ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Garr Reynolds - Presenting Naked with Slides: How thinking like a designer can help
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Garr Reynolds
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Garr Reynolds, is the author of award-winning and international best-selling books Presentation Zen and Presentation Zen Design. In this presentation, Garr will introduce ten fundamental design principles and will speak in depth with examples and before/after samples.

Equinox 2010 - Scott Thornbury and Paul Nation
Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Steven Nishida, Ann Mayeda, Steve Brown, Steven Herder
Organization: MASH Collaboration: Meet, Ask, Share and Help
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: An afternoon of collaboration and discussion. Group discussions led by our 4 facilitators according to context: Young learners, JSHS, University, Graduate schools and English for Special Purposes (ESP).

Language Acquisition by Cochlear Implant Infants Deafened by Meningitis
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: C.J. Creighton
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Bacterial meningitis causes sensorineural deafness in 13 to 30 per cent of infant survivors. Until the development of cochlear implants deafened children could acquire signed but not oral language.

Elementary School English Activities: Are we there yet?
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Ann Mayeda (Konan Women's University), Steven Nishida (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, the presenters will begin by defining and clarifying the MEXT Course of Study for elementary school foreign English language activities and look at the reasons for some misunderstanding of this policy by various stakeholders amongst the public and private school sector.

Open chapter executive meeting of Nagasaki JALT
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: All welcome to speak
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: For our sixth event of the year, we invite anyone to come and hear short reports from our executive, ask questions, make suggestions, and begin to think about possible candidates for the 2011 executive, too.