ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 16th, 2014

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2014 English Education (Sendai)
Time: 10:30 AM - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Kevin Churchley, Kathleen Kampa + Charles Vilina, Chantal Hemmi
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2014 will be held in several cities throughout Japan. The theme is "Giving today's children the wings to fly into the global age.

(IETC) Certificate Course In Active Learning And Teaching Strategies
Time: 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil (IETC) Training Director
Organization: Institute of English Teaching to Children
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Engaging students in individual or smaller group activities is a low-risk strategy to ensures the participation of all. The sampling of basic activities of this course can be adopted to almost any level.

2014 Spring We Can! ELT Forum
Time: 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Yoko Matsuka, David Staggs, Yasuko Hirata, Charles Jones
Organization: Matsuka Phonics
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: There will be several interesting presentations packed with teaching tips that you can use in your classes right away. Please see their web page for more details.

Resilient Minorities in Japan: Filipino English Teachers and Ainu-Maori Cultural Exchange
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Jason Bartashius and Jennifer Teeter
Organization: The Society for Intercultural Education, Training, And Research
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This event is co-sponsored by SIETAR Kansai and Osaka JALT, and consists of two presentations: 1. Jason Bartashius - The Filipino Community and Social Initiative Projects in Post-3/11 Japan Tohoku is suffering a job loss caused by the 3/11 disasters.

Call for Papers Due February 16th (Sunday)

6th N.E.A.R. Language Education Conference
Call for papers due: February 16th (Sunday)
Event Date: May 24th (Saturday), 2014
Overview: The 6th N.E.A.R. Language Education Conference will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Niigata, Japan.