ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 29th, 2012

Mini-conference on Teaching Foreign Languages (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Tohoku University Center for the Advancement of Higher Education
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Two day mini-conference on teaching foreign languages (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, German). First day plenary session, second day workshops.

One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Children (Hiroshima)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Change of date:Please note that the date for this event has changed from July 22nd to July 29th. This course has been running for many years and has a very high reputation.

Ages and Stages: Selecting teaching and learning materials
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Ann Mayeda
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Teachers will get a basic overview of first and subsequent language development in children with the aim of deciding the criteria for selecting age and level-appropriate materials.

Enhancing Learners' Cross-Cultural Communication Skills: L2 Pragmatics for All Ages
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Noriko Ishihara (Hosei University)
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: This presentation focuses on the pragmatics of a second/foreign language and addresses possible ways to highlight appropriate language use in the classroom.

The Nagasaki British Consulate: People, Places and Themes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Brian Burke-Gaffney (Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science; Honorary director of Glover Garden)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Using the former British Consulate as a focal point, Nagasaki historian Brian Burke-Gaffney will lead us on a visual journey of Nagasaki's historical architecture and its rich stories of international exchange from the end of the Edo Period to the years of the Second World War.

Content and language-integrated learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Ann Mayeda
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: What are your students learning in school? How can you integrate this knowledge into your lessons? Teachers will look at some of the curricular content in primary school, then take authentic materials and develop language learning activities based around them.

English Education for Children at Meysen Academy: What We Have Learned In Our 46-Year History
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jeremy Jenkins and Clifford Moore
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will give educators the opportunity to learn about the 46-year history and experience of Meysen Academy, an educational institution in Sendai that focuses on teaching children English through natural communication and a nurturing environment.