ELT Calendar

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

Interwoven Stories Told by High School JTEs and ALTs
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Takaaki Hiratsuka (University of Auckland)
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: Japan has used team teaching by Japanese Teachers of English (JTEs) and Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) in daily English lessons through the JET programme for more than two decades.

Discussion: Motivation
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: ETJ Fukuoka Committee
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This is a workshop and discussion meeting about motivation. How can we help students raise their motivation? Is motivation different for different age groups and levels? Questions for thought (please feel free to bring your own as well!): What are your favorite techniques to motivate students? Is the threat of punishment motivating? Are rewards motivating? How about extrinsic vs.

Task repetition and fluency development in the Japan classes: How much is enough?
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Craig Lambert (University of Kitakuyshu)
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The talk will discuss research on what fluency in speaking English is, how it can be developed, and how much time is required to develop it. The talk will combine research results and examples.