ELT Events CalendarSunday, October 21st, 2001Institute for the International English Education of Children Study Group meetingSpeaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details. Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Nagoya, Aichi Venue: Will Aichi, 1 Kamitatesuginocho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya. TEL: 052-962-2511 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]
ETJ (English Teachers in Japan) Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students (Fall course)Speaker: Maurice Jamall, Rob Waring, Mark O'Neil, Joseph Shaules Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Osaka Venue: Mido Kaikan Icho Room A & B, 4-1-11 Kyutaromachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi. A 3-minute walk from Subway Honmachi Station. Description: The course is appropriate for teachers of Japanese junior/senior high school students, college students, and adults.Topics Covered:Maurice Jamall - Classroom managementRob Waring - Vocabulary in the Japanese classroomMark O'Neil ... (63 more words)[more details]
Pearson Longman Teacher Training Seminar 2001Speaker: Jeremy Harmer, Rod Ellis, Michael Rost, Craig Zettle Time: 10:45 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Osaka Venue: British Council, Dojima Avanza 4F, 1-6-20 Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka Description: Pre-registration by October 7 is required. 10:45 - 11:15 Registration 11:15 - 11:30 Opening Remarks 11:30 - 12:30 Harness New Possibilities with Longman English Online!, Craig Zettle 12:45 - ... (47 more words)[more details]
The English Resource The English Resource Bookfair 2001 (Tokyo) (day 2 of 2)Speaker: Charles LeBeau, David Harrington, Rob Waring, and many more. Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Tokyo Venue: Shinjuku, At California - Nevada College, an 8 min walk from Shinjuku 3 Chome station. Map available on the English Resource website. Description: ELT materials from over 30 publishers. Presentations and workshops to give you ideas on how the latest texts were designed to be used. You'll find the right text to ... (19 more words)[more details]
Kagoshima 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: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Kagoshima Venue: Kagoshima-shi Chuo Kominkan Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new Period for Integrated Studies in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has publishsed the Handbook for Elementary School English ... (49 more words)[more details]
Institute for the International English Education of Children Study Group meetingSpeaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details. Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Fukuoka Venue: The Acros Fukuoka Building, 1-1-1 Tenjin, Fukuoka 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]
Nagoya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching A Closer Look at FolktalesSpeaker: Robert Croker (Nanzan University) and Bev Curran (Shukutoku University) Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Nagoya, Aichi Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3F Rm 1 Description: This workshop provides activities employing folktales to develop language skills and raise a more critical awareness of some of the cultural assumptions embedded in these narratives. CHAPTER ELECTIONS WILL ... (2 more words)[more details]
Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language Classroom: From Apathy to Autonomy in Language LearningSpeaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University, and Brad Deacon, Nanzan University Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Toyohashi, Aichi Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus Description: The speakers using anecdotes from their own lives and classrooms will introduce the concept of Perceived Value and demonstrate techniques on how a teacher can shift students' perceptions, and ... (12 more words)[more details]
Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Selection for a Shizuoka Chapter hosted presentationSpeaker: To be decided. Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Shizuoka Venue: Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts across from Shin Shizuoka station). Description: Come and hear presentation ideas presented by Shizuoka members wishing to go to the JALT Conference in 2002 as a Shizuoka Chapter hosted presentation. [more details]
Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Getting Students to Express ThemselvesSpeaker: Alistair Lamond, Thompson Education Japan Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Venue: Nagamachi Kenshukan (Nagamachi 1 chome, Kanazawa) Description: Getting your students to express themselves can sometimes be challenging, but the tips you pick up from this presentation will help you in your classroom. There will also be ... (21 more words)[more details]
ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan) Activities which work in the kindergartenSpeaker: Dena Yamaguchi and Brian Pedersen Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Kagoshima Venue: Shakaifukushi Centre, Kamoike, Kagoshima City Description: Kagoshima ETJ is a group for teachers of children and junior high school students. During this workshop presentation, Yamaguchi and Pedersen will demonstrate fun and interesting language learning activities ... (3 more words)[more details]
Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching What's this action research all about then?Speaker: Neil Cowie, Ethel Ogane Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Gunma Venue: Kyoai Gakuen Maebashi International College, Maebashi Description: What does action research encompass? We will give a brief overview of how 'action research' is defined in second and foreign language education and what some of its key ... (60 more words)[more details]
Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Stories for the HeartSpeaker: Curtis Kelly and Mitsuo Nakamura, Heian Jogakuin University Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Osaka Venue: Abeno YMCA, near Tennoji Station Description: Kelly and Nakamura will help us explore the power of stories in the classroom: why they appeal to us and how we can use them to humanize our classes. ... (26 more words)[more details]
Omiya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Cultures Alive! Multicultural Education for ChildrenSpeaker: Michele Milner Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2001 Location: Omiya, Saitama Venue: Omiya Jack (near Omiya JR Station, west exit) Description: Michele Milner will show how folk stories and folkdances can be used to teach multicultural concepts. Engaging folk stories allow children to view the world through the eyes of ... (49 more words)[more details]
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