ELT Calendar

Saturday, December 14th, 2013

Task-Based Language Teaching in Japanese Contexts
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Rod Ellis (University of Aukland), Craig Lambert (University of Kitakyushu), Colin Thompson (Lancashire University), Natsuko Shintani (Nanyang Technological Unversity, Singapore)
Organization: University of Kitakyushu
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This one-day conference sponsored by the Faculty of Foreign Studies at the University of Kitakyushu is for English teachers in the local area, future English teachers in training, and anyone else interested in language teaching.

Music and Surveys in the Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Joe Tomei
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Two practical presentations on using music and surveys in the classroom. .

Developing Lower-level Processing Skills in English L2 Reading/Listening
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Shigeo Kato
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: The talk first attempts to bridge theory and practice for teaching L2 reading by presenting a series of instructional techniques, including reading aloud and shadowing activities, for promoting accuracy and fluency in the connections between the three sublexical components, i.

2013 all-Kansai JALT Bonenkai-Pub Quiz
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Quiz MC: Ray Franklin (Osaka JALT Publicity Chair)
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This year's all-Kansai JALT year-end party, hosted by Osaka chapter, is taking place at the Blarney Stone Irish pub in Umeda from 6-9pm, and will include a Pub Quiz from 7-8pm, followed by the ever-popular Tardy Boys live band playing classic rock music covers from 9:30pm.

Fukuoka JALT 2013 Bonenkai (end of year party)
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Speaker: It's a party!
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Fukuoka JALT's end of year party is at Rollins, an American-style Italian restaurant bar in Akasaka for a 3-hour dinner. The dinner is a set meal, and the drinks are all-you-can-drink wine.