ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

Storytelling Festival and Symposium
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Osaka Gakuin University in collaboration with Kyoto JALT are presenting the 4th annual Storytelling Festival and Symposium. Categories include: Adventure; Comedy; and Warm Hearted.

4th Annual Storytelling Festival and Symposium
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Beniko Mason, Brian Caspino, Rex Tanimoto, and many more (including many students)
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Suita City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The 4th annual Storytelling Festival and Symposium is presented by Osaka Gakuin University in cooperation with the Osaka Prefecture Board of Education and the Osaka and Kyoto chapters of JALT, and includes numerous teacher and student storytellers from Osaka prefecture and abroad.

What Color are your Sunglasses while Viewing the World?
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Jessica Oppenheim
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: America from an American's point of view after living in Japan for 2 years. We will take a look at the history, culture and photos while discussing generalizations about the new world.

5th Immediate Method Autumn Workshop
Time: 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Scott Brown, Stephen Richmond, and more (22 presenters in total)
Organization: Research Group for Teaching Conversation in Japan
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: What is the Immediate Method? The Immediate Method is a conversation teaching method that was created in Japan to solve typical problems of Japanese classes.

Personality Workshop in Teaching/Learning Style Diversity
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Lawrence Metzger
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Content Focus and Learning Goal: Personality factors strongly influence teacher-/learner-centered styles and effective pedagogy in the ESL classroom.