ELT Calendar

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Kansai ETJ Expo
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Variety of speakers
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Bringing all English teachers together! The Kansai ETJ Expo is one of the major events of the year for English teachers in the Kansai region. There are presentations on teaching children, adults, junior/senior high school students, and much more.

Advice from a Legendary Editor: How Ursula Nordstrom Made Children's Books That Last
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker: Leonard Marcus
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Reservations are recommended: E-mail info@scbwi. jp by Friday November 26, 2010 This event will be in English.

Blended Learning: Using the Internet to Learn English
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Andrew Philpott
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This will be Andrew's first presentation at JALT Himeji and he will be covering a topic of growing interest in Japan. Andrew currently works full time at Himeji Dokkyo University and has one class that focuses on learning English through the Internet.

Helping Students to Write Creatively
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alan Maley
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The poetic function is central to language, at all levels, from young learners to young adults. Poems carry within them the beat and rhythm of the language, they provoke a response (physical, visual, cognitive, affective, associative, etc.