ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Tokyo - Certificate course in Teaching Japanese Students
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Speaker: David Paul, Rob Waring, Alastair Graham-Marr, Grant Trew
Organization: ETJ Certificate Course (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: A one-day certificate course in teaching Japanese adults and teenagers. Topics covered: * Motivating and remotivating Japanese students * Teaching communicative competence * A practical approach to exam preparation * Dealing with vocabulary For further information and to apply, go to www.

Tech Day 2007
Time: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Tom Robb, Myles Grogan, Gordon Wilson, Leon Bell, and more
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsubara City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This is Osaka JALT's 3rd annual Tech Day event at Hannan University! Highlights: * Tom Robb (Kyoto Sangyo Univ. ) Making Quizzes with Moodle * Myles Grogan (Momoyama Gakuin Univ.

Chris Hunt Special Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Chris Hunt
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: ACET will hold a Special Workshop with Chris Hunt. His fun, innovative yet extreamly practical ideas offer creative thoughts, tips, and ideas for teaching young learners.

ETJ-Kumamoto Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Naomi Yonemoto and Bernadette Hamamoto
Organization: ETJ Kumamoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Short description: The workshop titles are * Fun Activities for Phonics, * Extensive Reading for Young Learners, * Games for Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The speakers are Naomi Yonemoto and Bernadette Hamamoto.

Getting Published
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Steve Cornwell
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This workshop will take participants through the process of getting published in the area of EFL/ESL. The processes of researching, writing, editing, and submission will be explained and examples will be given.

Dynamite Debates: A Case Study
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tom Anderson
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Every autumn, Anderson teaches a debate class in an interdepartmental program at a large private university. In this presentation, he will discuss ways in which he has made this class a workshop learning environment.

My Share
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ricardo Kuma, Masa Tsuneyasu, Chikahiko Okada, Abdel Ibrahim
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: The Art of teaching - applying creativity Ricardo Kuma. This presentation will examine creating customized activities.