ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

Teaching Workshop Series 2007 (Kumamoto) - Teaching Children More Effectively
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Patrick Jackson, Yoriko Taniyama, Oliver Bayley
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively! Information Exchange Bulletin Board is available.

A Practical Workshop on Using Your iPod in the Classroom.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Bill Pellowe, eltpodcast.com, eltcalendar.com, Kinki University.
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: If you don 't have an iPod, please feel welcome to attend and observe, but if you DO have one, please bring it and your laptop for an informative afternoon workshop of practical tips on how to use an iPod in the classroom.

The Otaru Onsens Case and Racial Discrimination in Japan
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Arudou Debito
Organization: Wakayama Chapter of JALT
Location: Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture
Short description: It is time to account for the degree of immigration to Japan, and how immigrants and their communities are changing the face of Japan. As many policymakers see the foreign influx as a threat to the established notions of "Japaneseness" (and are sparking the creation of "anti-crime" and "anti-terrorist" drives), Arudou Debito will discuss the need for legal protection of "foreigners" as ethnic minority, taxpayer, and even citizen.

Dialogue and Vocabulary Journals
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Hudson Murrell
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Murrell will give a talk about journals in the classroom. Many people use vocabulary journals, and the advantages of different methods will be discussed.