ELT Calendar

Friday, February 17th, 2006

The 2006 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Kumamoto - Growing Up with Oxford - Putting Great Ideas Into Practice
Time: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Oliver Bayley, Craig Wright
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Short description: The Oxford Kids' Club Tour 2006 - In conjunction with the Daily Yomiuri 50th Anniversary. By popular demand, Oxford University Press welcomes back to Japan trainer, author and presenter Craig Wright! Craig is the author of the phenomenally successful Dolphin Readers series.

Exploring Action Research Methods: Examples from an Extensive Reading Program
Time: 6:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Speaker: Greg Sholdt, Himeji Dokkyo University
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation, the conceptualizations, justifications, and benefits of action research will be explored and the basic steps of conducting an action research project, including a variety of techniques for collecting and analyzing data, will be described.