ELT Calendar

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

2-Day Certificate Course In Teaching English To Children
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil
Organization: Institute of English Teaching to Children
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Now on its fourth session. Become a better teacher.

Here we are, now motivate us: Strategies for generating student motivation
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: You walk into the classroom. The students are at the back chatting with friends, sitting in silence, checking their phones, or resting their heads on the desks.

Bookswap
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: No speakers
Organization: International Womens Bookswap
Location: Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture
Short description: Books are expensive to buy here in Japan, so we get together about every three months and swap books. Women married to Japanese, women who want to get together with other Native English Speaking women and chat.

Expert Teachers: What Are They Like And What Do They Do?
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keith Johnson (Lancaster University, UK)
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: What characteristics do expert language teachers have? What do they do in the classroom that distinguishes them for novices? This presentation will invite participants to think about such questions.

Osaka JALT Annual General Meeting and Dinner Party
Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: All present
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Osaka JALT will have a chapter business meeting from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Blarney Stone Shinsaibashi (map) to discuss officer positions for the coming year, give officer reports, and make plans.