ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Conference: Bridging the Gap between Elementary and Junior High Shool English - Exchanging Ideas
Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: In 2000 the Practical Handbook for Elementary School English Activities stated that according to the Elementary Education Guidelines, it was essential that students develop an interest in English, being able to not only hear it but also to be able to express themselves thereby developing a positive attitude towards the language.

JALT Hokkaido's SIG Special: JALT's Special Interest Groups
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: This is a one-day chapter event organized to educate Hokkaido teachers about JALT's Special Interest Groups. The schedule will include nine 45-minute presentation slots for SIGs to introduce themselves to participants and hold a workshop/presentation connected to one of the SIG's areas of interest.

Tech Day 2008
Time: 12:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Speaker: Mari Yamauchi, Marlen Harrison, Shawn White, Bill White, Craig Gamble, Troy Guze, Kevin Lucas, Sally Thelen, Trent Spriggs, and Matthew Rooks
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This will be Osaka JALT's fourth annual Tech Day event to share technologically-oriented ideas helpful to language teachers and learners. This year's event is the biggest Tech Day yet, and is co-sponsored by the Nara JALT Chapter.

What makes a good workshop? A BLT Grand Prix!
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Philip Shigeo Brown and Colin Skeates
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This hands-on, interactive workshop will encourage participants to explore and discover the qualities of successful workshops. We will aim to demonstrate how to create a successful workshop and provide participants with both guiding principles and a practical framework.

POSTPONED: ETJ Osaka meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Idea-sharing session.
Organization: ETJ Osaka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This meeting has been postponed. It will not take place June 22.

Debate and Structured Discussions in the EFL Classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Mark Neufeld
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: In the first hour of the presentation I discuss the teaching of debate in the college EFL classroom. For those unfamiliar with debate, I examine the format of parliamentary-style debate, along with the vocabulary and methods involved in teaching and conducting debates in an English class.

How to Help Children Learn to Read and Write
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Discussion
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: This is an idea-sharing meeting facilitated by Yuco Kikuchi. Participants are expected to bring either questions or tips for teaching young learners read and write.

The Diary of Anne Frank
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: The Nagoya Players
Organization: Nagoya Players
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The Nagoya Players announces its summer production, Wendy Kesselman's The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Anthony Gilmore. It is 1942.

Statistical Analysis of an Online Survey Questionnaire of Student Motivation and Classroom Activity Preferences
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: David Ockert
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation the presenter will explain the rationale behind his interest in student motivation; the methods used to gather data on their motivational orientations; twelve pedagogical approaches to language teaching including so-called 'traditional' and 'task-based' methods and show the differences between student preferences amongst them.

The Diary of Anne Frank
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: The Nagoya Players
Organization: Nagoya Players
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The Nagoya Players announces its summer production, Wendy Kesselman's The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Anthony Gilmore. It is 1942.