ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Today is Culture Day (Bunka-no-hi)

The 2007 Tokyo ELT Expo and Bookfair (day 1 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Alexander Case, Andy Boon, Colin Skeates, Daniel Ferreira, more
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This is a 2-day event (Saturday and Sunday). Presentations and workshops will be given by David Juteau, David Paul, David Stephens, Eric Shannon, Irina Babanova, Jeff Lewis, Mayuka Habbick, Michael Stout, Naoko Harada, Renee Sawazaki, Richard Robinson, Yoko Ishii, Yuco Kikuchi.

7th IM (Immediate Method) Autumn Workshop
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: Stephen Richmond, David Latz, Kathleen Riley, Gary Brockett, Scott Brown, Bruno Vannieu
Organization: Research Group for Teaching Conversation in Japan
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: The Immediate Method is a simple and powerful conversation classroom management technique that was created in Japan in response to several challenging situations: (1) large classes; (2) low levels of language ability and motivation, and (3) the reticent classroom behavior of Japanese learners.

(1) Cultivating Active Readers; (2) From Egg Crate to Omelet: Energizing Teacher Development
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Neil Anderson
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: 1. 2:00-3:00 pm: Using examples from Active Skills for Reading, Second Edition, the author will show how graded steps towards developing reading fluency can be taken from the lowest levels onwards, and will also show how taking an "ACTIVE" approach to reading can increase English language learners' reading comprehension and fluency.