ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

PPP vs TBL
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Mark de Boer
Organization: ETJ Iwate (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Mark de Boer will discuss the differences between PPP (present-practice-produce) and TBL (task-based learning) and discuss the benefits and the downsides to using either of these two teaching methods in a children's classroom.

Teaching Workshop Series 2007 (Tokyo) - Teaching Children More Effectively
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Patrick Jackson, Kevin Churchley
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively! Information Exchange Bulletin Board is available.

Teachers' workshop
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mayuka Habbick
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Please note the change of venue - Nakano Zero, Nakano-ku, Tokyo This is a new venue for ETJ Tokyo. It is just 8 minutes walk from the South Exit of Nakano Station (JR Chuo and Sobu Lines, and Metro Tozai Line).

Using Stories with Younger Learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Trevor Ralph and Kazue Taniguchi
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Kids love stories! Stories are imaginative, colorful, interesting, and provide teachers a chance to engage and interact with their classes on many levels.

Two presentations: one on needs analysis and another on demotivation
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keita Kikuchi, Waseda University
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: A needs analysis study of students in a college English language program Although needs analysis (also called needs assessment) is claimed to be a critical part of the process of curriculum planning in second language learning (Brown, 1995; Richards, 2001), there are not so many published studies on this topic.

Using Poetry in the Language Classroom: Whys and Hows
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Hugh Nicoll, Miyazaki Municipal University
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation, Hugh Nicoll will begin with a brief exploration of reasons why we might use poetry in language classrooms. He will devote most our time together to a demonstration of ways he has used poems in his classes in discussion with participants.

Using Poetry in the Language Classroom: Whys and Hows
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Hugh Nicoll
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation, we will begin with a brief exploration of reasons why we might use poetry in language classrooms. Hugh Nicholl will devote most of the time together to a demonstration of ways he has used poems in his classes.

Teaching Young Learners
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Lisa Manhart and Kelly Sato
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: We are very happy to have Lisa Manhart and Kelly Sato coming to us to talk about their children's classes. Lisa will be sharing different ideas from her classes, where rhythm and music are a staple.

ETJ-Nagano First Meeting and Idea Exchange
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: ETJ Nagano (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: A regional ETJ-Nagano group is starting in Nagano City. We'll have our first meeting on February 25th from 5pm to 7pm at Noah Learning Center in Hongo Station on the Dentetsu Line.