ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

The First Annual JALT Vocabulary Symposium
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Masamichi Mochizuki, Shigenori Tanaka, more
Organization: Vocabulary Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The newly formed Vocabulary SIG will be holding its first Vocabulary Symposium on March 3rd, 2012 at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka. This full day of presentations will include panel discussions from a variety of top names in Vocabulary Acquisition in Japan, including Masamichi Mochizuki and Shigenori Tanaka, as well as poster sessions for any and all vocabulary related researchers.

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2012 (Yokohama)
Time: 10:30 AM - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Charles Vilina, Setsuko Toyama, Ritsuko Nakata
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively. Pre-registration strongly recommended.

Present Communities of Imagination (PCOIz)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tim Murphy
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: Using group dynamics as an umbrella term for overlapping literatures on community, cooperative, and collaborative practices, Tim Murphy will introduce the concept of PCOIz, which might help teachers to better conceptualize their classes and the time-frame influences on their students.

Preparing Students for Moving Abroad
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Peg Orleans, Charles Ashley, and Colin Thompson
Organization: ETJ Kitakyushu (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The format will be 3 pechakucha (ペチャクチャ) presentations, each followed by a 20 minute Q&A/discussion time. Participants are also welcome to arrive earlier (from 6:00) for the social hour.

Error Correction
Time: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Thornbury, Steven Herder, and Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
Organization: International Teacher Development Institute
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
Short description: In addition to their free, open-to-all, quarterly webinars, iTDi will also be offering monthly in-house webinars for teachers who've enrolled in one of their courses and want to interact further with mentors and others in the iTDi community.