ELT Events CalendarSunday, September 30th, 2007Oxford University Press Kids' Club IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program - Autumn Session (Workshop 3 and 4)Speaker: Qualified teacher-trainers from the IIEEC Teacher Training Center Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Tokyo Venue: Dai 1 Kaigishitsu, Office Tower 12F Metropolitan Plaza Description: Workshop content has been developed by Ritsuko Nakata (co-author, Let's Go) in cooperation with Oxford University Press and is aimed at all teachers of young learners who wish to ... (92 more words)[more details]
West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Exploring Presentation SkillsSpeaker: Keiji Nomura, Tim Knight, Peter Ross, Simon Stevens, Andy Boon Time: 10:00 AM - 5:45 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo Venue: Tokyo Keizai University, Daiichi Kenkyuu Center, Room 1310 Description: JALT West Tokyo Chapter in collaboration with Tokyo Keizai University announce the fifth in our series of micro-conferences, each featuring several presenters exploring a particular topic for a whole ... (10 more words)[more details]
Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Graphic Organizers for Content LearningSpeaker: Heidi Evans Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Toyohashi, Aichi Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 543 Description: Graphic organizers are instructional tools that help learners synthesize and organize new information in personalized, meaningful ways. In this workshop, participants will experience how concept maps, word webs, flowcharts, ... (26 more words)[more details]
Nagoya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Issues in the Teaching of Academic WritingSpeaker: David Kluge Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Nagoya, Aichi Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3rd Fl, Lecture Room # 2 Description: The speaker will first describe some of the issues he has encountered in the teaching of research paper writing, like the teaching of academic writing conventions and the problems ... (22 more words)[more details]
Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Recipes for Success in Teaching Medical EnglishSpeaker: James Hobbs, Iwate Medical University Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Morioka, Iwate Venue: Aiina, 8th floor, Room 816 Description: Authentic medical English is often assumed to be extremely difficult for the non-expert teacher to understand, let alone teach. The presenter will show that this is not in fact ... (44 more words)[more details]
ETJ Okayama (English Teachers in Japan) Classroom Troubleshooting: A Diagnostic ApproachSpeaker: Cynthia Akazawa Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Okayama Venue: Okayama International Center, Okayama City Description: This workshop will deal with clarifying problematic situations in the classroom and devising action plans for effectively managing them. Sometimes a teacher may already understand problems that exist, but ... (122 more words)[more details]
Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Students as Editors: Using Online ConcordancersSpeaker: Stephen Jennings Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Maebashi, Gunma Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, 1154-4 Koyahara-machi, Maebashi, Gunma (tel: 027-266-7575) Description: This workshop will show how students are able to edit their written work after some language awareness activities and online concordance familiarity. Workshop participants will take part in the ... (46 more words)[more details]
ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan) ETJ-Kobe Activity Jam and Thank You BBQSpeaker: Several local teachers Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Kobe, Hyogo Venue: KRAC Sannomiya, Kobe Description: Come on over to ETJ-Kobe on Sep 30 for our end of summer activity jam. We have several local teachers lined up to share with you their favorite warm-ups, ... (64 more words)[more details]
English Teacher and Learner Cooperative ChangesSpeaker: Kenneth Biegel Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Location: Niiza, Saitama Venue: The first floor of the eTLC meeting house near Hibarigaoaka Station on the Seibu-Ikebukuro Line (an 8-minute walk). Email for address and directions. Description: No, we are not going to discuss the old David Bowie song, nor are we planning to discuss the reasons for Abe to step down as prime minister. Rather, ... (221 more words)[more details]
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