ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Cross-Curricular Content and Children's ELT Publishing
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Steve King
Organization: Elementary School Thematic English Education Movement
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Pearson Longman, the world's largest publisher of materials for English Language Teaching, is working on new materials to be published in the coming years that will include content from other subject areas such as Science, Math, Music, Social Sciences, Technology and History.

The Communicative Classroom: What can be taught?
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Alastair Graham-Marr examines what elements in a communicative classroom can be taught and what elements can only be developed through enough exposure and practice.

Reflective Teaching
Time: 1:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: 1) Rob Moreau and Allen Lindskoog; 2) Polina Mitkova
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: The May meeting for the Yokohama Chapter of JALT will have two presentations: Rob Moreau and Allen Lindskoog will present Standing in a New Place: Reflecting on Awareness and Development; Polina Mitkova will present How to Phrase Your Praise.

The Communicative Classroom: What can be taught?
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Alastair Graham-Marr examines what elements in a communicative classroom can be taught and what elements can only be developed through enough exposure and practice.

Giant Steps: The Project to Internationalize EIKEN
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: M. Todd Fouts, Chief Editor, Test Development and Research, The Society for Testing English Proficiency (STEP), Inc.
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: (This presentation will be held on May 15 in Obihiro, and May 16 in Sapporo. )I used to tell people, when I spoke to educators outside Japan, that EIKEN was the biggest test they'd never heard of.

Cultural Perspectives and Influences of Teachers
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Roehl Sybing
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: This presentation details some of the findings from ongoing research exploring the views language educators hold about culture, the application of culture in the language classroom and the potential effects, positive or negative, on language learners.

Talking About JALT Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Carol Rinnert (Hiroshima City University), Jim Ronald (Hiroshima Shudo University), Keith Hoy (Suzugamine Women's College), and Eleanor Kane (University of Shimane)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Pragmatics, Teaching Children, Extensive Reading, and Learner Development will be some of the topics discussed at this multifaceted meeting, devoted to JALT Special Interest Groups.