ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 17th, 2014

The 2nd Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia Conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary speakers Peter Skehan, William Littlewood, Yuko Goto Butler and Stephen Dalton
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: JALT's Task-Based Learning SIG, in association with the University of Central Lancashire, UK and Kinki University, Osaka, Japan are proud to sponsor the 2nd Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia conference, to be held May 17th and 18th at Kinki University.

The First Annual Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland College Japan
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due December 15th
Organization: Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: At the heart of global citizenship lies an interconnectedness between education and a view of the world. Lakeland College Japan invites academics, administrators, policymakers, journalists, community activists and other concerned individuals to explore the development of education with a global perspective among higher education institutions here in Japan.

Raising Gender Awareness in the EFL Community in Japan: A closer examination of gender in the classroom and in the workplace.
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kristie Collins (Tsukuba University) Reiko Yoshihara Diane Nagatomo
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Many people are under the misguided perception that gender issues belong exclusively within the realm of �women� and are not of importance or of interest to men.

Teaching Phonics to Elementary ELLs: Using an Integrated Approach
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Cecilia Salzer (Darby Elementary School)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Ms. Salzer presents the techniques for teaching phonics to elementary English Language Learners to the Nagasaki JALT community.

Understanding Our Students' Memories
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Hosam Elmetaher
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Students need to memorize hundreds of vocabulary words, especially in their reading classes; therefore, it is important for teachers to understand how the brain works.

Comic Book Writing
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Sean Michael Wilson
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Sean Michael Wilson will share the basic steps involved in writing a graphic novel or manga including plot, script, description lines, dialogue, captions, panel and page layout using Sean�fs comic book, The 47 Ronin (copies to be loaned for the session; optional purchase).

Cooperative learning: It's not about teaching, it's about learning
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Joel Laurier (Gunma Kokusai Academy)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: Current reforms in the educational landscape are pushing toward a more student-centered approach to education. The talk is now of learning more than teaching.