ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

9th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching
Time: 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Nation (Victory University of Wellington, New Zealand) and many others
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Short description: The 9th CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching will be held on 23-24 February 2013 at the National Institute of Education, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Educational Development Seminar: Learning Through Communication - Reading Activities in English
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: John F. Faneslow (Columbia University), Yoshiaki Ehara (Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Language)
Organization: Junior / Senior High School Teachers Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The JALT Junior / Senior High School SIG and Tokai University are proud to present their first joint Teacher Development Workshop at Tokai's Yoyogi Campus in Tokyo.

Learning Through Communication
Time: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: John F. Fanselow (Columbia University), Yoshiaki Ehara (Kanagawa Prefectural Institute)
Organization: Performance in Education Special Interest Group (formerly known as the Speech, Drama and Debate SIG), Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This two-day event includes multiple workshops on things such as Oral Interpretation, Theater Games, Drama and Performance. .

Music in the EFL Classroom
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: Music Music can play an important role in English classrooms with students of all ages. But what can we do to get the most out of music? How do we get students to engage with music? How can we inspire students with music? Questions for thought and discussion (feel free to bring your own, too!): What are the purposes of songs in the classroom? What roles do they have? What are the goals of songs and chants? What kind of language should songs have? Should songs have actions to them? What actions? How do we come up with them? How can we improve or build upon songs? How do we introduce songs? How can we make our own songs? How can we encourage students to listen outside of class? Teachers of all ages and levels of students are welcome.