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Holidays in May 2006:
May 3:
Constitution Day (Kenpou-kinen-bi)
May 4:
National Holiday
May 5:
Children's Day (Kodomo-no-hi)
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ELT Events CalendarSaturday, May 20th, 2006Japan Association for Language Teaching Exploring Professional Development through Language AwarenessSpeaker: Deryn P. Verity, Osaka Jogakuin College Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Location: Fukuoka Venue: Room 421, Fukuoka Jo Gakuin College University, Osa 3-42-1, Minami-ku, Fukuoka-shi (http://www.fukujo.ac.jp/university/map/index.html) parking available on campus Description: Please note: There are two Fukuoka JALT events today, and they are at different locations. The afternoon presentation will be on the main campus of Fukuoka Jo Gakuin in ... (274 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching Extensive Reading: a look at its effects on long term reading habitsSpeaker: Richard Lemmer Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Location: Okayama Venue: Okayama Sankaku building near Omotecho in Okayama city Description: Numerous studies have attributed positive affective results, improved reading fluency, vocabulary acquisition and additional learner gains to extensive reading (ER). Much ER research has involved intact classes and short ... (29 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching Can't Get No Satisfaction?: Role Perception among Native Speaker Tertiary EFL EducatorsSpeaker: Paul Hullah Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Location: Miyazaki Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University Rm. #310 Description: Dr. Hullah will report on a 1997 survey of native-speaker EFL teachers at Japanese universities. The questionnaire explored teacher job satisfaction, and how these EFL teachers perceived their role ... (58 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching Goodwill or wind chill? An examination of the introduction of ethosSpeaker: Peter Burden, Okayama Shoka University Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Location: Okayama Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F Description: The Education Ministry in Japan has made institutional evaluation a requirement to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching. While the "ethos" of an educational institution is the ground ... (144 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching ESP in Japan: What it has been and what it can beSpeaker: Judy Noguchi Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Location: Kyoto Venue: Kyoto Kyoiku Bunka Center (Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku) Description: English for specific purposes (ESP) is taught in many ways. This talk will begin with an overview of what has been done and then move quickly into what ESP ... (64 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching Strategies to Help Students Communicate NowSpeaker: Roger Palmer Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, room 31 (a 5-minute walk from the Kokura train station for shinkansen, JR train) Description: Instructors continually face learners who have years of formal instruction in English yet still struggle to get their message across. This presentation focuses on the need for students to ... (36 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching Using Whole Discourse Tasks for Language TeachingSpeaker: Dr. Deryn P. Verity, Osaka Jogakuin College Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Location: Fukuoka Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi mapDescription: Please note: There are two Fukuoka JALT events today, and they are at different locations. The afternoon presentation will be on the main campus of Fukuoka Jo Gakuin in ... (268 more words)[more details]
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