ELT Calendar

Sunday, November 18th, 2012

2012 ETJ Kansai Expo
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Several presenters
Organization: ETJ Osaka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Inviting all ELT professionals and those interested in English language learning and teaching. Comprehensive displays of the latest ELT materials for children and adults.

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Multiple intelligences strategies for very young learners
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Kathleen Kampa
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: How can we use multiple intelligences (MI) strategies to maximise learning? MI can be used to explore the various ways in which children learn, but it can also be used a teaching tool to diversify our lessons.

Teachers Helping Teachers Showcase
Time: 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Bill Mboutsiadis, Jenny Morgan, Yuki Maehara, Joe Tomei and others.
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: This program will introduce the THT-SIGs programs in Bangladesh, Laos, Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam. The THT-SIG works to aid and assist fellow educators and students in and around Asia.

November ACET Meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This month, we set "Activities" OPEN for ANYONE who wants to share and introduce teaching ideas or materials which were successful in your class. If you want to try your new teaching ideas with us, you are more than welcome to hop in! Yoriko will give us a short presentation on Shogakko Eigo Katsudo Decade of My Teaching Career as a JTE in Fukuoka, and we'll have some discussion time to share our opinions about Shogakko Eigo Katsudo.

Developing a Motivational Classroom Environment
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Sean Paydon
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This workshop is about developing classroom group dynamics to remove barriers to interaction, enhance student motivation and increase learning gains.

What Is English Conversation, And How Can It Be Taught?
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Barker, Gifu University
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Almost every teacher in Japan will have some experience of teaching a conversation class. In many cases, the aims of these classes do not extend beyond a general notion of "getting the students talking," and this is all too often reflected in the very limited results that they achieve.

Dyslexia and the Language Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Seigo Yamada (Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science), Mark Tiedeman (Nagasaki University of Foreign Languages)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Seigo Yamada and Mark Tiedemann's talk aims to familiarize language teachers with dyslexia and its effects in the classroom. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin and affects 10-20 per cent of the population.

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Strategies for teaching young learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kathleen Kampa
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: What do you know about young learners? How do they learn best? Learn some simple strategies for teaching young learners. Come away with some practical activities that will bring joy and magic to your classroom.