ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Today is Autumnal Equinox (Shuubun-no-hi)

PGL5 - the 5th Peace as a Global Language Conference (day 2 of 3)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: several presentations
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: PGL5, the 5th Peace as a Global Language Conference, will be held from September 22 to 24, 2006 at Seisen University in Tokyo. Under the theme Performing Peace, PGL includes workshops and presentations that are academic, artistic and/or activist.

23rd Hokkaido Language Conference: Enrich your Teaching, Enrich your Students
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speaker Peter Longcope (Kyoto University) plus many presentations
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: The 23rd Hokkaido Language Conference will be held Saturday, September 23 (national holiday), at Hokkai Gakuen University's Sapporo Toyohira Campus. Easiest access to this year's site is via the Toho (blue) subway line.

Versatile Video iPods as Classroom Tools
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Bill Pellowe of Kinki University, Iizuka campus
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: All of the activities demonstrated by the presenter could be done by teachers who do not have video iPods, but the presenter will claim that the video iPod is actually an affordable alternative to other technologies such as laptop computers.

ETJ September workshop: Halloween Activities for Elementary Students
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Bring your ideas to share!
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: In the ETJ Fukuoka September workshop, we're going to share the ideas for Halloween activities, songs, easy crafts, story readings, etc. Please bring the pictures of Halloween party at your school or books you read or song CDs you use for Halloween lessons if you have any.

Sharing Halloween Ideas
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Bring an idea to share
Organization: ETJ Osaka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Wondering what others have done or are doing for their Halloween classes? Share ideas for Halloween events, lessons and more as we discuss fall festivities in an intimate, open and friendly forum setting.