ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

JASCE Conference 2006 (day 2 of 2)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due Nov. 30, 2005
Organization: The Japanese Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: See day 1 of the JASCE Conference for details. .

The 2006 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Tokyo - Growing Up with Oxford - Putting Great Ideas Into Practice
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Craig Wright, Gordon Taft, Kathy Kampa and Charles Vilina, Patrick Jackson,
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The Oxford Kids' Club Tour 2006 - In conjunction with the Daily Yomiuri 50th Anniversary. Join authors and teacher trainers Ritsuko Nakata (Let's Go), Setsuko Toyama (English Time), Kathy and Charles Kampa (Magic Time), Patrick Jackson (Potato Pals) Craig Wright (Dolphin Readers) and Gordon Taft (Oxford Reading Tree) for presentations that show you how to put great ideas for Reading, Songs, Chants and Lively Communication for a wide range of student ages into practice in This tour also sees the launch of the Third Edition of Let's Go - Japan's most popular course for kids! For this Tokyo event admission is free BUT pre-registration IS required.

BALL: Blog-Assisted Language Learning
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Rory Davies
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation looks at the use of blogs(weblogs) in foreign language learning. Rory Davies starts by defining what blogs are, then examines the technical skills and equipment necessary to use them, and sums up by looking at different ways in which blogs can be used in the foreign-language learning process.

Submodalities of the Senses (day two of two)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Charles Adamson
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: This is day two of NLP - Submodalities of the Senses, a two-day event. .

One-Day Certificate in Teaching English to Children (Kanazawa)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: Many thousands of teachers have attended David Paul 's One-Day Certificate course and many thousands have come away excited and re-energized about teaching English to children.

The Longman / Maruzen Kid's Tour in Sapporo - A Magical English Journey
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Mitsuyo Ohta, Kate Sato, Naomi Yonemoto
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Coming to Sapporo, Hokkaido! Japan's most popular Kid's Tour is back. Not to be missed, the 2006 Longman Kid's Tour 'The Magical English Journey' comes packed with everything the busy kids teacher needs.

The Longman Maruzen Kid's Tour in Osaka - A Magical English Journey
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Akiko Seino, Lesley Ito, Aleda Krause, Eunice Yamashita
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Coming to Osaka! Japan's most popular Kid's Tour is back. Not to be missed, the 2006 Longman Kid's Tour 'The Magical English Journey' comes packed with everything the busy kids teacher needs.

Obstacles facing efforts to improve English language learning in Japanese schools
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Aspinall, PALE SIG coordinator
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This presentation considers various explanations for the failure of the Japanese education system to provide the country with a number of citizens sufficiently skilled in the use of English, the global lingua franca, to enable Japan to 'punch its weight' in international forums.

My first lesson with a new class
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Mayuka Habbick
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This workshop will deal with issues surrounding the first lesson to a new class of young learners (up to and including junior high school). The workshop will begin with Ms Mayuka Habbick, a well-known presenter from Kyoto, who has presented at various ETJ events around Japan.

Sharpen your teaching with strategy-based instruction
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: James Graziani
Organization: ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: ETJ Saitama is a group for teachers of English to young learners in Saitama. At today's meeting, learn how to make your classroom more student-centered and more communicative.

Using OUP teaching materials, and current book display
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Eri Okuda and Tanja McCandie, Oxford University Press
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Tanja McCandie demonstrates methods for using a popular OUP text Identity. Next, Eri Okuda talks about using the newly revised OUP textbook Person to Person (3rd Edition).