ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Improve your Memory and Learning:Practical Classroom Applications
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Robert S. Murphy
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: Robert has presented his findings in workshops and talks around Japan and internationally. Recently he has begun writing and publishing material based on his findings.

How to get your students to read without really trying
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Thomas Robb
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will demonstrate how you can stimulate your students to read outside of class time. The freely available Moodle Reader quiz program allows students to take brief quizzes at home (or school) and collect "stamps" for each quiz successfully passed.

Using Authentic Video in the Language Classroom
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Chris Stillwell
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Movies and television programs can enrich language classrooms in a variety of ways. They can provide students with safe encounters with native speakers' culture, simultaneously giving students a form of real-world experience that can facilitate future interactions within this culture.