ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

ETJ Aichi January 2008 Workshop on Teaching Children
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Nicola Oshima and Otto Lamb
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. For the January workshop, Nicola Oshima will share pointers on how to relate to very small children (ages 0 - 5), while Otto Lamb will discuss how crosswords can be a fun and efficient way to achieve your teaching aims in the classroom.

One-day course in teaching English to children (Tokyo)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Topics covered: * How do children learn? * Using games effectively * Building reading and writing skills * Developing communicative skills * Integrating songs * Lesson planning * Developing international attitudes Trainer: David Paul, Author of 'Teaching English to Children in Asia', 'Communication Strategies', 'New Finding Out', 'Communicate', 'Songs and Games for Children', 'Discover English', 'Discover the World', 'Discover the Universe'.

Avoiding Confusion and Creating Clarity: Effective Use of Technology in the Classroom
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Joshua Loy
Organization: ETJ Hiroshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: The presentation will cover the proper setting up of equipment, language elicitation from students, ideal teaching situations and conditions for the effective use of PPP and how to use PPP to develop communicative competence under the theory of input+1.

Two Presentations: (1) Teacher Immediacy; (2) Teacher Efficacy
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker: (1) Keita Kikuchi; (2) Quint Oga-Baldwin
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Our January event will feature two 50-minute presentations followed by a round table dissusion. Please note that this meeting's event day, time, and venue are different than usual.

Regional Organization and Planning
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: none this time
Organization: ETJ Okayama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: We are going to hold a general meeting to look at what we can do to revitalize our regional group. SOME of the things up for discussion include: Whether or not we need to restructure our regional group.

1. Actually Teaching Listening; 2. Teaching the Strategies of Speaking
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Hugh Graham-Marr
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: 1. This talk looks to examine how you can go beyond giving practice in listening and actually teach listening skills.

Creating and Maintaining Student Autonomy
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tomomi Katsuki
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Most students' English learning time is a few hours a week with their teacher. As learners of language ourselves, we know this is never enough to reach a good level of competence.

Nagoya: Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The Institute of International Education in London will hold briefing sessions on a postgraduate program on teaching Japanese as a foreign language that the organization offers in the British capital.

Dyslexia: What is it? What is it not? And how to help our students overcome its effects
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Thomas Warren-Price
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Order of Presentation: 1. What is dyslexia? What is it not? Some basic background information 2.

Shizuoka JALT yearly planning meeting.
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Everyone
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: This is our officers and annual planning meeting. We will be brainstorming, planning and confirming the presentations and events for 2008.

Kagoshima JALT Shin Nen Kai (Meeting of the New Year)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: JALT Members
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Welcome to 2008. Come out and meet with the new officers and help us plan this year's program.