ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 27th, 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
Short description: ETJ-Aichi is a group for teachers of children up through middle school in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie. Our first speaker, Chris Williams, will speak about how to use cooking in an English lesson for children.

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
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.

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
Short description: A full day of presentations and workshops of interest to all those teaching English to adults and young adults - a chance to reflect on your own classroom efforts and to share those reflections with others.

Teaching Phonics
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Yukiko Shima
Organization: ETJ Hiroshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: A presentation by Yukiko Shima on her Look and Listen method of teaching phonics followed by a workshop giving teachers an opportunity to share their own ideas, methods, activities and games for teaching phonics.

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
Short description: This presentation will outline the steps in publishing material using a self-publishing site on the Internet. A live demonstration will be performed and ample time will be given to address any questions from participants during the course of the presentation.

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
Short description: Deaf and hard-of-hearing students are entering mainstream schools and mainstream society. A knowledge of Sign Language may aid teachers and hearing students in communicating with, and creating a more friendly environment for, these students.

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
Short description: Craig will give a brief presentation on Summer Activity events and how to manage them (logistics), along with some possible activities. He has been involved in about 20 summer camps for Kawai.

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
Short description: Most of us owe our jobs to our native pronunciation, yet how often do we actually incorporate pronunciation study into our lesson plans? This seminar will draw attention to the various aspects of spoken language as well as provide easy tips and techniques for teaching pronunciation more effectively.

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
Short description: Miori Shimada will discuss and demonstrate activities to strengthen the community of a small group of low-level students and how to enhance their motivation based on their reading English anecdotes.

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
Short description: In this presentation, the speaker will introduce several examples of multimodal writing produced in his classes with special focus on a WebQuest project he designed and implemented in a writing class at Hokkai Gakuen University last year, including students' evaluation of the project.

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
Short description: Even the best teachers sometimes run out of ideas for their next class. Especially when teaching young learners, lessons must be well prepared and full of fun.