ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Kyushu ELT Expo
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Nation, David Paul, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Mike Guest, Greg Crawford and more
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Bringing together all English teachers. There will be presentations and materials for college teachers, high school teachers.

Peace as a Global Language Tokyo 2010 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Many great speakers
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. Serious about 'PEACE'? Come here and tell us about the contribution academics and activists can make in an attempt to break free of the military-industrial-academic-complex.

Shinshu JALT Share
Time: 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Share ideas for seasonal classroom activities. Share experiences from JALT national conference.

Three Presentations
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Carolyn Graham, Anna Motohashi, and Adam Lebowitz
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: A. Featured Presentation: Title: The Creative Classroom - Using Jazz Chantz, Poetry, Storytelling and Song Speaker: Carolyne Graham Summary: This program will focus on the power of rhythm as a language learning tool.

Alma Certificate in Teaching Communication to Japanese Students (Tokyo)
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Bruno Vannieu
Organization: Alma Publishing
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Teaching oral communication to groups of Japanese students (such as university or high school classes) requires solid professional skills. This certificate training course will give participating teachers (1) an understanding of the cultural factors at play in a Japanese university or high school class, and (2) a working knowledge of classroom management principles that have proven effective in the Japanese context.

It's Christmas!
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Linda Donan
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Christmas month is a time for festive English. All ages can enjoy learning English with snowmen, Santa Claus and the nativity baby.

Making the Most of It: Using Textbooks Effectively
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Huang
Organization: ETJ Sendai (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Sometimes we are given the wonderful task of teaching a class or a course, using a textbook we didn't choose or materials we thought would be appropriate but were not.