ELT Calendar for September 2002
September 1st (Sunday) 2002
New Zealand in Terms of History, Culture, Education and Language
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Louise Bernett
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
English for Children
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Alison Taylor
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
September 5th (Thursday) 2002
Internet Security Panel (Tokyo PC Users Group Meeting)
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Harlow and Chris Barker
Organization: Tokyo PC Users Group
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
September 7th (Saturday) 2002
JACET 41st Annual Convention (day 1 of 3)
Time:
8:30 AM - 6:20 PM
Speaker: Yoji Tanabe, Waseda University, and many more
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
September 8th (Sunday) 2002
Teaching Children: 4 Mini-Presentations
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Yukie Mori, Joe Alsheimer, Peter Warner, Sharon Abe
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
LATEM Group Seminar Tour
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
Starting the New Term Off Right
Time:
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Angela Ota
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Teaching English to Children
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: TBA: see website for details
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Ganbare ALT! (Assistant Langauge Teacher)
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Vinko Bosnyak
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Essential Kid's English
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Julian Warden from Oxford University Press
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Miyazaki JALT BBQ Beach Party
Time:
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
JACET 41st Annual Convention (day 2 of 3)
Time:
8:30 AM - 6:20 PM
Speaker: Geoffrey K. Pullum, University of California, Santa Cruz, and many more
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
September 9th (Monday) 2002
JACET 41st Annual Convention (day 3 of 3)
Time:
9:00 AM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Mineo Nakajima (Secretary-General, International Secretariat University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific), and more
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
September 13th (Friday) 2002
Best of the Best in EFL Materials
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Poriss
Organization: International Business Communicators
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
September 14th (Saturday) 2002
My Share: Sharing Activities from Our English Language Classrooms
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Everyone's encouraged to share
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Presentation for children & training session for teachers
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Genki English
Organization: Kumamoto YMCA Kodomo English School
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Shuffling Strategies
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Joy Jarman-Walsh
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
September 15th (Sunday) 2002
Today is Respect for the Aged Day (Keirou-no-hi)
LATEM Group Seminar Tour
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Two presentations: (1) Global Issues and Creative Mind-Mapping; (2) Testing Basics: The ABCs
Time:
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tim Newfields
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Two presentations: Reading and Sign Language
Time:
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Nakano Takeshige, Miyao Mariko, Cecilia Ikeguchi and Martin Pauly
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Classroom Second Language Acquisition Processes
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Amy Ohta , University of Washington
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Two presentations: Establishing and Managing a Language School, and
Facilitating Vocabulary Learning
Time:
2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Tamai Satomi, Amic English Center
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Kinokuniya/Oxford University Press Jido Eigo Seminar
Time:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama and Tom Merner
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
September 20th (Friday) 2002
19th JAECS Conference
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organization: Japan Association for English Corpus Studies
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Seminars for English Language Teachers (Nellie's Seminar Series)
Time:
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
September 21st (Saturday) 2002
Societal Pragmatics vs. Neo-Gricean Pragmatics
Time:
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Guest Speaker: Jacob L. Mey, plus others (call for papers due June 30, 2002)
Organization: Department of English Language and Culture, Fuji Women's University
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
LATEM Group Seminar Tour
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Classroom Second Language Acquisition Processes
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Amy Ohta , University of Washington
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Study Skills Strategies for First Year College
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College, Nagasaki
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
September 22nd (Sunday) 2002
Kinokuniya/Oxford University Press Jido Eigo Seminar
Time:
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama and Tom Merner
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Re-igniting the Motivational Fire: Tapping Hidden Potential via the Enhancement of Value Perception in ELT
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Paul Doyon
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Halloween Workshop: Halloween-Theme English Classes for Young Learners
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
Halloween Workshop: Halloween-Theme English Classes for Young Learners
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Teaching College English Through TV Commercials
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Fujita Tomoko and Karen McGee
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Study Group meeting: Back to School
Time:
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Study Group meeting: Back to School
Time:
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
September 23rd (Monday) 2002
Today is Autumnal Equinox (Shuubun-no-hi)
LATEM Group Seminar Tour
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Kinokuniya/Oxford University Press Jido Eigo Seminar
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama and Tom Merner
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Halloween Workshop: Halloween-Theme English Classes for Young Learners
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
September 26th (Thursday) 2002
Women's Health
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Elke Kato, Kaisei Hospital
Organization: Foreign Executive Women
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
September 28th (Saturday) 2002
Peace as a Global Language Conference(day 1 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Over 50. See the conference web site for details.
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Seminars for English Language Teachers (Nellie's Seminar Series)
Time:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
American Headway
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Julian Warden of Oxford University Press
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Making your English Lessons More Communicative
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Hywel Evans, PhD. London University
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tachikawa City, Tokyo Metropolis
The Corpus Linguistics Approach to Language Teaching: Trends, Directions, and Challenges
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Naoko Taguchi
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Covenant Players: A Drama Workshop
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kurt and Cathy Purucker
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Task-Based Learning
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Jason Moser
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
DramaWorks presents PopStars and Star Taxi
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Theo Steckler and the DramaWorks Team
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Kinokuniya/Oxford University Press Jido Eigo Seminar
Time:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama and Tom Merner
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
September 29th (Sunday) 2002
LATEM Group Seminar Tour
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Peace as a Global Language Conference(day 2 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Over 50. See the conference web site for details.
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
On The Go: Addressing Relevance and Motivation
Time:
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Jonah Glick, Pearson Education-Longman ELT
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
English Lessons for Young Children
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Sean Thompson, E-kids Yokohama
Organization: ETJ Yokohama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Using Movies to Motivate Language Development and Critical Thinking Skills
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Beverly Gallagher and Shauna Waters
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Innervoice, Time, Planning and Practice
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Process and Thought: Two Articles that have Shaped EFL Writing Instruction, and Stories for the Heart
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Heian Women's University
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Halloween Workshop: Halloween-Theme English Classes for Young Learners
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
The Struggle of Bilingual Families for Choice of Language and Identity
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Tomoko Ascough
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Serious Fun ... a philosophy for teaching kids
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kelly McKenna
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Fluency vs. Accuracy: The Headway Approach
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Oliver Bayley, Oxford University Press
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Aims for Children's Teachers: What are we doing and what do we want?
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: John Grant
Organization: ETJ Kagoshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Stephen Krashen Vs Robert O'Neill - A Discussion on Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: various speakers
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Fluency vs. Accuracy: Habbick on Havoc
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Habbick, Oxford University Press
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
A 2002 Teacher's Eye View of SLA Research: Looking Backward: Looking Forward
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ted Rodgers, University of Hawaii
Organization: Teachers College Columbia University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Study Group meeting: Back to School
Time:
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: Contact IIEEC for speaker details.
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture