ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 24th, 2018

TBLT in Asia 2018 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Speaker: Plenary speakers Hayo Reinders (Unitec, Auckland, NZ), and Natsuko Shintani (Auckland University); call for papers due March 15, 2018
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: TBLT in Asia 2018 will be held June 23-24. The aim of this international event is to enable language educators and researchers from across Asia to share ideas and discuss various aspects relating to the theory and/or practice of Task-based Learning and Teaching in Asia.

Teaching phonics
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: TESOL (Young Learners) Certificate Workshop: What is the role of phonics and how can we teach it effectively? This session will also contrast phonics with other approaches to teaching reading and writing and look at the role of each approach.

From Elementary English Onward
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: Satomi Miura (Morioka Municipal Tsukigaoka Elementary School)
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: It is our great pleasure to host an event this month featuring Miss Satomi Miura, a J-SHINE Trainer and a Japanese Teacher of English (JTE) in Shizukuishi Town in Iwate, and also a JTE at Morioka Municipal Tsukigaoka Elementary School.

First Annual JANET Nursing English Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due April 30
Organization: Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: As part of our mission to provide a forum for improving the quality of teaching, learning and research in the field of nursing English education in Japan, the Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching (JANET) organizes an annual conference in June.

Phonics activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: TESOL (Young Learners) Certificate Workshop: Teachers will look at a range of activities for teaching phonics. .

Call for Papers Due June 24th (Sunday)

JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG Summer Travelling Conference 2018 (Nagoya)
Call for papers due: June 24th (Sunday)
Event Dates: July 14th (Saturday) - July 15th (Sunday), 2018
Overview: JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG Summer Travelling Conference 2018 (Nagoya) will be held July 14-15. The exact venue will be announced later.