Kitakyushu JALT:

English in Elementary Schools: What Will It Mean for Secondary School Teachers?

Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2002 Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Speaker: Kensaku Yoshida, Sophia University and Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages

Description:
Please join the Kitakyushu JALT chapter for a talk on how changes to the elementary curriculum may affect English education in secondary schools.
The speakers will share their knowledge and experience from working on Monbukagakusho committees to revise English education. Topics covered will include the current state of English education and teacher training in elementary schools, proposed options for elementary English education and how these changes may affect secondary English education.
This presentation will be sponsored in part by STEP and should be of interest to teachers at the elementary and tertiary levels as well. Bring a friend.

Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Kitakyushu JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen

Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, room 31 (a short walk from Kokura Station)

Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Contact Kitakyushu JALT

Website: hosted.jalt.org/chapters/kq/