ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 28th, 2016

Double Presentation: Discourse Marking: Function not Filler; Discourse marking in the L2 classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: John Campbell-Larsen (Kyoto Women's University)
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Talk-in-interaction is more than just the exchange of propositional statements by participants. Speakers suffuse their talk with words and chunks that perform a variety of interactional tasks such as managing turn taking and floor holding, showing the speaker’s attitude to what they are saying and the like.

English for High School Education: Professional Development through Teaching Practice
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Masayuki Nakano, Angela Wren, Rachel Stuart, Kazuhiro Iguchi and Adelia Falk
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: How did your university students study in HS? What will your JHS students be studying when they get there? What is happening in HS classrooms at present? What is in store for the future? We very much look forward to seeing you at the event to join the conversation.

Material Idea Sharing
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Various, facilitated by Yuco Kikuchi
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Participants bring materials they obtained recently or their long-time favorites and discuss the effective ways to use them for the new school year. This workshop tries to cover all age groups and class sizes.

Story-based approach: Exploring the world of stories with your young learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Chiyuki Yanase
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, we will explore how story-based approach can develop essential language learning skills of young learners as well as explore a number of storytelling styles and story-based activities.