ELT Calendar for June 2011

June 3rd (Friday) 2011

JALTCALL 2011 Conference (day 1 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Featured Keynote Speaker: Carla Meskill, State University of New York. Call for papers due February 28, 2011
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture

June 4th (Saturday) 2011

JALTCALL 2011 Conference (day 2 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Featured Keynote Speaker: Carla Meskill, State University of New York
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture

June 5th (Sunday) 2011

IIEEC - Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program Summer Session Workshop 3
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

JALTCALL 2011 Conference (day 3 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Featured Keynote Speaker: Carla Meskill, State University of New York
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture

IIEEC - Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program Summer Session Workshop 4
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

June 10th (Friday) 2011

ACTC 2011: Inaugural Asian Conference on Technology
Time: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers Garr Reynolds and Jill Robbins; featured speakers Bill Pellowe and Roger Palmer
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

ACLL 2011: The Inaugural Asian Conference on Language Learning
Time: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers Garr Reynolds and Jill Robbins; featured speakers Deryn P. Verity, Charles Kowalski and Kevin Cleary
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

June 11th (Saturday) 2011

A Revision Lesson for Junior and Senior High School
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Terry Yearley
Organization: Filipino English Teachers in Japan (Saitama)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

Testing times: Ensuring success
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Philips
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Writer's Night: Writing for Young Adults
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Suzanne Kamata and Holly Thompson
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

ACTC 2011: Inaugural Asian Conference on Technology
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers Garr Reynolds and Jill Robbins; featured speakers Bill Pellowe and Roger Palmer
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

ACLL 2011: The Inaugural Asian Conference on Language Learning
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers Garr Reynolds and Jill Robbins; featured speakers Deryn P. Verity, Charles Kowalski and Kevin Cleary
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

June 12th (Sunday) 2011

Changing Together! The First JALT JSH SIG Junior / Senior High School Teacher Development Workshop
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Takashi Miura, Gregory Paul Glasgow, Peter J. Collins, Tom Gorham and Jon Gorham, Yoichi Watari, Ben Shearon
Organization: Junior / Senior High School Teachers Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Using Photocopiable Materials to Improve Speaking Fluency
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Terry Yearly
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

ACLL 2011: The Inaugural Asian Conference on Language Learning
Time: 8:00 AM - 6:15 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers Garr Reynolds and Jill Robbins; featured speakers Deryn P. Verity, Charles Kowalski and Kevin Cleary
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

ACTC 2011: Inaugural Asian Conference on Technology
Time: 8:00 AM - 6:15 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers Garr Reynolds and Jill Robbins; featured speakers Bill Pellowe and Roger Palmer
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

June 18th (Saturday) 2011

Translation in English Language Teaching in Japan
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Yoshifumi Saito
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture

Danger Learning: Using Conflict Resolution and Mediation Techniques to Facilitate Language Learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Stillwell
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

What do English teachers need to know about English?
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: David Barker (BTB Press)
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

An Introduction to the Montessori Method
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Karen Ricks
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture

June 19th (Sunday) 2011

Osaka JALT's 7th Annual Tech Day Plus at Hannan University
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Plenary by Steve McCarty, plus 24 other presenters
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsubara City, Osaka Prefecture

Using Storyboarding in the EFL Classroom
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Shirley Young
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

My Share for Teaching Numbers
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture

ETJ Ishikawa Group Workshop Show and Tell
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Carla Curry and Nagwa Fekri
Organization: ETJ Ishikawa (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

Nakasendo 2011: The Road Less Traveled
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Steven Herder, Makiko Tanaka, and others
Organization: Nakasendo English Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

June 25th (Saturday) 2011

English Teaching Workshop and CLIL Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Yuco Kikuchi
Organization: English Teaching Workshop
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Cambridge ESOL Speaking Examiner training - Young Learners
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Jim George
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

June 26th (Sunday) 2011

One-Day Certificate Course in Teaching Children (Kanazawa)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

Cambridge ESOL examiner training - adults
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jim George
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

Classroom Management And Guidance
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil
Organization: Mabuhay Classroom Teacher Workshop
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

June 28th (Tuesday) 2011

Purposes and Approaches to Foreign Language Education: Universalism or Particularism?
Time: 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Byram
Organization: CEFR and Language Portfolio Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture