ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

2011 Meisei University ISC Professional Development Forum for EFL Instructors
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Meisei University
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Listen to presentations about English teaching methodologies and research, including:teachinglarge classesstudent-centred assessmentwritingcentresmanga as a teaching tooltalking it up in the English language loungeand more.

TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series: Developing Second Language Skills: A Complex Endeavor of Knowledge Integration
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Dekeyser (University of Maryland)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The initial lecture of this course will give an overview of how different theories of second language acquisition (and some areas of psychology) have treated the concept of practice.

Workshop on Classroom Management: Behavior
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: ETJ Fukuoka Committee
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Dealing with bad behavior in the classroom: Why does it happen and what can we do? From daydreaming to playing with cell phones to idle chat to disruptive acts, we'll analyze reasons for why students behave the way they do and discuss a variety of ways in which teachers might deal with behavioral issues and have more productive and enjoyable classes.