ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

A Grammar Workshop with Brett Reynolds
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Brett Reynolds
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: A chance to catch grammar guru Brett Reynolds on his brief visit to Tokyo. What's wrong with traditional grammars? The presentation will include an introduction to English grammar, understanding and teaching relative clauses, activities to practice English grammar and more.

(1) Language Output, Language Input: Things that are true of all learners; (2) Multiple Intelligences Theory and Its Applications to Practices for University Students in Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Alastair Graham-Marr; (2) Masa Tsuneyasu
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: (1) Language Output, Language Input: Things that are true of all learners Alastair Graham-Marr This talk will look at some of the underlying aspects of how learners produce or understand spoken English--aspects that are universally true regardless of the age group or language level of the learners involved.

Using Recent Media in FL Courses and for Rating Oral Examinations
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Rudolf Reinelt, Ehime University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: The aim of this presentation is to familiarize the audience with recent media in FL courses and for rating oral examinations. The presenter briefly introduces his conversation-oriented FL courses and the course-final oral examination.