ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Teaching Japanese Life Events from a Taiwanese Perspective
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Freddy, Yu (You Ming-Hwang)
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: The speaker is a teacher of Japanese and Japanese culture for International students at Yamagata University. His primary interest is teaching Japanese life events, based on his research: "The change in rites of passage on the Japanese isolated islands - the case of a depopulating and aging society.

Teaching Listening Skills and Speaking Strategies
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Alastair Graham-Marr, author of Communication Spotlight, will explain why, and what, strategies should be taught. Part 1 of the presentation will examine how teachers can go beyond giving practice in listening and actually teach listening skills, such as top-down predictive skills and bottom-up decoding skills.