ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

2008 Career Strategy Seminar
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers of various career fields
Organization: Foreign Executive Women
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Wondering which path to take? Then book your place on the 15th FEW (Foreign Executive Women) Career Strategies Seminar for English speaking women. -Free 2008 Career Guide will be given to you at the seminar.

Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 2): Current Perspectives on Task-Based Language Teaching
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Rod Ellis (University of Auckland)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is currently advocated by a number of SLA researchers but has also been challenged by some teacher educators. This seminar will examine the theoretical bases for TBLT and in so doing will address the criticisms that have been leveled at it.

Sendai FRANCA Inaugural Meeting
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Arudou Debito
Organization: Foreign Residents and Naturalised Citizens Association
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Come and meet Arudou Debito, naturalised Japanese citizen and human rights activist. He will be talking about FRANCA, the Foreign Residents and Naturalised Citizens Association, as well as the history and current situation of foreigner rights in Japan.

Simultaneous Manuscript and Illustration Exchange
Time: 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM
Speaker:
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Two simultaneous exchanges will take place at this event. Reservations required.