ELT Events CalendarSunday, September 30th, 2001Gender Awareness in Language Education Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching The Other Hokkaido: Gender, Diversity and Minorities (day 2 of 2)Speaker: Over 40 speakers from nine different countries Time: 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido Venue: Hokkaido International School, 1-55 5-jo 19-chome, Hiragishi Toyohira-ku, Sapporo (nearest subway: Sumikawa) Description: In cooperation with JALT Hokkaido, GALE (Gender Awareness in
Language Education) has teamed up with EASH (East Asian Studies Hokkaido)
for an international, interdisciplinary conference. The main themes will ... (39 more words)[more details]
ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan) Activities, Songs, & Chants for ChildrenSpeaker: Robert Habbick, Oxford University Press Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Aichi Venue: Ohara Kokusai Travel (Nagoya), near Kokusai Center Subway exit 10 (map on website) Description: Robert Habbick demonstrates and lets us try activities, songs, and chants that work for children's classes. He will also provide a book display of Oxford University Press materials for ... (4 more words)[more details]
Teaching English Methods Institute LATEM Annual SeminarSpeaker: Helene Uchida Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Kagoshima Venue: Shichoson Jichi Kaikan, 7-4 Shinmashi Kamoike, Kagoshima-shi 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]
Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching What is Extensive Reading with Graded ReadersSpeaker: Jeff Herman, Oxford University Press Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Morioka, Iwate Venue: Iwate Kokusai Koryu (Iwate International Plaza) in Morioka Description: This workshop will demonstrate in complete detail the reasons for and the practical implementation of Extensive Reading with Graded Readers. We will then venture into reading extension activities to ... (71 more words)[more details]
Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Teaching Children MiniconferenceSpeaker: Katherine Mackay, Yukie Kawaguchi, Tom Merner and more. Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Kobe, Hyogo Venue: Kobe YMCA 4F LETS (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe) Description: This mini-conference is held in conjunction with the Teaching Children SIG. Visit the website at
http://asia.geocities.com/wm_hogue/kobejalt/meetings/mc010930/index.htm
for complete information.
Activities That Work for Children, Katherine Mackay (Pearson Education).
Children ... (156 more words)[more details]
Teaching Children Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching Teaching Children MiniconferenceSpeaker: Katherine Mackay, Yukie Kawaguchi, Tom Merner and more. Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Kobe, Hyogo Venue: Kobe YMCA 4F LETS (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe) Description: This mini-conference is held in conjunction with the Kobe JALT chapter.
Activities That Work for Children, Katherine Mackay (Pearson Education).
Children at the elementary level often have short attention ... (137 more words)[more details]
Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Adapting CALL to a Wide Range of Learner Levels and Learning StylesSpeaker: Cheryl Martens, Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Chiba Venue: Chiba Community Center (Take JR mono-rail from Chiba Station to Chiba Shiyakkushomae) Description: Martens will present how to adapt web-based language activities and CD-ROMs to suit your teaching needs, as well as how to create your own web-based language activities through freeware. ... (1 more words)[more details]
Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Triumphs and Catastrophes in the Language Classroom: Some Cultural ConsiderationsSpeaker: Peter Simpson MA (TESOL) Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Nishihara, Okinawa Venue: Okinawa Christian Junior College Description: In this presentation, Peter Simpson will address verbal communication and its cultural implications on our students. Through his own experiences with success and failure, Peter will elaborate on cultural ... (18 more words)[more details]
Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Getting Students to Express ThemselvesSpeaker: Derek Mackrell, Thomson Learning Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2001 Location: Gunma Venue: Nodai Niko High School in Takasaki-shi Description: Learning a language provides special challenges for all students. This
presentation shows how to use the learner-centered task-based approach
to encourage active communication, getting students to learn by doing.
The presenter will ... (81 more words)[more details]
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