ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

JALT CALL SIG Annual Conference 2010 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary Address by Larry Davies
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: JALTCALL 2010 will be held at Kyoto Sangyo University in Kyoto, Japan from May 29-30, 2010. Sunday includes a Plenary Address by Larry Davies.

1) Engaging Junior High Students with Cooperative Learning Activities; 2) American Values, Human Values, and Teaching English
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: 1) Ben Backwell; 2) Peter Warner
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: In the first workshop, Ben Backwell introduces participants to three cooperative learning activities that can be adapted to any teacher's textbook. In the second workshop, Peter Warner presents a fascinating and important look at the three founding values of America, how they compare with basic human values, and how they are part of the English classroom.

ECAP (ELT Career and Professional Development Conference) 2010
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: William Snyder, Columbia University Teacher's College; Masaki Kobayashi, Kanda Gaigo University; Chuck Sandy, Chubu University
Organization: ELT Career and Professional Development Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The ELT Career and Professional Development Conference (ECAP) caters to teachers from an array of different experience levels and teaching situations.

Creativity in the Classroom (four presentations)
Time: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tomoka Kaneko, Tim Murphey, Atsushi Iida, and Samuel Nfor
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Program starts at 1:00. (Doors open from 12:30.

Understanding Students' Non-Verbal Behavior: What does that silence mean, anyway?
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Peter Ross
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: The feedback that teachers give to students in second and foreign language classroom oral interaction has been studied in various ways by such researchers as Fanselow (1977), Chaudron (1977, 1986, 1987) and Long (1977).

ELT Publishing and You
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Steve King, John Wiltshier and Panel Members
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Steve King, an editor with Pearson/Longman, will present on "Publishing: Past, present and future. " John Wiltshier (Miyagi Gakuin University), co-author of the new edition of the English Firsthand series, will present on "My learning curve",� a look at his journey into the world of materials publishing.