ELT Events Calendar

The Japan Language Testing Association
Language Testing and Second Language Acquisition Research
Speaker: Several speakers
Time: 8:30 AM - 6:50 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo Keizai University, Building #6
Description: The Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA) annual conference has presentations in English and in Japanese. Some of the topics covered are validating scores development of multiple-choice grammaticality judgement test ... (26 more words)
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Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Nellie's Annual Workshop and Book Fair 2002: Nagoya
Speaker: Greg Cossu, Aleda Krause, Ritsuko Nakata, more
Time: 9:40 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Higashi-betsuin Kaikan, 2F, Naka-ku
Description: Workshop presenters include Greg Cossu, Aleda Krause, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Keiko Abe-Ford, Steve Gershon and Charles Rogers. The workshops will feature presentations on both children's and adult materials ... (35 more words)
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Institute for the International English Education of Children
Study Group meeting
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
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)
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ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
The Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students
Speaker: Maurice Jamall, Rob Waring, Mark O'Neil, and Paul Riley
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Fukuoka
Venue: Kyushu Building 1-8-31Hakata-Eki-minami, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi 812-0016 (2-minute walk from JR Hakata Station)
Description: So many internationally-recognized training courses introduce theories and methodology which come out of European or North American teaching situations. Many of the assumptions behind these courses are less relevant ... (233 more words)
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Association of Childrens English Teachers
Teaching English to Children
Speaker: TBA: see website for details
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Fukuoka
Venue: Amikas (Fukuoka City Women's Center, across from Nishitetsu Takamiya Station), 3-3-1, Takamiya, Minami-ku, Fukuoka
Description: A typical ACET meeting includes various volunteers sharing songs, games, activities, and various teaching methods that have proven successful in the classroom. A Brainstorming session is usually held at ... (19 more words)
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Institute for the International English Education of Children
Storytelling in Language Teaching (workshop)
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Will Aichi, 1 Kamitatesuginocho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya. TEL: 052-962-2511
Description: Learn how to choose the right book everytime and also how to tell stories in a fun and interactive way and find out how to deal with stories containing ... (20 more words)
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Nagoya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Word by Word Primary Series
Speaker: Ali Taylor, Longman ELT
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Sakae Gas Building, 3-15-33, Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi
Description: Focusing on activities for teaching sound/letter association, decoding and word recognition, this presentation looks at the theory and practical implications of teaching a systematic, phonics based curriculum, and how ... (15 more words)
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Institute for the International English Education of Children
Pre-School English Workshop
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Fukuoka
Venue: The Acros Fukuoka Building, 1-1-1 Tenjin, Fukuoka
Description: Getting a head start in learning English is currently the dominant picture in the scene of English education in Japan. The earlier you start, the better it is -- ... (86 more words)
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Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Two Presentations
Speaker: Ken Norizuki, Shizuoka Sangyo University and Donn Ogawa, Longman
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Shizuoka
Venue: Shizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: Ken Norizuki discusses fairness in institutional English language testing, and Donn Ogawa explores ways to motivate language learners using new materials from Longman.
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Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Youth Forum
Speaker: Seo Jang Ho, Ren Guan Jiu, Tang Zhi He, An Ming Xing
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Himeji, Hyogo
Venue: Hanakita Shimin Hiroba (located directly across from Nozato Station, Bantan Line; plenty of free parking; from Himeji Station, train leaves at 13:50)
Description: Our panel members, students at Himeji Technical College, will discuss their participation in English/Japanese language programs in their countries. They will also describe their current studies, their experiences while ... (10 more words)
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Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Starting Out Right with SuperTots
Speaker: Aleda Krause, author of SuperKids and SuperTots
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Maebashi, Gunma
Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College(Maebashi Kokusai Daigaku)
Description: What kinds of activities are in SuperTots? Following simple directions,songs and chants, phonics recognition, vocabulary building, simple and very useful exchanges and dialogs, crafts, and non-competitive games -- all ... (36 more words)
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Temple University Japan
The Role of Culture in English Teaching
Speaker: Sandra McKay, San Francisco State University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Osaka
Venue: Temple University Japan, Osaka Center, Osaka YMCA, 1-5-6 Tosabori, Nishi-ku, Osaka
Description: This seminar by Dr. Sandra McKay explores the role of culture in the teaching of an international language. The seminar will begin by examining what has led to the ... (303 more words)
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Omiya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
JALT 2002 Conference Preview
Speaker: Simon Evans, International Christian University; Phil Julien, Bunka Women's Univesity; Paul Lyddon, Seigakuin University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2002
Location: Omiya, Saitama
Venue: Omiya JACK, 5F, conference room #1 (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: In separate presentations, three local Omiya JALT members will give us a sneak peek of what to look forward to at the JALT 2002 conference in Shizuoka this November. ... (250 more words)
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