ELT Calendar for December 2001
December 1st (Saturday) 2001
Songs and Games that Work for Children!
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Katherine Mackay, Longman ELT, Pearson Education Japan
Organization: Jelly Beans Educational
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Motivating Learners of English of all Ages
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Larmond, Thomson Learning
Organization: Jelly Beans Educational
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
The Many Uses of Journal Writing
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Christine Casanave, Keio University
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Placement Testing and Placement Issues
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Kathleen Brown and J. Lake
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Making and Using Vocabulary Tests for Vocabulary Size and Placement Decisions
Time:
8:10 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Westrick
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
December 2nd (Sunday) 2001
Mini Conference & Book Fair
Time:
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Mary Lee Field, and many more
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Warm-up Activities for EFL Classes
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Jim Kahny, Language Institute of Japan (director)
Organization: ETJ Odawara (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Christmas Workshop
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Christmas Workshop
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Christmas Workshop
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Longman ELT publisher workshop
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Rosengrave, Longman ELT
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Personal and Public Writing
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Carroll, Momoyama University
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
December 5th (Wednesday) 2001
Observing Second Language Teaching: Classroom Interaction
Time:
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Speaker: Hirofumi Asada, Fukuoka JoGakuin University
Organization: Center for the Study of English Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
December 6th (Thursday) 2001
Study Group meeting
Time:
9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
December 7th (Friday) 2001
Textbook Demonstration
Time:
4:50 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Julian Warden, Oxford University Press
Organization: Center for the Study of English Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
December 8th (Saturday) 2001
Global Issues "My Share" Meeting
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Bring your own ideas to show others -- all are welcome!
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Early English Education -- Problems and Visions
Time:
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Ishihama Hiroyuki, Seirei Joshi Tandai
Organization: Tohoku Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Kids' English Workshop 3
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Takeko Itakura, Keiji Uehara and Charles Vilina
Organization: Center for the Study of English Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
The Many Uses of Journal Writing
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Christine Casanave, Keio University
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Task-based Language Teaching and Learning: A Sociocultural Perspective
Time:
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Rod Ellis
Organization: Kanto Chapter of the Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Reverse-engineering communication tasks
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Craig P. Lambert, Kitakyushu University
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
December 9th (Sunday) 2001
Niigata Book Fair
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Kids' Christmas Party
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students (Fall course)
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Maurice Jamall, Rob Waring, Mark O'Neil, Joseph Shaules
Organization: ETJ Certificate Course (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
My Share
Time:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Anyone who has something they'd like to share!
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Year-End Party with Hokkaido JALT
Time:
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Potpourri and Annual Business Meeting
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Christmas activities for children's classes
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: ETJ Fukushima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
Kagoshima ETG meeting (title TBA)
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
My Share Live Part 3
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Teaching Language from a JSL Perspective (Japanese as a Second Language)
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kazumi Uesako
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
The Fundamentals of MAT (IIEEC MAT Teacher Training Seminar, session 1 of 4)
Time:
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Study Group meeting
Time:
9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
December 14th (Friday) 2001
Teacher training & development for teachers of English in junior and senior high schools
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: British Council
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
December 15th (Saturday) 2001
Implementing an Oral Proficiency Testing Program at Your School
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Dean Williams
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Year-End Party with Nara JALT
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: All participants
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Christmas Party with Kyoto JALT
Time:
3:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: all participants
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Year-End Party with Okayama JALT
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: No speakers, but plenty of singers!
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
December 16th (Sunday) 2001
End of year meeting
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Christmas Party with Shizuoka JALT
Time:
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Santa Claus
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Year-End Party and Idea Shop with Shinshu JALT
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: All participants
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Year-End Party with Sendai JALT/TALE
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Everyone's invited!
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture