ELT Calendar

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

Nellie's ELT Workshop and Book Fair 2005 in Yokohama
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: At the Nellie's Workshop and Book Fair 2005 in Yokohama there will be displays from various well-known publishers, the latest in ELT materials and children's items available at a 15 per cent discount and a chance to take part in the many workshops being held by Japan's leading ELT professionals.

Kansai ETJ Expo
Time: 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: many speakers
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Bringing All English Teachers together! The kansai ETJ Expo is one of the major events of the year for English teachers in the Kansai region. There are presentations on teaching children, adults, junior/senior high school students, and much more.

Peace as a Global Language 4th Annual Conference (day 3 of 3)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Many presenters
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: This is the final day of the PGL 4th Annual Conference in Kyoto. Please see day 1 of the PGL Conference for details.

Strategic and Spiral Ways of Developing Students' Speaking Abilities
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Goro Tajiri (NHK's Wakuwaku Jugyo and Higashi Izumo Junior High School)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Onoda City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Short description: Goro Tajiri, who recently starred in NHK TV's program entitled Wakuwaku Jugyo, will discuss game-like activities that can promote English conversation skills in junior high school classes.

Engaging Imaginations: Creative Cross Cultural Activities as a Basis for Language Learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Eddy Jones from the Nagano Prefecture, Kencho International Division
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Primary school English learning can be more than just games and songs! Eddy will introduce a range of imaginative cultural exchange activities he uses in primary schools to motivate young language learners by engaging their creativity.

NETs and NNETs - Do they speak the same language?
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Hidetami Nakai
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: With the emergence of new perspectives, such as World Englishes and English as an International Language (EIL), the roles of Nonnative English Teachers (NNETs) must have become significant in an EFL setting like Japan.

How can we complain? Appropriate and effective strategies in English and Japanese
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Carol Rinnert, Hiroshima City University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: What if your professor made a mistake, giving you a lower grade than what you deserved? Or, what if your roommate has been making too much noise that disturbs your sleep late at night? Even though saying something can risk offense, sometimes expressing a complaint is necessary to solve such problems.