ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

KOTESOL 2011 International Conference (day 1 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Stephen Krashen, B. Kumaravadivelu, Keith Folse, Thomas Farrell, Gavin Dudeney
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
Short description: The KOTESOL 2011 International Conference is a forum for educators to share their ideas, innovations, experience, action research, and major research findings.

CALL Workshop 2011: Technology and Language Learning
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keynote presentation by Goh Kawaii (Hokkaido University); several other speakers
Organization: English Education Study Group of Sapporo Gakuin University
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: This is the eleventh annual CALL Workshop at Sapporo Gakuin University, a practical forum for all high school, junior high school and university foreign language teachers interested in how technology can support best practice in teaching and learning.

Cambridge ESOL examiner training for KET and PET (in Tokyo)
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Jim George
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Professional development day-long session to train experienced and qualified teachers to be become Oral Examiners (OEs). This workshop will cover the speaking tests for the Key English Test (KET) and Preliminary English Test (PET), the Lower Main Suite of Cambridge ESOL's examinations for adults (CEFR levels A2 and B1).

Presentation Practice Session: Practice Makes Perfect!
Time: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Stephen Dalton; Itoko Fujita; Paul Evans
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Time change: This event is now from 12:45 until 15:30 (registration begins at 12:30). Presentation practice session for JALT National.

Establish and Coordinating a Successful Language Learning Centre
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Junko Tsukeyama
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: The presenter, Junko Tsukeyama will introduce us to the methods she has employed the past several years to establish the L. L.

1) Ethical ELT; 2) Popular Songs, Active Neurons, and High-frequency Vocabulary
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Maggie Lieb (Meiji University)
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: There are two presentations today, both by Maggie Lieb of Meiji University. 1) Ethical ELTIn keeping with many professions that have ethical codes to guide their practice, this presentation will explore how to incorporate ethics into ELT and ensure our profession contributes to intercultural understanding and tolerance.

The dead end of public English education in Japan
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Dan Frost
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: According to the presenter, Dan Frost, Japan's public education system for English as a foreign language is driving down a dead end road. Part 1 will show the significant number of verifiable errors in the grammar and lexis of many English textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education.