ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

2009 CUE Conference on ESP/EAP: English for Global Working, Living and Studying (day 2 of 2)
Time: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Featured speakers: Thomas Orr and Mike Guest
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: The two-day event will feature an array of presentations, workshops and discussions on topics related to ESP/EAP teaching, including: materials development, pedagogy, ESP/EAP programs and syllabus/curriculum design.

IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program 2009
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, 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 confident and effective teachers.

ETJ Chubu ELT Expo 2009
Time: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: ETJ Chubu ELT Expo 2009: This fall ETJ is once again holding a series of English Language Teachers' Expositions throughout Japan. The Chubu region Expo will be on Oct.

Pearson Longman Teacher's Development Workshop 2009: Welcoming English Firsthand 4th edition (Tokyo)
Time: 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen, John Wiltshier
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Pearson Longman will be holding a teachers' development workshop with Marc Helgesen and John Wiltshier, authors of the English Firsthand series. The workshop is intended to help you stay in touch with current educational trends and support the development of English language teaching in Japan.

Documentary Film 'Obachan's Garden', followed by Q and A session
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Linda Ohama
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Linda Ohama is a third generation Japanese-Canadian who has produced seven full length feature films centering on the struggles of people, including working and living in a foreign country, and the suffering of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, etc.

Elementary School English Activities: Mutual Benefits of University Students' Teaching Support
Time: 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Yuri Hosoda (Kanagawa Uni.), David Aline (Kanagawa Uni.), Masato Sugimoto and Saori Maekawa (Kanagawa Uni. students), and Seiji Nagumo (Yokohama City Nishiterao Daini Elementary)
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: This forum is concerned with the supporter system in which university students act as volunteer teachers for English activity classes in elementary schools in Yokohama, and examines the experiences of those supporters both through a longitudinal fine-grained conversation analysis of changes in assessments, and directives; and through the eyes of the volunteers themselves in terms of their perceived roles, learning experiences, application of training.

A Review of the Eigo Noto Curriculum for Elementary School English
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Jun Magno
Organization: ETJ Niigata (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: By 2011, all elementary schools in Japan will be teaching English using the Eigo Noto, a 2-level set of textbooks created by Japan Ministry of Education.

From textbooks to TESOL Quarterly: Publishing for EFL teachers
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keiko Sakui (Kobe Shoin Women's University) and Neil Cowie (Okayama University)
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Teachers want to publish but are often put off by the challenging and frustrating publishing process. The presenters will provide advice on making this process clearer and more 'doable'.