ELT Events CalendarSaturday, July 5th, 2008College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching CUE 2008 Conference (day 1 of 2)Speaker: Alex Gilmore, Kazuyoshi Sato, and others (Call for papers due March 31, 2008) Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Date: Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Location: Osaka Venue: Kinki University, Higashi Osaka, Japan Description: Universities in Japan are facing several challenging issues such as the declining number of students and students' decreasing academic abilities, changing student and societal needs, and the increasing importance ... (84 more words)[more details]
East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Sausage and Cheese: Games in the Elementary School English ClassroomSpeaker: Stan Pederson, Kumamoto University Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Date: Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Location: Kochi Venue: Kochi University Asakura Campus, room 136 Description: Like sausage and cheese, language can be served up in chunks or slices. When our learners start with chunks, they face the problem of cutting them into slices later ... (149 more words)[more details]
Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching How to Do Action Research for TeachersSpeaker: Nicholas Gromik Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Date: Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Location: Yamagata Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogo Gakushu Center, Shironishi-machi 2-chome, 2-15, Tel. 0236-45-6163 Description: Action Research is a reliable teacher approach to conducting in-class research and observations. This two hour workshop will be divided into two parts. In the first part, Nicolas explains ... (54 more words)[more details]
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