ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 15th, 2016

Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Classroom
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Nic Kapper (NPO Spelling Bee)
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Nic Kapper will introduce a technique that will increase your students' vocabulary retention significantly. Also, he will demonstrate a point system that will keep your children's eyes on you throughout the lesson.

Raising Bilingual Children Forum and BBQ
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Janina Tubby (Kobe Bilingual School), Jonathan Bunch (Co-ordinator, St. Michael's Saturday School), and Kaoru White (Canadian Academy)
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Please join Kobe JALT for our annual Raising Bilingual Children BBQ. This year we will be holding a forum before the BBQ with three speakers: Janina Tubby from Kobe Bilingual School, Jonathan Bunch the co-ordinator of St.

iPads and iBooks: Adding to the EFL Classroom
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tamara Swenson (Osaka Jogakuin Daigaku)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: All new technology changes the dynamics of the classroom and learning environment. The digital revolution, particularly the increase in tablet computers, has brought its own challenges.