ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

The 2006 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Fukuoka - Growing Up with Oxford - Putting Great Ideas Into Practice
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Craig Wright, Yoriko Taniyama, Kathy Kampa and Charles Vilina
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The Oxford Kids' Club Tour 2006 - In conjunction with the Daily Yomiuri 50th Anniversary. Join authors and teacher trainers Ritsuko Nakata (Let's Go), Setsuko Toyama (English Time), Kathy Kampa and Charles Vilina (Magic Time), Craig Wright (Dolphin Readers) and Yoriko Taniyama (The Oxford Reading Tree) as they show you how to put great ideas for Reading, Songs, Chants and Lively Communication for a wide range of student ages into practice in This tour also sees the launch of the Third Edition of Let's Go - Japan's most popular course for kids! Admission is free and pre-registration is not required for this event.

Debate Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: Neil Farrelly and Steven Ashton
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: A debate workshop for everyone who dislikes debate, and for those who don't think they have any opinions to express - or if they do, believe they are too shy to share them.

Understanding Nonverbal Communication
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Fred Anderson, Siebold University of Nagasaki
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Nonverbal communication is estimated to account for as much as 70 per cent of what we communicate in face-to-face interaction. However, it is more difficult to analyze than verbal communication, and tends to be more subconscious, and thus is often more difficult to come to grips with.