,' just as nothing is inherently motivating.

My Share Holiday Activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mary Virgil
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Every year the holiday season is a time to do something special. New ideas are always needed so let's get together on this cool autumn day and share with each other the things that we do during this season.

Intercultural Communication in the Language Classroom: Ideas and Activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Schaules (Rikkyo University)
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will share a series of practical ideas for using culture to teach English. Many of the examples will come from the popular Identity text, which the presenter wrote.

A Two-Part Presentation: Teaching Listening, Teaching Speaking
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Part 1: Teaching Listening to Low-Level Learners Teaching listening effectively means teaching both phonology and knowledge of discourse. A working knowledge of the phonology of natural connected speech, elisions and liaisons, weak forms and reductions helps students with their 'bottom-up' decoding skills.