ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Teaching Workshop Series 2007 (Yokohama) - Teaching Children More Effectively
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, Patrick Jackson, Kaj Schwermer, Miki Sakai
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively! Information Exchange Bulletin Board is available.

Poetics for Autonomous Learning and Teaching
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Hugh Nicoll (Miyazaki Municipal University)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Autonomous learning and teaching demands a high degree of tolerance for ambiguity. This talk will explore poetics and writings on arts education in order to enhance our understanding of learner autonomy in language learning and teaching.

Tools of the Trade: Utilizing the Video-iPod to Deliver Engaging EFL Content
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Bill Pellowe
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: Using only a video iPod, the presenter will demonstrate numerous ways that this new tool can be utilized to deliver both authentic and teacher-created material to the EFL classroom.