ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

JSLS2007 (day 2 of 2)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due January 26, 2007.
Organization: The Japanese Society for Language Sciences
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS) will hold JSLS2007 at Miyagi Gakuin Women 's University in Sendai, Japan, on July 7 and 8, 2007. The plenary speakers are Andrea Moro (University Vita-salute San Raffaele) and Yasuhiro Ichida (National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities).

How Children Learn
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Amanda Bradley
Organization: ETJ Miyazaki (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: Amanda Bradley originally from Scotland has been involved in English Education for over 15 years. She holds a Masters degree Cambridge University, M.

IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program (Workshop 5 and 6)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Qualified teacher-trainers from the IIEEC Teacher Training Center
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Workshop content has been developed by Ritsuko Nakata (co-author, Let's Go) in cooperation with Oxford University Press and is aimed at all teachers of young learners who wish to become more confident and effective teachers.

Professional Presentations
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Berlin
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Studies have shown when people are asked to rank things they fear most, Speaking in Public is always near the top of the list, often higher than death.

What Is Oral Interpretation? What Can It Do?
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Makoto Omi
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: It would definitely be wrong to delude learners into thinking that they already know enough English and that their only problem is shyness, so as to (on the pretext of so-called communicative activities) engage them in mere chit-chat using their meager stock of chunky conversational phrases.

Curriculum Innovation: Coordinating and Managing Change
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Douglas Jarrell, James Venema, and Kathi Emori, Nagoya Women's University
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Douglas, James and Kathi will be presenting on three aspects of curriculum innovation. Doug will talk on the politics of change and the necessary conditions for implementing curriculum renewal.

Teaching Yoga to Children through English
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Elizabeth Knight
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: This workshop begins with a 75-minute Yoga class. Following the lesson, there will be a discussion on how Yoga can be used as a supplement to your regular lessons or as an extra activity for your students to participate in after school.

ETJ-KOBE July Meeting: Classroom Management: Kids to Adults
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Brian Miller and Mikey Kelly
Organization: ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Tips and strategies for managing all your classes from two successful Kobe school owners. MIkey's school teaches predominantly kids, Brian's school predominantly adults.

Two Presentations: Picture Books, Storytelling and Imaginative Learning; Native English Teachers - ideas for self introductions at elementary school
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Patricia Daly Oe, Irina Babanova
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Picture Books, Storytelling and Imaginative Learning, Patricia Daly Oe. In this presentation, author and teacher Patricia Daly Oe will discuss the value of using picture books and storytelling when teaching English to children (mainly from the pre-school to early elementary age groups but there will be some examples for older students as well).

Classroom Management: Tips and Tricks
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Chuck Kayser and Mikey Kelly
Organization: ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Chuck and Mikey, two school owners who are both very entertaining presenters, share their ideas about classroom management. Get tips and strategies for managing all your classes from two successful Kobe area school owners.

Motivation from Natural Resources: Genuine Communication Through Surveys
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Erin Peter Kourelis, American Language School, Matsuyama
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: How do you get your students motivated? The speaker will discuss the use of surveys to get real questions from the minds of Japanese students answered by native English speakers.

There's a book inside all of us
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Moritoshi
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: It has been said that 'There's a book inside all of us', but how does one go about writing a persuasive publishing proposal for an EFL textbook? This presentation briefly explains the publishing process as a whole, then goes into the specifics of writing a strong proposal.