ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Getting Real: adding authentic communication to EFL classes through project work
Time: 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Michael Stout
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: According to Ogura (2008), almost half of the textbooks approved by MEXT for Oral Communication I classes in Japan contain less than one percent authentic communication tasks.

Open Office - An easy way to write exercises, presentations, etc.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Lawrence Cisar, CP, RP, PhD
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Do you want to write exercises that can be easily transferred to just about any software program? Do you want to use Power Point but are turned off by MicroSofts fees? Do you want to keep records, create databases, and do other things without all the expenses? Find out about Open Office.