ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 17th, 2012

2012 Meisei ISC Professional Development Forum
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: TBA; call for papers deadline is Friday, October 5
Organization: Meisei University International Studies Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Meisei University's International Studies Centre guest lecturers will host their second annual professional development forum where English lecturers will present short seminars on EFL classroom practice and relevant research themes.

CALL-Plus Workshop 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kaori Maeda, Ishikari Kounan Elementary School
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Theme: Classroom Technologies and the Future of EducationKeynote: The Future School Project in HokkaidoIn April, 2010, the Ministry of Education commenced a three year Future School Project involving ten elementary schools across Japan including Ishikari Kounan Shogakko--Hokkaido's only participating school.

TESOL Certificate: Balance in Language teaching
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This workshop overviews various aspects of language teaching to determine the appropriate balance of listening and reading and speaking and writing as well as language focus and fluency focus instruction both at the curriculum and lesson planning levels.

TESOL Certificate: Getting the most out of your materials
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This workshop will focus on learning how to assess and adapt various types of ELT materials for suitability for in various learning environments. Participants will also learn the principles underlying the creation of classroom materials and have a chance to create or adapt their own in the workshop in groups.

Content-Based Instruction
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Marian Wang (Kobe University), Brent Jones, Konan University, Hirao School of Management CUBE
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: The purpose of content based instruction (CBI) is for students to learn language through stimulating content. In this presentation, we look at the "what" and the "how" of CBI.

Bring Your Best!
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: ETJ Fukuoka Committee
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Discussion/Workshop: Sharing our experiences At the core of ETJ are the grassroots goals of this teachers' organization: getting together and sharing ideas in an effort toward greater understanding of ourselves and our work.

Developing a Motivational Classroom Environment
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Steven Paydon (Tokai University)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: How can we create the conditions in which classroom motivation can thrive? Classroom group dynamics play a vital role in the answer to this question.