ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 20th, 2018

PanSIG 2018 Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due January 15, 2018
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: PanSIG is an annual conference sponsored and organized by many of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT).

Peer review in EFL writing and speaking
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Steven Charles, Wayne Jackson
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Session A: Peer review in writing gives students a chance to develop the ability to examine other students' papers which in turn helps them improve their own writing.

Teaching phonics
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
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.

Phonics: New School Year, New Ideas: Yochien Through High School
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Baysa, Katie Sudo and Ellie Kumagai
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: ETJ Tokyo is holding its 2nd meeting of the year. Three presenters will share their classroom successes when it comes to phonics.

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