ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 26th, 2015

JALT West Tokyo Spring BBQ
Time: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen, Marcus Benevides
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: As well as food, drink and great company, the JALT BBQ will include two ELT presentations before the main BBQ: A task-based learning taster Marcos Benevides (1:05 pm) Task-based learning is a communicative approach where students focus on authentic goals -- writing letters, planning parties, etc.

Activating Extensive Reading
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Thomas Bieri
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Extensive reading has recently become a well-known technique for language study, and many programs and individual instructors have been incorporating it into their language teaching practice.

Materials and Methods for Teaching Spoken Language
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: (1) Cameron Romney (Sangyo University); (2) John Campbell-Larsen (Kyoto Women's University)
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: With the cooperation of JALT's Materials Writers SIG, Nara JALT is proud to present this wonderfully practical doubleheader-event to kick off the academic year.

CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) for Young Learners, Motivating Beginners With Numbers and Math in English
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Various, facilitated by Yuco Kikuchi (Keiai University Life Long Learning Center)
Organization: EFL Arena
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Numbers are simple yet very important theme for language learners especially in EFL settings. In this workshop participants will experience motivating activities using math skills and knowledge.