ELT Events CalendarSunday, October 14th, 2001Learner Development Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching Explorations in Learner Autonomy and Development (day 2 of 2)Speaker: Various speakers Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Kobe, Hyogo Venue: Mount Rokko YMCA, Kobe Description: The Learner Development Special Interest Group (LD SIG) Retreat 2001 is two days of informal, participant-centred, convivial discussions on:
fostering learner autonomy and development in practice and in experience
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Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 2001 Korea TESOL International Conference (day 2 of 2)Speaker: Many, including Michael Rundell, Jane Willis, Uschi Felix, David Nunan, Steve Gershon Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Seoul Venue: Business Centre at Sungkyunkwan University, central Seoul Description: The theme KOTESOL's 9th International Conference is "The Language Environment: The Classroom and Beyond." See the KOTESOL Conference web site for complete details. [more details]
Institute for the International English Education of Children Study Group meetingSpeaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details. Time: 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Osaka Venue: Umeda Miniyon Description: IIEEC is a teacher training organization for teachers of young learners. IIEEC emerged in response to the requests by teachers for specific training in how to teach. IIEEC wishes ... (66 more words)[more details]
Teaching English Methods Institute LATEM Annual SeminarSpeaker: Helene Uchida Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Naha, Okinawa Venue: Okinawa-ken Josei Sogo Center (teiruru), 3-11-1 Nishi Naha-shi, Okinawa-ken Description: LATEM is an annual, nation-wide Intensive Seminar series run by Little America Schools, based in Fukuoka. The school was founded by Helene Jarmol Uchida, a veteran English teacher from ... (57 more words)[more details]
Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Holiday Fun for EveryoneSpeaker: Meg Ishida Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Niigata Venue: Niigata International Friendship Center, 3F Description: This Christmas workshop with a side of Halloween will give you games, songs, stories and decoration ideas you can use with classes of varying ages. Join the fun and ... (15 more words)[more details]
Institute for the International English Education of Children Basic Reading and Writing Workshop Level 2Speaker: Mitsuko Kajiya Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Osaka Venue: Umeda Miniyon Osaka Description: You can teach Reading and Writing as systematically and effectively as Listening and Speaking using the MAT Method. You will learn new and unique MAT techniques to teach the ... (54 more words)[more details]
Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Language and Cognitive ScienceSpeaker: Dean Williams Time: 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Kobe, Hyogo Venue: Kobe YMCA 4F LETS (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe) Description: How did language evolve in the human species? Why do humans have a complex
symbolic communication system that other species appear not to possess?
What is the neurological correlate ... (105 more words)[more details]
Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Video and Movies in the ClassroomSpeaker: Vernon Chun, Nagasaki University. Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Nagasaki Venue: Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan Description: The presenter has been using movie videos for the past 10 years in Japanese university classes with as few as 10 students and as many as 350 students. In ... (76 more words)[more details]
Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Teaching Japanese Through Observation, Listening, and DiscoveringSpeaker: Cheena Fujioka Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Himeji, Hyogo Venue: Nozato Kominkan (across from Nozato Station on the Bantan Line) Parking available. Description: This presentation will be on teaching Japanese as a foreign language at secondary schools in the U. S. Based on the concept of Child Language Acquisition, the presenter demonstrates ... (70 more words)[more details]
Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho HandbookSpeaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Venue: Gino Bunka Kaikan, near Kannai station Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published a Handbook for Elementary School English ... (49 more words)[more details]
Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Maximizing Learning and Confidence through Monolingual DictionariesSpeaker: Brendan Delahunty, Longman Japan ELT Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Matsuyama, Ehime Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F Description: It is widely recognized that the effective use of monolingual dictionaries is one of the keys to successful second language learning. In this practical presentation, the presenter will explore ... (26 more words)[more details]
Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Gender and Language TeachingSpeaker: Marie Nelson Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Kobe, Hyogo Venue: Kobe YMCA 4F LETS (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe) Description: This highly interactive discussion is of how gender interacts with language teaching and language teachers' careers. It is being conducted
in conjunction with research done by the National Council of ... (37 more words)[more details]
Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Pre-JALT PresentationsSpeaker: various Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2001 Location: Hiroshima Venue: Crystal Plaza 6F Description: Join us for pre JALT presentations by Hiroshima Chapter members and share your ideas on language teaching issues ranging from children's to university level classes. Visit our website for ... (9 more words)[more details]
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