ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 30th, 2005

Tokyo ETJ Expo + Tokyo English Language Book Fair (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: A number of speakers
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Bringing All English Teachers together! The Tokyo ETJ Expo (including the Tokyo English Language Book Fair) is one of the major events of the year for English teachers in the Kanto region.

Significant Scribbles: From sentence combining to diary writing.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Osaka Gakuin University, with Steve King of Pearson/Longman publishers.
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Sentence combining has been around since the 1960s, but it has been largely overlooked, despite research showing its effectiveness. Recent findings in brain studies, however, suggest that we have grossly underestimated the power of this unusual technique for teaching grammar and writing.

Workshop - English through Drama
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: The Covenant Players
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The Covenant Players have presented their popular drama workshops at various JALT chapters throughout Japan, as well as internationally. Their presentation promises to be fun, as well as provide language teachers with ideas and exercises to use in the classroom.

3rd ETJ-Oita Meeting
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Simon Weedon, Oliver Kavanagh
Organization: ETJ Oita (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Oita City, Oita Prefecture
Short description: There will be two presentations followed by workshop and discussion. The first presentation is Teaching Reading Skills to Young Learners, by Simon Weedon.