ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Workshop Certificate Program (Workshop 3 and 4) in Tokyo
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Qualified teacher-trainers from the IIEEC Teacher Training Center
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Workshop content has been developed by Ritsuko Nakata (Co-Author, Let 's Go) in cooperation with Oxford University Press and is aimed at all teachers of young learners who wish to become more confident, effective teachers.

Debate Made Easy
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Charles LeBeau
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: More and more high schools and universities are including debate as part of their curriculum. But many students and teachers are unfamiliar with the basics of debate.

Iwate JALT 20th Anniversary Barbecue
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: various
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Iwate JALT is very pleased to invite you to a barbecue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Iwate JALT! Formerly Morioka JALT, the Iwate JALT chapter was started in 1986 by Robin Sakamoto, Natsumi Onaka and Izumi Suzuki.

Two Action Research Projects with Learning Strategies
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jason Williams, Notre Dame Seishin University
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will focus on two action research projects designed to teach students how to use learning strategies to become more self-reliant. One project focused on teaching communication strategies in order to keep students from using dictionaries during oral communication activities.