ELT Calendar

Thursday, October 13th, 2005

FEW October Meeting: What I've learned about succeeding in Japan!
Time: 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Speaker: Linda Sherman, the Executive Vice President of The Courage Group's Innovation Marketing services
Organization: Foreign Executive Women
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Linda Sherman is a marketing expert with over 20 years of executive and consulting experience in Japan. Having spent the majority of her successful career in Japan, Linda will share with us what she has learned over the years as a top management executive, including: Managing the marketing related creative process.

Simply Read: Developing a reading habit in your learners
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Clyde Fowle
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This workshop will look at some of the advantages of incorporating extended reading into language learning programmes. The rational for encouraging students to read extensively will be discussed and the session will consider the practicalities of introducing and managing an extensive reading programme.

Students beliefs about causes of their failure
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Chamreoeun Koun
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: This talk is part of a tour, so please see the Tokyo listing for details of Chamreoeun Koun's talk. .