ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Korea TESOL International Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
Short description: Korea TESOL encourages teachers and scholars to consider what it is about the contemporary ELT environment that drives change in the classroom, and to present their responses before 900 of their colleagues at our 16th annual international conference in Seoul, October 25-26, 2008.

Storytelling and Language Teaching
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Kusumika Chatterjee
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture
Short description: Telling a good story is an important part of what we do with language. Kusumika will suggest a variety of techniques for helping students of all ages to tell effective stories in their second language.

English Story Cycle: What, Why and How
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Anthony S. Rausch
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will introduce English Story Cycle as an approach to elementary school English in Japan. The presentation will detail what the English Story Cycle idea is, why it is appropriate for elementary school English in Japan, and how to conduct English Story Cycle, either as the basis for the overall curriculum or as a meaningful add-on to any other curriculum.