ELT Calendar
Sunday, June 4th, 2006
JALTCALL 2006 Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time:
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Lots of great presentations
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: The theme of the JALTCALL 2006 Conference is Designing CALL for Wired and Wireless Environments. See day one for more information.
ETJ One-Day Certificate Course (Tokyo)
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr, John Wiltshier, Rob Waring and Maurice Jamall
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This is the ETJ One-day certificate course in teaching Japanese students (for teachers of teenagers and adults). Different course contents are offered in alternating years.
Games with Flash Cards and Dice for All Ages
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Bradley Yaxley
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: It 's my pleasure to announce the next meeting of Kagoshima ETJ. Members and nonmembers are welcome.
Adapting textbooks for more successful lessons
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Tetsu Osada, Yashiro High School
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, high school teacher Tetsu Osada will discuss the problems facing EFL teachers at Japanese high schools and colleges which result from using published textbooks.
Students' motivation and resistance in language classrooms
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keiko Sakui
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Language teachers know that many students show motivation and enthusiasm for learning English. But we also see some students who are not interested in what we try to teach and even show resistance in various ways.