ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

2-Day Intensive Certificate Course In Teaching English To Children (Niigata)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil (Founder, Training Director)
Organization: Institute of English Teaching to Children
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: "Learn to teach. Teach to learn.

Exploring our Philosophies of Learning and Teaching
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Bob Sanderson
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: A teacher's philosophy of learning and teaching are at the core of what he or she does or aims to do in the classroom. Our philosophies evolve over time, and are so fundamental to what we are and do as teachers that they may be taken for granted or go unnoticed unless periodically made explicit and reviewed.

The Dejima-zation of English
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Albert McCann
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will be an interactive examination of the obstacles to learn to speak English in Japan. The presenter will go over some historical and philosophical reasons for this.

Keep It Super Simple: English songs and games for young learners
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Devon Thagard (Co-founder, Super Simple Learning), Tanja Yoder (Co-founder, Super Simple Learning), Sara Wall (Head Teacher, Knock Knock English)
Organization: Super Simple Learning
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Registration is closed for this event. The organizaers have informed us that the event is now full.

Team Teaching in a Junior High School
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kaitlin Kirby, Chiharu Takebayashi
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Combining their different abilities and strengths can allow ALTs and JTEs to teach more effectively. However, this synergy is not easily come by, and like any other relationship team teaching partners must work to maintain it.

E-Safety
Time: 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Speaker: Carol Rainbow
Organization: The International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, Learning Technologies Special Interest Group
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
Short description: Note: This is an online seminar being held Sunday, 15 April 2012, 14:00 GM Time, which is 11 PM on the same day in Japan. The event takes place in the IATEFL online conference room; click here for details on how to connect.

Call for Papers Due April 15th (Sunday)

2012 Pan-Korea English Teachers Association (PKETA) International Conference
Call for papers due: April 15th (Sunday)
Event Date: October 20th (Saturday), 2012
Overview: The 2012 Pan-Korea English Teachers Association (PKETA) International Conference will be held on October 20th, 2012 at Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea.

Call for Papers Due April 15th (Sunday)

Applied Linguistics Association of Korea 2012 International Conference
Call for papers due: April 15th (Sunday)
Event Date: October 13th (Saturday), 2012
Overview: The Applied Linguistics Association of Korea (ALAK) will hold its 2012 international conference on October 13, 2012, at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, South Korea.