ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

(1) WeShare Christmas Lesson Ideas; (2) WeShare Christmas Party
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The end of another successful year for ETJ Tokyo. For our final workshop of 2008, we are going to start off with a 'Christmas Lesson Idea Sharing Session.

(1) JALT: History, Relations with Domestic & International Organizations, Challenges, (2) Chapter Member Presentations
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Steve Brown, Former President of JALT National, (2) Chapter Member Presenters
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: (1) Steve Brown will talk about JALT and where it stands at the moment, a month after he finishes his four years as JALT President. giving a brief historical perspective, Steve will refer to changes which have taken place over the last few years and discuss some of the issues and opportunities which the organization faces.

December 2008 ACET Meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Nigel and all volunteers
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Time flies! This is the last month of the year. We will share teaching ideas with each other so please bring one teaching idea that works for you (anything is OK!).

Getting Back to Basics in English Language Teaching
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: David Barker
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Since the advent of Communicative Language Teaching methodology, many highly effective language learning techniques and promising avenues of research have been abandoned on the grounds that they were not sufficiently 'communicative' or 'authentic'.

My Share
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various presenter
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: The Omiya JALT Chapter welcomes short presentation of 25 minutes or less. Please contact the Program Chair if you are interested in presenting.

Academic writing in English and Japanese: How do our students become multicompetent writers?
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Carol Rinnert, Hiroshima City University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will share recent findings from an on-going research project investigating the effects of overseas high school and university study on the development of Japanese EFL writers' academic writing in English and Japanese.

JALT Bonenkai (end of year party)
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Pot-luck dinner with turkey provided. Families welcome.