ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 29th, 2013

2013 JALT Hokkaido Conference
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: John Fanselow (Professor Emeritus, Columbia University, Teachers College), Chuck Sandy (Program Director at International Teacher Development Institute)
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Complete information and program available at: jalthokkaido. net/conference.

2013 Fukuoka JALT One-day Conference and Ordinary General Meeting
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary presentation: Barry O'Sullivan; plus Malcolm Swanson, Trevor Holster, Robert Cochrane, Bill Pellowe, J. Lake, Joseph Tomei, Kate Parkinson, Kathleen Fukuhara, Misuzu Okada, and Steve Paton
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Short paper presentations by Malcolm Swanson, Trevor Holster, Robert Cochrane, Bill Pellowe, J. Lake, Joseph Tomei, Kate Parkinson, Kathleen Fukuhara, Misuzu Okada, and Steve Paton.

Curiosity to Competency: Intercultural Activities for the Language Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jon Dujmovich
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Language educators often speak of using techniques, and activities appropriate for each stage of language learning. But when it comes to incorporating intercultural activities in the language lessons, there is usually very little consideration given to the learners' developmental stage of intercultural learning.

Incorporating picture books by Eric Carle and Leo Lionni in EFL classrooms of children
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Miori Shimada
Organization: ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will explain how she incorporates picture books by Eric Carle and Leo Lionni into her teacher-training course and how the students familiarize with the themes and content of many titles by each author.

CEFR-J Workshop
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Fergus O'Dwyer (Osaka University), Annie Semmelroth (Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University), Azusa Kodate (Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) tries to provide a high-quality method for the teaching of L2s and the assessment of L2 ability.