ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

English Teaching Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Theme 1: Yoko Torimitsu (Cambridge ESOL); Themes 2 and 3: various speakers
Organization: English Teaching Workshop
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: 13:30-14:00 Warm up: Brief self Introduction and ice breakers for the party season. Songs and Chants for getting together and opening class.

Extensive Reading: Documenting Its Efficacy and Understanding How To Do It
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Beniko Mason
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will report on the studies from 1997 to the present that investigated the effects and efficiency of comprehension-based methodology on EFL in Japan using Japanese university students.

An Evening with Marlen Harrison: (1) Language and Sexuality; (2) Supporting Agency & Investment in Multilingual Writers
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Marlen Harrison (University of Jyvskyl, Finland)
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Part 1 - The Post-Japan, Doctoral Experience in TESOL: Pursuing Language and Sexuality ResearchFor many language instructors in Japan, further education may be key to job security and a wider range of options or may fill a need for personal growth and development.

Strategies for Generating Student Motivation
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka 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.