ELT Calendar

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

Teaching Pre-Teens: Problems and Possibilities
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Aleda Krause
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
Short description: How do you feel about teaching pre-teens? Even the most confident teachers can be challenged by 10- to 12-year olds. They are no longer small children and not yet young adults, but seem to swing back and forth between the two.

Promoting a Holistic Approach to Speaking in the Classroom
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Simon Capper, Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing
Organization: Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: Many Language learners (and teachers) have a tendency to overly focus on linguistic features at the expense of the paralinguistic and nonverbal aspects of communication.

Officer Meet and BBQ
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Kent Hill as discussion facilitator
Organization: Wakayama Chapter of JALT
Location: Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture
Short description: EBM report and Next Step Discussion: Wakayama JALT Chapter President Kent Hill will report upon his attendance of the JALT June EBM. Next, nuts and bolts discussion on coordinating and promoting the October presentation event.

The New TOEIC Tests: Understanding the challenges, preparing for success
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Grant Trew
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The recent changes to the TOEIC have significant implications for both students and educators running test preparation courses. The first half of this workshop will walk participants through the new test format of the TOEIC (Listening and Reading) test, clarifying the main changes, and highlighting the implications for test takers and teachers.