ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

The Chubu Junior and Senior High School Teacher's Seminar 2010
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Chuck Sandy, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Annie Stilger Virnig et al.
Organization: Cambridge University Press
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: We welcome you to the Chubu University Nagoya Campus for a full day of presentations and workshops by some very dynamic educators. Keynote: * Better Together: The Power of Connection by Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto * How Change Happens: Critical Thinking 2.

Language Output, Language Input: things that are true of all
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This talk will look at some of the underlying aspects of how learners produce or understand spoken English aspects that are universally true regardless of the age group or language level of the learners involved.

From chalk to chip: A journey from a no-tech to a lo-tech classroom
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Lance Bennett and Kaj Schwermer
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The presenters share experiences, tips and ideas on teaching junior and senior high students using multimedia. .

Annual JALT Hokkaido Conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Thornbury and Mike Bostwick
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Keynote #1: Grammar or speaking -- or both? Bio: Scott Thornbury has written a book called "Teaching Unplugged. " He also has a blog called An A-Z of ELT.

Active Learners
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Jon Catanzariti
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Dealing with lowly motivated or disruptive students can adversely affect teachers, their approach(es) to classes and the classes themselves. By working together with students we can encourage them to take greater responsibility for their education, to reflect on their behaviour and illustrate how this affects their learning.

How Do Students Pick a Number? Seeking Course Evaluation Insights
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Christine Winskowski
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: When students rate their college course and instructor in end-of-semester evaluations, do student choose a 3 for different reasons from choosing a 4 or 5? Data from 34 college students completing two lecture course evaluation forms suggests some evaluation items prompt similar and predictable responses which seem to match the rating number selected.

Designing a Themed Task-Based Syllabus
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marcos Benevides
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: There are many advantages to themed syllabuses for L2 instruction: the natural recycling of core vocabulary and language forms; the inclusion and scaffolding of otherwise inaccessible content; the possibility for a rapid increase in task complexity; the engaging exploration of a specific subject matter; the creation of relatively authentic L2 spaces for FL contexts.