ELT Calendar

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

Content-Based Approaches to Foreign Language Teaching: Models and Methods
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Fred Genesee, McGill University
Organization: Katoh Gakuen
Location: Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will provide a brief history of content-based approaches to foreign/second language instruction and the rationale for such approaches.

FEW Monthly Meeting: Presenting yourself Professionally
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Speaker: Victoria Bolam
Organization: Foreign Executive Women
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: What do we mean by professionalism? Why is it important to us? How can we ensure that we are 'it'? Even as consultants tell us to create 'elevator speeches' (30 seconds to sum up your 'pitch'), psychologists tell us 90 per cent of sales are won non-verbally within seconds of meeting the sales person.