ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

12th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Plenary speaker: William O'Grady (University of Hawaii).
Organization: The Japan Second Language Association
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The 12th Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association will be held June 2 and 3, 2012, at Hosei University in Tokyo. The plenary speaker will be William O'Grady of the University of Hawaii.

JALTCALL 2012 Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:20 PM
Speaker: Keynote speaker Stephen Bax (University of Bedfordshire), plus many presentations
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Our JALTCALL 2012 conference will be held at the Konan CUBE, Hirao School of Management, Konan University from June 1-3, 2012. The Konan CUBE is located in Nishinomiya City, only a 3-minute walk from Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station on the Hankyu Line.

Power Seminars English Event: Practical ideas for teaching listening, reading, and writing
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Donald Kinney (Kinney Brothers Publishing), Ben Backwell (Nagoya City University)
Organization: Power Seminars
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: From 10:00 to 12:00, Donald Kinney, of Kinney Brothers Publishing, will speak about teaching kids using phonics. Highlighting material from his Phonics & Spelling series, Donald will demonstrate the step-by-step process to teaching children to read, improve pronunciation and listening skills, and boost their confidence in speaking and writing English.

From Crib to Classroom: Certificate Course in Teaching Very Young Learners (Tsukuba)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil, IETC Training Director
Organization: Institute of English Teaching to Children
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Discover how you can teach very young learners the fun and easy way with mothers or fathers in your class. In this course you 'll learn how to make your "oyako" class serious fun so that both mother and child are having a great time learning English.

One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Children (Aichi)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This course has been running for many years and has a very high reputation. It provides a general introduction to child-centered learning.