ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

9th Immediate Method Autumn Workshop (Kobe)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Stephen Richmond, Kathleen Riley, Bruno Vannieu
Organization: Research Group for Teaching Conversation in Japan
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: The Immediate Method is a simple and powerful conversation classroom management technique that was created in Japan in response to several challenging situations: (1) large classes; (2) low levels of language ability and motivation, and (3) the reticent classroom behavior of Japanese learners.

Autumn Triple Header: TOEIC, Cooperative Learning and officer elections
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Izumi Tanaka, Jon Robinson
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: This meeting will have two presentations: Cooperative Learning in Young Learner ClassroomsIzumi Tanaka (Tokoha Jr. College / Tachibana Elementary School) Action Research on cooperative group reading was conducted at a private primary school in Shizuoka city, Japan.