ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

On 'Communicative' in Communicative Language Teaching
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Jim Smiley
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will focus on the ever-evolving term of communicative and look at how this ambiguous term has recently taken on a new meaning in terms of language learning.

ETJ Aichi September Workshop: The Future of Team Teaching in Elementary School
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Biagio Christiano
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Aichi is a group for teachers of children up through middle school in Aichi, Gifu and Mie. For the September workshop, Biagio will present on the development of team teaching English for elementary school.

Two Presentations: Wrestling With Writing: A Case Study; Nontraditional Extreme Storytelling Activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tom Anderson and M. Delano Cannegieter
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Teaching writing skills to large university classes that consist of many "motivationally-challenged" students can seem a teacher's nightmare. Tom Anderson will discuss a writing course he has developed and taught that deals head-on with this situation.

An Evaluation of English Textbooks from the Viewpoint of Culture
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Nobuko Yamanaka, Ehime University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: In English pedagogy in Japan, Mombusho-approved English textbooks have played a major role in providing the information on culture in the classroom. Therefore, the particular examination of those English textbooks has been conducted in understanding a clear picture of what aspects of culture are being taught at schools.