ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

The 4th Joint JALT Tokyo Conference: Successful language learners and what they can teach us
Time: 9:45 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Chuck Sandy, Rob Waring, Yuka Iijima, Kevin Cleary, Marcos Benevides, Sarah Birchley, and Andy Boon
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Schedule: 09:45-10. 15 Registration 10:15-12:00 Sarah Louisa Birchley and Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University) Making molehills out of mountains: Realizing learner potential and creating opportunities This presentation will provide an overview of 'What the "Good Language Learner" can teach us' (Rubin, 1975), and detail the theory behind the design of a new 2nd-year English course, ALPS (Academic Learning and Professional Skills), which is aimed at further developing 'good language learners ' at a Japanese university.

Little America English Materials SeminarFair
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Sohei and Helene Uchida
Organization: Little America Book Store
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Little America will hold its English Materials Seminar Fair at Maruzen Okayama Symphony Building October 11th. The importance of English materials will increase with the introduction of English lessons in primary schools in 2011.

Implementing an Effective Program Using English Notebook
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Laura Blefgen-Togashi and Setsuko Terasaki
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Conducting Foreign Language Activity Classes in public elementary schools should include fun, but learning must be happening. It is our job as teachers to provide children with a program that encourages, facilitates and is conducive to language learning.

Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Osaka)
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: Osaka City, Osaka 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.