ELT Calendar for May 2007
May 3rd (Thursday) 2007
Today is Constitution Day (Kenpou-kinen-bi)
18th Annual Suwako Charity Walk
Time:
8:10 AM - 1:30 PM
Speaker: Tomoki Murakami, Liu Tiegang
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture
May 12th (Saturday) 2007
6th Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference (day 1 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due Feb 9
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Illustrating and Writing for Children Double Feature
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Bob Marstall on Illustrating from Nature, Nobuo Furukawa and Keiko Kurozumi on Ooki-na Pocket Magazine
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Egypt in Terms of its History, Culture, Education and Language
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Doaa Mohamed
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Fukuoka)
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: IIEC
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Tokyo)
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: IIEC
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Effective Methods for Japanese as a Second Language Public Speaking
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Peter Sakura
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Effective Methods for Japanese as a Second Language Public Speaking
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Peter Sakura
Organization: Japanese as a Second Language Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Incorporating Thinking Skills and ESD in the FL Classroom
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Judith Johnson
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
May 13th (Sunday) 2007
6th Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due Feb 9
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
The Texts We Use - And Why
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Group Discussion
Organization: ETJ Ehime (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Developing and Implementing Simple Class Websites
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Robert McLaughlin
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Nagoya)
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: IIEC
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Kids Pier: A Space for Children and Teachers
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Yuco Kikuchi and Naoko McLellan
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
ETJ Kobe May Meeting: Teach your students to read the right way!
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jeff Lewis
Organization: ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Mission Impossible? Teaching Debate to Large, Multi-level Japanese EFL Classes
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Maggie Lieb
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Brazilian or Japanese: choosing the best education for children
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Toshiko Sugino (National Defense Academy)
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Sendai ETJ Round Table Discussion
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Roundtable
Organization: ETJ Sendai (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Extensive Reading
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Daniel Stewart / Richard Ascough
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Entry Level L2 Critical Thinking: Clear Communication
Time:
2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Lawrie Hunter, Kochi University of Technology
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
May 17th (Thursday) 2007
English Language Teaching Seminar for Secondary School English Teachers
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: James Banner (Hilderstone College)
Organization: The British Council Teacher Training Seminars
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
May 18th (Friday) 2007
Children's English Teacher Focus Groups in Tokyo
Time:
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Steve King, Research Editor, Pearson Longman
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
May 19th (Saturday) 2007
Teaching Seminar- Vocabulary Teaching for Teenagers and Young Adults
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: James Banner (Hilderstone College, UK)
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Osaka)
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: IIEC
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
What You See Is What You Get? Learner Preconceptions of Native-Speaker-Taught University EFL
Time:
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Hullah, University of Miyazaki
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
ELT teaching: A disadvantaged profession in Japanese tertiary education?
Time:
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Burden, Okayama Shoka University
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
From a Silk Cocoon (viewing the award-winning film with its co-writer and director)
Time:
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Satsuki Ina, California State Univ., Sacramento
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture
Two Presentations by Terry Fellner
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Terry Fellner, Saga University
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
The Ins and Outs of Getting Published
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Steve Cornwell, Ed.D., Osaka Jogakuin College
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
May 20th (Sunday) 2007
Annual Picnic and Barbecue
Time:
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: No scheduled speaker
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Phonics: Why and How
Time:
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Warner
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Increase Students' Interest and Motivation by Drawing More
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ray Goering
Organization: Nagoya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Differences Between Public Schools in Japan and the United States
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Amiena Mahsoob
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Japanese Public Elementary School Life and International School Life: How Do They Compare?
Time:
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Amanda Gillis-Furutaka
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Choice by Choice: A Workshop on Curriculum Design
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Timothy Buthod, Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
English Activities Exchange
Time:
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Various local teachers
Organization: ETJ Shizuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
May 23rd (Wednesday) 2007
Task-Based Teaching: Sorting out the Misunderstandings
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Rod Ellis, University of Auckland
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture
May 24th (Thursday) 2007
Children's English Teacher Focus Groups in Oita
Time:
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Steve King, Research Editor, Pearson Longman
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Oita City, Oita Prefecture
May 25th (Friday) 2007
Children's English Teacher Focus Groups in Miyazaki
Time:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Steve King, Research Editor, Pearson Longman
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Nellie's Seminar Series 2007: Tokyo Seminar 4
Time:
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Speaker: Tomomi Katsuki (Cambridge University Press)
Organization: Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
May 26th (Saturday) 2007
Sign Language in the Language-teaching Classroom
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Martin Pauly
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Using Graded readers in an Extensive Reading program
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Steven Donald, Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
May 27th (Sunday) 2007
ETJ-Aichi May Workshop: 'Cooking Up English' and 'Deactivating the Mute Button in a Jr. High School Classroom'
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Chris Williams and Joe Hindman
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
ELT Career and Professional Development Conference
Time:
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: A number of great speakers
Organization: ELT Career and Professional Development Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program (Workshop 1 and 2)
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
Teaching Phonics
Time:
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Yukiko Shima
Organization: ETJ Hiroshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Summer Camps and Activities
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Craig Kingsley
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
The 'Too Easy' Guide to Self-Publishing
Time:
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Paul Gemmell
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Sign Language in the Classroom
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Martin Pauly, Tsukuba University of Technology
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
More Community and Motivation through Coloring
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Miori Shimada
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Easy Techniques for Incorporating Pronunciation into the Language Learning Classroom
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Heather Ditzer
Organization: ETJ Okayama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Going 'Multimodal' in the Writing Classroom
Time:
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Bob Palmer
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
TPR-S Storybook Fun
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture