ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

NPO TEMI Seminar in Gunma (for TEMI veterans)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Helene Jarmol Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Gunma City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: TEMI (Teaching English Methods Institute), a nonprofit organization founded by Helene J. Uchida, the Language Connection's "Primary Advice" columnist, will offer English teacher-training seminars for novices and veterans regarding teaching English to preschoolers and primary school students in the following cities in February: * Gunma: February 13 (for first time attendees), * February 14 (for veterans) at Matsubara Youchien in Gunma, Oizumi-machi.

The 12th Annual Temple University Japan Osaka Center Applied Linguistics Colloquium
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers deadline is December 15, 2009
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The primary goal of this event is to provide a venue for both new and experienced researchers to present their work in a supportive atmosphere. The second goal of the event is for researchers to be able to discuss research-related issues with one another in order to learn more about conducting high-quality educational research.

MoodleMoot Japan 2010 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Moodle Association of Japan
Location: Hakkodate City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: MoodleMoot is a conference or series of workshops to learn about Moodle, the very popular open-source Course Management System. Attendees vary in expertise from newbies to developers and administrators.

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2010 (Nagoya)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This fun and informative day involves lively and hands-on workshops for teachers of English to children in nine cities throughout Japan:* Sunday, January 31st OUP Teaching Workshop in Sendai * Sunday, February 7th OUP Teaching Workshop in Fukuoka* Saturday, February 13th OUP Teaching Workshop in Yokohama * Sunday, February 14th OUP Teaching Workshop in Nagoya * Saturday, February 20th OUP Teaching Workshop in Okayama * Sunday, February 21st OUP Teaching Workshop in Osaka * Sunday, February 28th OUP Teaching Workshop in Tokyo * Sunday, March 7th OUP Teaching Workshop in Sapporo * Sunday, March 14th OUP Teaching Workshop in Niigata Come and join this year's Oxford Teaching Workshop series.

Pearson Longman Kids Tour 2010 in Fukuoka
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Aleda Krause, Akiko Seino, Catherine Oki, Simon Weedon
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Pearson Longman is pleased to invite you to the Pearson Longman Kids Tour 2010. This year's theme is "What Teachers Do Next," and will highlight practical and effective ways to handle classroom challenges.

One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Elementary School Children (Sendai, Miyagi)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: About the course: A general introduction to child-centered learning. All sessions are interactive.

Features of Spoken Language: Mining Authentic Interview Data
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Darren Lingley, Kochi University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Darren Lingley will demonstrate how interview programs can be used to help students cope with the complex features of spoken language. Interview data allows us to focus unidirectionally on features of interactional speech.

Writing a graded reader
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation, Rob Waring will focus on the process of writing a graded reader. He will look at the story formation stage by identifying story plot and development, and showing key elements that should or should not be in place for a good story to be told.

(1) Teaching English Verbs; (2) The Silent Way
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Tomoaki Iguchi (Kwansei Gukuin University); (2) Don Cherry (Hiroshima Kokusai University)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: During the first hour, Tomoaki Iguchi will explain about the nature of English verbs such as go, come, take, and give. These verbs have multiple means and are difficult for Japanese learners of English, but can be taught effectively.