ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Cooperative Learning in English Education
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kumiko Fushino
Organization: The Japanese Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Japan Assoication for the Study of Cooperation in Education (JASCE) will have 4 workshops in December, 2006. One workshop is available for English speakers.

Our Best Teaching Experiences from 2006
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Everyone's invited to share
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: We would like to share our best moment / method / syllabus / student(s) / game / and more in our teaching. Everyone at the venue will be encouraged to report on their best teaching experience.

Enhancing Language Learning Awareness
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Steve Brown, JALT National President
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Steve Brown, JALT National President, will give two presentations today. The first is Enhancing Language Learning Awareness: an Orientation Workshop for College Students, a presentation for teachers.

Tokyo ETJ Group Workshop - 3 presentations
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Terry Yearley, Diana Allenei, Kagary Tsuchiya
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: December's event will be held at Tokyo Oxford University Press, Toranomon. The venue is a short walk from Toranomon Station Exit number 2 on the Ginza Line (map (pdf).

Photographs and Memories: A Fun and Effective Way to Use Memorabilia in the Conversation Classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: David Kluge
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The presenter has integrated memorabilia into his conversation textbooks for the last ten years. He will explain the rationale, describe the system he uses to integrate memorabilia as an ongoing activity in the course, show some student examples, and let the audience experience the power of this extremely effective and popular tool for generating interesting communication.

My Share
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Various presenters - bring an idea to share!
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Come to an open microphone end of the year JALT where anyone in the audience can share their favorite lesson ideas, a TESL research topic, or a report of their favorite presentation from JALT2006 in Kitakyushu.

December ACET Meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Craig Mcdonald, Nigel Philips, Tim Ryan, Rie Morisaki
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: ACET meetings welcome anyone who is interested in teaching children. Generally, various volunteers share songs, educational activities, classroom games and various teaching methods that have been successful.

Hyper-reading
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Matt Sparling
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: The hyper- in hyper-reading refers to Internet hypertext. Matt Sparling and a collegue has been trying to manipulate classroom text into collaborative activities that are quasi-conversational.

I can see clearly now: Teacher discovery through reflection-on-action
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Andrew Boon, Toyo Gakuen University
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will provide a practical demonstration of how two teachers can work together using the supportive and non-judgmental interactional framework of Cooperative Development (Edge, 2002) or Instant Messenger Cooperative Development (Boon, 2005) to facilitate and sustain reflection on classroom action in order to find new perspectives about their teaching.

My Share / Bonenkai (end of year party)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: The talented members and guests of JALT Omiya
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: My Share is a time where the members themselves take centre stage to present ideas, techniques, games and activities that have worked in their teaching situation.

Understanding the 'New' TOEIC test
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Eri Okura, Oxford University Press
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: The recent changes to the TOEIC have significant implications both for students, and educators running test preparation courses. This workshop will walk participants through the new test format, clarifying the main changes and highlighting the implications for test takers and teachers.

My Share and Annual Christmas Party
Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: Nara JALT will be holding a 'family-friendly' My Share event combined with our annual Christmas Party. Come along to pick up some fresh teaching ideas and to meet the new slate of Nara JALT officers.