ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 9th, 2012

2012 ETJ Kyushu ELT Expo
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The Kyushu English Language Teaching Expo is the premiere event of the year for all teachers of English in the Kyushu region. It's an important time for the teaching community to come together, exchange ideas, and grow professionally.

The 6th Joint JALT Tokyo Conference
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Keynote presentations by Andy Curtis (Anaheim University's Graduate School of Education), Shinichi Izumi (Sophia University)
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: A full day of presentations and poster sessions returns this year after a hiatus in 2011. The Joint Tokyo JALT Conference is co-sponsored by JALT Tokyo and West Tokyo Chapters along with Abax, Cengage Learning, Cambridge University Press, englishbooks.

(1) TPR Storytelling; (2) Sign Language; (3) CEFR; followed by AGM and Bonenkai
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Dominic Jones (Sendai Seiyo Gakuin University); (2) Mariko Miyao, Cecilia Ikeguchi, and Martin Pauly (Chapter Members); (3) Maria Gabriela Schmidt (University of Tsukuba)
Organization: Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: 1. Coaching in TPR Storytelling's Core Circling Technique (13:00-14:00) Dominic Jones (Sendai Seiyo Gakuin University) This workshop demonstrates the teaching skill of Circling and coaches, teachers in its use, so that they can add it to their teaching tool kit.

Basics of Vocabulary Study in the Test Practice Class
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Charles Jannuzi
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: Teaching and studying vocabulary are a major part of EFL learning. In EFL situations students do not have very many chances to use English outside of class.

Vocabulary: Meaning, Form, Pronunciation, and Beyond
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Brad Deacon
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: In a well-balanced language program, what kinds of opportunities should exist for developing students' L2 vocabulary? In this workshop participants will learn both useful strategies and techniques for teaching vocabulary, and a greater sense of how to plan for effective vocabulary acquisition in their language programs.

ASC Brain Science and Materials Design; followed by End-of-Year Party!
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Part 1: Brain Plasticity and Learning: The Role of Emotion, Cognition and MovementWe learn because the brain is plastic. It is not hard-wired as was long believed, and we are now learning how the reward system affects plasticity and learning, including the super-learning we call addiction.

A Brief Introduction of Discourse Intonation in English and Its Contribution to the TEF
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Yoshio Ido, Professor Emeritus of Ehime University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Intonation performs a variety of functions in the light of evidence from naturally occurring spoken discourse. Accordingly my talk is going to elaborate on the brief sketch of tone unit basing upon Brazil (1985), and to see how the functions of pitch, key & termination, and pitch sequence make commitment to the EFL teaching.