ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

JACET 2012: The 51st International Convention
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:35 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due February 10
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Nagakute City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: The theme of JACET's 2012 International Conference is The Application of Contemporary Language Theories to Higher English Education: Focusing on the Importance of Content-based and Context-based Approaches.

Oxford All-Japan Summer Tour for Teachers 2012 (Gifu)
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne (Izumi Chuo Hoikuen, Gifu), Marco Brazil (Beans International)
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: From mid-June to late-September, Oxford University Press will be holding a tour of 30 cities across the country. There will be presentations at each venue on teaching pre-schoolers and children up to the age of 12.

English Game Zone (No Japanese Allowed!)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Aaron Koller
Organization: ETJ Sendai (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: As teachers we can unwittingly set our expectations too low for our students. While we teach Enlish, do we use English to do it? Aaron Koller will show techniques on how you can have fun with exciting games quickly and easily and completely in English.

My Share
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Evelyn, Sanae, Shaun, Graham, Saori
Organization: ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Five presenters will share their collective experience about how they go about improving or keeping students in the present hard times! Topics include: Motivating and retaining students Improve students knowledge Red and green should never be seen! Let's talk fashion Do and does questions.