ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Illustration for Children Degree Courses at the North Wales School of Art
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Desdemona McCannon
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Desdemona McCannon will introduce the school 's B. A.

Research and Methodology: Communicate Now!
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Roger Palmer
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This is a presentation and workshop of the presenters new textbook, Communicate Now! Participants will be given an overview of the research that went into the textbook as well as a step to step guide on how best to utilize the textbook.

Teaching Micro-Skills for the TOEFL iBT Speaking Tasks and Independent Writing Task
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Terry Yearley
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Many Japanese students take the TOEFL test each year with the aim of studying either at universities abroad or at universities offering English programs (such as Sophia and Waseda).

Who Puts the Play in the Role-play?
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mitch Goodman
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Mitch Goodman will give a short background narrative showing what has led him to the extensive use of role-play in the classroom. We'll talk about what a role-play is, and its applicability to diverse language learning objectives.

Skills for Global Communication textbook
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Patrick and Aya Dougherty, Department of Global Communication, University of Hyogo
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Skills for Global Communication is the first of a new multi-skill, student-centered textbook series published by Seido Language Institute. This workshop will be conducted by Pat and Aya Dougherty, the authors of the textbook, and will include hands-on activities and illustrations of the many ways the textbook series fosters student success and helps maintain teacher sanity.

Children's Books in Sweden
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Anders Suneson
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Anders Suneson will introduce children's books that impacted his childhood and discuss the world of children's books in Sweden today. He will show samples of his and other Swedish illustrators' work.