ELT Calendar

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Intermediate Computer Lesson
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Jerome Impas
Organization: Filipino English Teachers in Japan (Chiba)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: None given. .

Peer and teacher feedback on student conversation and writing: What, how and when?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Joel Hensley and Richard Hodson (University of Nagasaki, Siebold)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Richard Hodson and Joel Hensley will present classroom-based research exploring feedback on student writing and conversation. .

(1) Electronic dictionaries during communication activities; (2) Elementary School English
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Jason Williams (Notre Dame Seishin University); (2) Eri Mizuno and Aya Morisawa
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: We have two presentations on the day. Student use of electronic dictionaries (EDs) during oral communication activitiesJason WilliamsThis presentation will look at results of an investigation in which university students kept track of how often and for what purposes they consulted bi-lingual EDs during in-class speaking activities.

SCBWI Creative Exchange
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Participants
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Children's book writers and illustrators are invited to gather and exchange work for critique. (Participants without manuscripts or illustrations are welcome to attend as well.

Curriculum My Share
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Chartrand, Rob Cochrane, Darcy DeLint, Aaron Hahn, Trevor Holster, Bill Pellowe, Tim Pritchard, Alonzo Williams
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Several short presentations. Afterwards, let's continue the discussion over beer and food nearby.

Using Video Materials to Facilitate Students' Creative Thinking and Improve Their English Skills
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Bogden Pavily
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will discuss the ways to facilitate students' creative thinking and improve their English skills with the help of some video material (short clips from the Internet).

Speech Contests, Pechakucha format
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Charles Ashley, Matthew Jenkins, Robert Murphy
Organization: ETJ Kitakyushu (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: POSTPONED. This meeting was postponed from January 7 to January 21.