ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

New Ideas to Change Junior High English Lessons
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Koichi Kawamura
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Since most public junior high schools teach no more than three English lessons per week, it has been really difficult for junior high teachers to teach effectively.

SELHi Project: Enriching EFL through the teaching of pragmatics
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Jeremie Bouchard (Sapporo Sacred Heart School)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: The presentation, a combination of lecture and group discussion, will focus on a SELHi (Super English Language High School) initiative involving two English courses: Comprehensive and Interactive.