ELT Calendar

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Phonics and Animating your Children's Classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Akemi Takagi
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: This workshop is geared toward teachers of children; however, it should provide inspiration to any language teacher. Areas to be covered are: 1.

(1) Discussion: English Imperialism; (2) Discussion: Why Taku and Honko Can't Learn English
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Tomoko Fujinami, Izumi High School; (2) Tony Crooks, Miyagi University of Education
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: English Imperialism (Tomoko Fujinami, Izumi High School)This session will present the problems and consequences that result from the adoption of English as the medium in international communication.