ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

PGL2008: 7th Annual Peace as a Global Language (PGL) Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due June 27, 2008
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: PGL conferences began in 2001, and have quickly become an established part of the yearly calendar for students, teachers and activists. PGL encourages anyone interested in the following areas to join us as presenters, participants or conference volunteers: * peace, * the environment, * human rights, * global issues, * intercultural communication, * values, * health, * gender, * media literacy, * foreign language education focusing on global issues.

YoJALT SIG Bash '08
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various SIG Representatives
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Be sure to circle this day on your calendar as a "must attend" event. Yokohama JALT will hosting a Special Interest Group(s) Bash.

Education for the global perspective: Language, culture and critical thinking
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Torikai Kumiko, Marc Helgesen, Joseph Shaulese, and others
Organization: Japan Intercultural Institute
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Join us to discuss education, culture, language, communication, and the global community. There will be a special focus on the skills and attitudes that help learners appreciate new intellectual and cultural perspectives.

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
Short description: The IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program, now in its 4th year, is aimed at all teachers of young learners who wish to become more confident and effective teachers.

ETJ-Aichi September 2008 workshop for teachers of children: (1) Stories; (2) Halloween
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: (1) Chris Loeber; (2) Joe Alsheimer
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 Moving from Words into Stories (TPR Whiteboard Stories, Calendar-My-Life Stories, and Paper Towel Stories), Chris Loeber will discuss how to create your own stories.

The littlest students: Pre-school lessons
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Theron Muller, participants
Organization: ETJ Nagano (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Nagano is back with a meeting September 28th from 10:30am to 12pm at the Monzen Plaza international exchange corner in downtown Nagano. Monzen Plaza is on the third floor of the building that houses the Tomato supermarket, in the former Daiei building.

An Introduction to Cambridge Exams
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Theron Muller, Megumi Netsu
Organization: Noah Learning Center
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Theron Muller and Megumi Netsu from Noah Learning Center will be holding an introduction to the Cambridge exams on September 28th from 1pm to 2:30pm at the Monzen Plaza international exchange corner in downtown Nagano.

Task-Based Learning
Time: 1:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Mikey Kelly
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Task-based learning for all ages! Task based training is the perfect way to mainatin student-centered learning in your classrooms. Using games and activities, students can learn to teach themselves and have a great time doing it.

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
Short description: The IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program, now in its 4th year, is aimed at all teachers of young learners who wish to become more confident and effective teachers.

English Story Cycle: What, Why and How
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Anthony S. Rausch
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will introduce English Story Cycle as an approach to elementary school English in Japan. The presentation will detail what the English Story Cycle idea is, why it is appropriate for elementary school English in Japan, and how to conduct English Story Cycle, either as the basis for the overall curriculum or as a meaningful add-on to any other curriculum.

My Share - Classroom Management
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: We all have our share of classroom techniques. And we all need our share of fresh ideas.

Learning Disabilities
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Cynthia Akazawa
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Find out how to recognize learning disabilities in the classroom, and learn how the study of learning disabilities is relevant to the broader student population in terms of identifying learning weaknesses.

Techniques and Resources for Raising Kids to be Bilingual
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Gavin Thomas
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Gavin Thomas will briefly outline some of the things he have done with his two children (currently 4 and 6 years old) to help them gain ability in English while they have naturally gained Japanese ability from pre-school, grandparents and friends.