ELT Events CalendarSaturday, September 28th, 2002Peace as a Global Language Conference Peace as a Global Language Conference(day 1 of 2)Speaker: Over 50. See the conference web site for details. Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Tokyo Venue: Daito Bunka Kaikan, Nerima-ku, Daito Bunka University, Tokyo Description: Linguists, language teachers and other educators, researchers, activists, and students are teaming up for a conference in central Tokyo. See the conference site for details at www.eltcalendar.com/peace This conference ... (52 more words)[more details]
Nellie's Group, Ltd. Seminars for English Language Teachers (Nellie's Seminar Series)Speaker: TBA Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Tokyo Venue: Sunbridge Bldg. 1F, 1-26-6 Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo (3 min. from Asakusabashi Stn. on JR Sobu Line, Toei Asakusa Line) Description: Nellie's Seminar Series events generally have three presentations, each one an hour long. This month's topic titles will be announced later. Nellie's Seminar Series events fill up, so making ... (9 more words)[more details]
Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching American HeadwaySpeaker: Julian Warden of Oxford University Press Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Fukui Venue: Fukui International Association Description: Julian Warden will present a demonstration lesson based on this series of American English coursebooks to show how teachers can get the most from them. [more details]
West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Making your English Lessons More CommunicativeSpeaker: Hywel Evans, PhD. London University Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Tokyo Venue: Tachikawa Citizens Hall Description: This presentation will be in workshop format with demonstrations to make it clear why the communicative approach is most effective. Those interested in English teaching at the secondary and ... (6 more words)[more details]
Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching The Corpus Linguistics Approach to Language Teaching: Trends, Directions, and ChallengesSpeaker: Naoko Taguchi Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Akita Venue: GH-300, MSU-A (Minnesota State University Akita) Description: Recently there has been a growing interest in the use of language corpora and computer analysis tools for second language education. This presentation discusses recent developments in the field ... (54 more words)[more details]
Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Task-Based LearningSpeaker: Jason Moser Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Nara Venue: Tezukayama University, Gakuenmae Campus (Kintetsu Gakuenmae Station) Description: Jason Moser will discuss task-based learning based upon a recent research project and how and why he uses student journals to support this methodology. Time permitting he will also ... (13 more words)[more details]
Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching DramaWorks presents PopStars and Star TaxiSpeaker: Theo Steckler and the DramaWorks Team Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Tokyo Venue: Sophia University (JR Yotsuya Stn), Kioizaka Building, room B112 Description: The DramaWorks team, authors of textbooks Star Taxi (2000) and PopStars (2002), will do a presentation using a new method for teaching EFL using drama techniques. This method has ... (72 more words)[more details]
Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Covenant Players: A Drama WorkshopSpeaker: Kurt and Cathy Purucker Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Hiroshima Venue: Hiroshima City Plaza (about a 2 minute walk from Crystal Plaza towards Hondori) Seminar Room #C 6-36, Fukuromachi Nakaku Hiroshima (Venue phone: 082-545-3911) Description: Covenant Players is a professional theater company specializing in communications. Covenant Players fields touring troupes throughout the world. This Hiroshima JALT chapter meeting is a three hour drama workshop. ... (93 more words)[more details]
Oxford University Press Kids' Club Kinokuniya/Oxford University Press Jido Eigo SeminarSpeaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama and Tom Merner Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2002 Location: Tokyo Venue: Kinokuniya Southern Theater, Takashimaya Times Square, 5-24-2 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Description: This second annual four-city tour, co-sponsored by the Kinokuniya Bookstore chain, will address the "sogotekina gakushu" educational reforms and feature bilingual presentations by Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama and Tom ... (2 more words)[more details]
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