ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

PGL5 - the 5th Peace as a Global Language Conference (day 3 of 3)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: several presentations
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Please see Saturday's entry for details: 5th Peace as a Global Language Conference. .

Celebration of Multiethnic Cultural Capital of Adolescent 'Half' Girls in Japan
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Laurel Kamada
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: This presentation examines the ethnic identities of a network of six Japanese-Caucasian early-adolescent girlfriends, who were born and raised in Japan, by analyzing their talk within group discussions.

Authoring your own autonomy by learning from change
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Stacey Vye, JALT LD-SIG Co-Coordinator, Meikai University
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: The development of teacher and learner autonomy in language learning is often the consequence of critical moments of change. Participants will be invited to explore self-reflection techniques by recalling and retelling memories of autonomy-inviting experiences that would be suitable for young learners up to adults.

Effective Presentations
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kay Hammond
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Come and enjoy this JALT-award-winning presentation! This session covers the core skills required to make an effective presentation in a variety of situations.

Two Topics: Student Resistance, followed by Putting Reading and Listening Online
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keiko Sakui (Kobe's Shoin Women's University) and Gordon Luster (Language Education and Research Network, Inc.)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: First, Dr. Sakui will lead a workshop in which participants discuss their experiences of student resistance to 2nd language learning.

TPR-S (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: TPR-S (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) is a relatively new teaching method based on the natural teaching approach. It was created by Blaine Ray in the 1990's and now thousands of teachers all over the world are trying this powerful teaching method.