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JavaScriptELT Calendar for October 2008
October 1st (Wednesday) 2008
JMEC 15 Information Session
Time:
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: JMEC Staff
Organization: Japan Market Expansion Competition
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 3rd (Friday) 2008
My Share: Managing Groups
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Everyone gets a moment!
Organization: Wakayama Chapter of JALT
Location: Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture
Huh? Oh. Aha! Differences between rote memorization and active thinking
Time:
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Speaker: John F. Fanselow
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 4th (Saturday) 2008
Briefing session in Tokyo on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Nova Scotia, Canada in terms of History, Culture and Education
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Colin Rennie
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
October 5th (Sunday) 2008
Simply Socratic - Step-by-Step Speeches and Stories for the Classroom.
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Eric Kane
Organization: ETJ Osaka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Briefing session in Nagoya on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 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
ACET October Meeting
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Miki, Nigel, Craig, Riki, Emi and other volunteers
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Developing Creative Materials Based on Picture Books
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Patricia Daly Oe
Organization: ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
The JALT 3rd Annual Joint Tokyo Conference
Time:
9:45 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring, Neil Cowie, Keiko Sakui, Kevin Ryan, Alastair Graham-Marr, Tomio Uchida, and Alan Bossaer
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 10th (Friday) 2008
Pearson Longman English Firsthand Ideagora (Tokyo)
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen and John Wiltshier
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 11th (Saturday) 2008
Briefing session in Osaka on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Two Christmas Activities
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Christopher Carman, Margaret Orleans
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Presentation Zen: How to design and deliver compelling presentations
Time:
6:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Garr Reynolds
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Shaping Teaching to fit Theories of Learning
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Pre-Conference Presentation Workshops
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Oana Cusen, Thomas Amundrud
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
October 12th (Sunday) 2008
Extensive Reading Seminar 2008
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Eleanor Kane, Fiona MacGregor, Daniel Stewart, Atsuko Takase
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Exploring Reading and Writing Connections
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Taylor
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Speaking of Speech and other Delights
Time:
2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Charles LeBeau, Language Solutions
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
October 13th (Monday) 2008
Today is Sports Day (Taiku-no-hi)
Pearson Longman Teacher's Conference 2008 (Tokyo)
Time:
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Rost, Yukio Tono, Marc Helgesen
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Briefing session in Fukuoka on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
October 14th (Tuesday) 2008
JMEC 15 Information Session
Time:
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: JMEC Staff
Organization: Japan Market Expansion Competition
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 18th (Saturday) 2008
2008 CALL Workshop
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
(1) Planned and Unplanned Speech Acts Using Yackpack; (2) Practical Uses of Songs in the EFL Classroom
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Andrew Meyerhoff, Saga University
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Bringing English and Intercultural Activities to Young Children
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne and Aya Asano, Izumi Chuo Kindergarten, Gifu
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
60th Chubu Conference of the English Literary Society of Japan
Time:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Shigenori Wakabayashi, Yasushi Terao, Tomohiko Shirai, Reiko Matsukawa and others.
Organization: English Literary Society of Japan
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Writer's Day 2008
Time:
9:15 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Novelist Linda Gerber, Literary Agent Laura Rennert, Authors Irene Smalls, Tanya Batt, Holly Thompson and Suzanne Kamata
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 19th (Sunday) 2008
Haiku in EFL Classes
Time:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Howard Brown
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Pearson Longman Teacher's Conference 2008 (Osaka)
Time:
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marcos Benevides, Junko Yamanaka, John Wiltshier
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Language Learning and the Lexical Approach
Time:
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Gary Littlecott
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher training Certificate Program 2008 (afternoon workshop)
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Function rather than form as a basis for teaching
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Trevor Keith Landles
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
What makes a good workshop?
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Phil Brown and Colin Skeats
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Pearson Longman English Firsthand Ideagora (Osaka)
Time:
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: John Wiltshier
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Chugoku ELT Expo
Time:
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Many speakers
Organization: ETJ Hiroshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
2008 JALT Hokkaido Language Teaching Conference
Time:
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Main Speakers: Robert Courchene and Cynthia Keith
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher training Certificate Program 2008 (morning workshop)
Time:
9:50 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 23rd (Thursday) 2008
JMEC 15 Information Session - Breakfast Event
Time:
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker: JMEC Staff
Organization: Japan Market Expansion Competition
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 25th (Saturday) 2008
English Story Cycle: What, Why and How
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Anthony S. Rausch
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Storytelling and Language Teaching
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Kusumika Chatterjee
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture
Korea TESOL International Conference
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
October 26th (Sunday) 2008
A practical activity for a TOEIC preparation class
Time:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Shizuno Seki
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Exploring Portfolio Assessment in the EFL Classroom
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Steve Quasha
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
(1) iPod Activities for English Teachers; (2) Enhancing the Graded Reading Experience
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Mark Neufeld; (2) Ken Schmidt
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
From Inside the Elementary Classroom
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Storytelling in the Language Classroom
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kusumika Chatterjee
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
ECOnomics and ECOlogical Island Development
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Godfrey Baldacchino
Organization: The International University of Kagoshima, Canadian Studies Centre
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Korea TESOL International Conference
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
Language and Propaganda: The Uses of Linguistic Influence
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers deadline May 23, 2008
Organization: Linguapax Asia
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Chubu ELT Expo
Time:
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Many speakers
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
October 30th (Thursday) 2008
Astonishing Research - TESOL Action Research Mini-Conference 2008
Time:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Fiona Copland, Andy Boon, and Mike McDonald
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
October 31st (Friday) 2008
Technology in Language Teaching (TnT) Workshops (Part of PAC7 at JALT2008 International Conference))
Time:
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Leading Technology Specialists in Japan
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
