ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

ETJ Tokyo English Language Teaching Expo and The Tokyo English Language Book Fair
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: A variety of great speakers
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The ETJ Tokyo English Language Teaching Expo combined with The Tokyo English Language Book Fair will run November 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday). See presentations by famous authors and local teachers.

Lost in class? Ways to Navigate a Tough Crowd.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Tony Kazanjian (Sonogi Board of Education), Thomas Sorensen (Sonogi Board of Education), Emilie Masson (Hasami Board of Education), and Chris Colucci (Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: For our eighth meeting of the year, we are lucky to have four great local presenters from the JET Programme, who will offer some original ideas to use in your classes.

Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 3): Introduction to the Use of Rasch Analysis in Educational Research
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Trevor Bond (Hong Kong Institute of Education)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The primary purpose of this seminar is to introduce a measurement model known as Rasch analysis, which is being increasingly used in testing and research in the social sciences, including the field of education.

The Government Inspector
Time: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Nagoya Players
Organization: Nagoya Players
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This comedy will be performed Saturday, Novermber 18, 2:00 and 7:00 p. m.

Communicative English in Junior High: The JTE and ALT Working Together
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Dan Vandiver and Kumiko Yamamoto
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: What is the objective of communicative English and how can it be effectively implemented? Come see how Dan Vandiver & Kumiko Yamamoto developed their student-centered approach in the junior high school English classroom combining the skills of Japanese Teachers of English (JTEs) and Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs).