ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

JALT National Conference Reports and End of Year Luncheon
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Speaker: Paul Evans and Glen Cochrane
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Winners of Kyoto Chapter's first annual Professional Development Scholarship Fund will present about their experiences at the 35th Annual JALT International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exposition held in Shizuoka.

Effective Procedural Instructions and Motivational Teaching Strategies
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon and Panel Discussion
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Andy Boon is Associate Professor at Toyo Gakuen University, JALT West Tokyo Program Chair and an Aston University PhD student. He has published articles on teacher development, motivation and methodology.

December Meeting
Time: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: This all-day event has many speakers and sessions. Please see Ibaraki JALT's event page for full details.

Winter Delight: 4 mini presentations and a full-length end-of-year party
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Masahiko Goshi, Lewis Malamed, Kazumi Kato, Shizuno Seki
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: This meeting will have four short presentations given by members of the Shizuoka JALT chapter. A variety of topics will be covered and the audience will surely walk away with some ideas and techniques that can be used in their teaching situations.

Using TV Commercials as Language Teaching Tools
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Philip McCasland
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: TV commercials provide a host of pedagogical possibilities for any language class. One 30-second ad brings authentic linguistic and cultural content that can be integrated into various communicative activities.

1) Publishing: Past, Present and Future and 2) How to publish an article in The Language Teacher
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: 1) Steve King and 2) Jerry Talandis Jr
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Publishing: Past, Present and FutureSteve KingHow did educational publishing get to where it is today? What is the current state of educational publishing in terms of where authors, publishers, educators and students stand? How will this look in five, ten or fifteen years from now and what clues do we have today that can shape any predictions we can make about the future? In this talk, the presenter will take a short tour through the history of how educational publishing has developed into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today and examine several case studies from the present that make up a snapshot of how this industry will grow and develop in the coming years.

JALT 2009 National Conference Review, Action Research Methodology, and annual Bonenkai
Time: 1:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Greg Sholdt
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This will be Osaka JALT's last chapter event of the year. We'll start by discussing our impressions of the National JALT conference in Shizuoka, held Nov 21-23.

The Communicative Value of English Discourse Intonation
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Yoshio Ido, Ehime University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: The complete title of this event is The Communicative Value of English Discourse Intonation and Its Contribution to Teaching Spoken English, with particular reference to conjunction that.