ELT Calendar for June 2016

June 3rd (Friday) 2016

JALTCALL 2016 Conference: CALL and the Brain
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for proposals due February 15th, 2016
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Machida City, Tokyo Metropolis

June 4th (Saturday) 2016

JALTCALL 2016 Conference: CALL and the Brain (day 2 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for proposals due February 15th, 2016
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Machida City, Tokyo Metropolis

Ideas and Inspiration for Raising Bilingual Kids
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Adam Beck
Organization: Oita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Oita City, Oita Prefecture

3rd Annual Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland College Japan
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due January 24, 2016
Organization: Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

June 5th (Sunday) 2016

JALTCALL 2016 Conference: CALL and the Brain (day 3 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for proposals due February 15th, 2016
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Machida City, Tokyo Metropolis

Discussion group for teachers
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Discussion group for teachers
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

June 10th (Friday) 2016

Formulating grammar rules with high school L2 Spanish learners through inductive consciousness-raising tasks
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Paul D. Toth (Temple University)
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

June 11th (Saturday) 2016

8th Annual NEAR Language Education Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due February 15, 2016
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

June 18th (Saturday) 2016

Okayama JALT June Meeting
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Arnold Arao Jon Prevatt
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

English Project classes and the Global Goals
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Brent Simmonds (Aichi Gakuin University)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture

POSTPONED 1st Annual STEM PBL in Asia Symposium
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Rebecca Petersen (Thailand Elementary STEM Curriculum Specialist), Keiji Takanashi (Vice President, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Organization: University of Fukui
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture

June 19th (Sunday) 2016

POSTPONED 1st Annual STEM PBL in Asia Symposium (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Rebecca Petersen (Thailand Elementary STEM Curriculum Specialist), Keiji Takanashi (Vice President, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Organization: University of Fukui
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture

EFL Teacher Journeys Conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: To be announced; call for papers due May 8
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

Money 101: Personal Finance, Investing, and Retirement for Residents of Japan
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ben Shearon
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

Kobe JALT Nepal Family and Friends Project and JALT THT SIG Joint Event
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Randall Bollig, Catriona Chalmers Takeuchi and Ann Mayeda
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

June 24th (Friday) 2016

The 4th International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT2016): Celebrating LEARN (Language Education and Acquisition Research Network)
Time: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: David Singleton (Trinity College Dublin), Yuki Hirose (The University of Tokyo), and Budsaba Kanoksilpathum (Silpakorn University); Call for papers due April 30
Organization: Foreign Language Learning and Teaching Conference
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)

June 25th (Saturday) 2016

3rd Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia Conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary speakers Rod Ellis and Marcos Benevides
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

The Evolution of Business Language Training in Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Handford, Andrew Vaughan and Hiromasa Tanaka, plus 13 more
Organization: The Business English Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

The 4th International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT2016): Celebrating LEARN (Language Education and Acquisition Research Network) (day 2 of 2)
Time: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: David Singleton (Trinity College Dublin), Yuki Hirose (The University of Tokyo), and Budsaba Kanoksilpathum (Silpakorn University); Call for papers due April 30
Organization: Foreign Language Learning and Teaching Conference
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)

June 26th (Sunday) 2016

The Evolution of Business Language Training in Japan (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:15 PM
Speaker: Michael Handford, Andrew Vaughan and Hiromasa Tanaka, plus 13 more
Organization: The Business English Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

3rd Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary speakers Rod Ellis and Marcos Benevides
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Exploring Critical Thinking with my Students
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Nicole Gallagher
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

June Online Workshop Theme: Picture Books in EFL Classroom
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

Game Jam and Activity Buzz
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Group discussion
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

June 30th (Thursday) 2016

AsiaTEFL International Conference 2016
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due February 15, 2016
Organization: The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai (Russia)