ELT Calendar for April 2002
April 4th (Thursday) 2002
Content Management Systems
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Consalvi from Next Unit
Organization: Tokyo PC Users Group
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
April 6th (Saturday) 2002
Cultural Appropriacy in Teacher Training and ELT Methodology for the Japanese Education System
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Anthony Crooks, Miyagi University of Education
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
April 7th (Sunday) 2002
Hanami Party (Cherry Blossom Viewing Party)
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Developing Oral Fluency Amongst Young Learners
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: various
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
April 11th (Thursday) 2002
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
April 13th (Saturday) 2002
On the Edge: Integrating Technologies in the Curriculum
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Collett, Nigel Stott, Malcolm Swanson
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
April 14th (Sunday) 2002
Reading or Writing 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
Study Group meeting
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Teaching English to Children: Genki English
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Genki English
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Team Teaching and Japanese Learners' Motivation
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Miyazato Kyoko, Hakuoh University
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
The Dominoes Effect: Graded Readers for ESL Students
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Julian Ward, Oxford University Press
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
From Endangered Languages to Content-based Reading
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Hough of Shonan Institute of Technology
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
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: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
April 20th (Saturday) 2002
Children's English Book and Resource Fair
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker:
Organization: Jelly Beans Educational
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Motivation in the Language Classroom
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Keiko Sakui
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Seminars for Parents and English Language Teachers of Children (Nellie's Seminar Series)
Time:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tibor Lucskai and Emi Ueno, Apricot
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Phonics
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lynda Yoshida
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Who Needs Needs Analysis?
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Kathleen Brown
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
April 21st (Sunday) 2002
Children's English Book and Resource Fair (day 2 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker:
Organization: Jelly Beans Educational
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Video Ideas for the EFL Classroom
Time:
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Unher, Iwate University
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Teaching Reading Skills. What, and How?
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Textbooks: Who needs them?
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Simon Tanton
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
New language textbooks demonstrated
Time:
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Kiggell, Macmillan
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture
First ETJ Yokohama meeting: Introduction and two talks
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Neely, Daniel Woods
Organization: ETJ Yokohama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
The Prince and the Plumber: Recreating Folktales in the Classroom
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Robert Croker, Nanzan University and Bev Curran, Aichi Shukutoku University
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Pre-School Workshop
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
The Role of the Japanese Language in Communicative English Language Teaching (ELT)
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Critchley, Josai Iinternational University
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Back to School Bonanza! Teaching ideas, materials exchange and BBQ dinner.
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: various speakers
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
From Apathy to Autonomy: Student Beliefs and Perceptions of Language Learning
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Teaching Small Children
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, author of English Time (levels 1-6)
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Building Debate Skills: A Workshop for Japanese English Language Classrooms
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lyle E. Allison
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: : Prof. Nagara, Hijiyama University, and Prof. Hosoki, University of Maryland
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
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
April 26th (Friday) 2002
Testing for Reliability: Test Item Analysis on a TOEIC Listening test
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Paul Hackshaw
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
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
April 27th (Saturday) 2002
Global Stories: Voices from the Invisible World
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Utilizing the Four Skills in Textbook Design
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Todd Jay Leonard
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
The Blue Marble: Learning insights about culture through non-verbal communication
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Gutierrez, Kure City Board of Education
Organization: Kumamoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
April 28th (Sunday) 2002
Miniconference: English Language Teaching in Secondary Education
Time:
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Seven speakers (details below)
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Motivation Levels and Learning Preferences of Second Year English Conversation Students
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Mitchell Clark, Miyagi Gakuin
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Genki English - Teacher Training for Elementary School
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Graham and Will Jasprizza, Genki English
Organization: Maruzen Bookshops
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis