ELT Calendar

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

Nellie's Group Nagoya ELT Workshop and Book Fair
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Publisher presentations by Macmillan LanguageHouse, Matsuka Phonics Institute, Oxford University Press, and R.I.C. Publications
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Nellie's Group will hold its 8th annual Nagoya ELT Workshop and Book Fair this year on Saturday, December 6th. We invite you to come along and browse the publisher displays of new and popular ELT materials for both children and adults, or attend publisher presentations by Macmillan LanguageHouse, Matsuka Phonics Institute, Oxford University Press, and R.

The Year in Review: Round Table
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Guests and members
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: The year is drawing to close, and every teacher must have hit highs and lows in this calendar. Some of the experiences have enriched us and throughout the year, we have collected little gems of activities or classroom management techniques that have greatly helped us.

iPod for Teachers and Students
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Nicolas Gromik
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: This presentation offers some approaches for using iPods in the language classroom. The first half will describe teacher use of iPods.

Mapping for EFL (part I): Mapping tools workshop
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lawrie Hunter, Kochi University of Technology
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture
Short description: This workshop, part I of a 2-part series of workshops, begins with a brief overview of the variety of mapping types and mapping tools in use in education today, followed by a hands-on workshop on the use of (1) Hunter's infostructure maps and (2) Cmap Tools.

Critical Thinking, Controversial Topics, and Stimulating Conversation
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Greg Goodmacher
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, the presenter plans to facilitate a lively discussion of the pros and cons of controversial topics in our language classrooms. Are these topics useful for teaching language skills and critical thinking skills? How can teachers deal with administrations which might not approve of hot topics? Should teachers express their own opinions? Attendees will share their concerns, approaches, successes and failures with controversial topics.