ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

Nellie's ELT Workshop and Book Fair 2006 in Osaka
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Roger Barnard, Rob Waring, Alastair Graham-Marr, Donald and Michael Kinney and many more!
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: ELT materials supplier Nellie's Group will hold its 6th annual ELT Workshop and Book Fair this year in five locations: Osaka (October 15), Yokohama (October 29), Nagoya (November 12), Tokyo (December 3) and Fukuoka (January 21, 2007).

Let our class be a place for training skills, not for conveying static knowledge
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Tetsuhito Shizuka
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Prof. Shizuka's talk will be given in four parts:1.

IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Workshop Certificate Program (Workshop 3 and 4)
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.

Sixth Immediate Method Autumn Workshop
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Marchand, Stephen Richmond, etc.
Organization: Research Group for Teaching Conversation in Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: What is the Immediate Method? The Immediate Method is a conversation teaching method that was created in Japan to solve typical problems of Japanese classes.

A Longitudinal Tool for Enhancing Student Responsibility
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Brad Deacon
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This presentation focuses on an itemized chart system called the Active and Responsible Self-Evaluation List (ARSL) of specific learner behaviors and actions for student self-evaluation and management that are conducted over the course of a school year.

Global Education through Role Play and Simulations
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kip Cates
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: The theme is Global Education through Role Play and Simulations. This is a workshop format including handouts for the participants.

The Song of Myself: Haiku in the EFL Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Trudie Heiman
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Come and experience a creative, fun, hands-on workshop on how and why Haiku in the EFL Classroom can teach your students much about English, how English works in relationship to hiragana/ katakana, and how to boost their pride and understanding of this unique Japanese art form that has spread world-wide.

Ideas for Teaching Phonics to Japanese Children and Beginners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Yayoi Aoki
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: First of all, Yayoi will describe the difference in how to catch the sounds of Japanese and native English speakers. She show the mistakes which Japanese people tend to typically make.

Rock to Close Guantanamo
Time: 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Speaker: Invago; Eden Rogue
Organization: Amnesty International, Group 78 Tokyo
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Guantanamo Bay is a Human Rights Scandal: Come along to AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL's event "Rock to Close Camp Delta. " This is a dance party and benefit concert featuring Invago and Eden Rouge.