ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 9th, 2018

Canceled: JLTA 2018 (day 2 of 2)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Keynote: Antony J. Kunnan (University of Macao); Symposium: Hidetoshi Saito (Ibaraki University)
Organization: The Japan Language Testing Association
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: CanceledAccording to a September 6th email from JLTA President Yoshinori Watanabe, the JLTA 2018 Conference is canceled due to the large earthquake that occurred in Sapporo in the early morning of September 6th.

The JALT Business Communication SIG 2018 Annual Conference: The Spark: Igniting Innovations in Communications for Global Businesses (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Charlie Browne (Meiji), Evan Frendo (IATEFL BESIG), Rab Paterson (Toyo U), Ron Morrain (Language Learning Center), Andrew O'Brien (Kyoritsu), Lalitha Murthy (Consultant), Valerie Honda (Consultant)
Organization: The Business English Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Explore synergies between international business, business communication and innovative technologies. In collaboration with IATEFL BESIG & Toyo University.

IIEEC - OUP Teacher Training Certificate Program 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata (Co-author of Let's Go), IIEEC trainers (IIEEC Teacher Training Center)
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Workshop series to develop practical teaching skills for the young learner classroom. Useful teaching materials will be on display and available for purchase at the event.

Lesson Planning
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Teachers will look at effective lesson planning, create lesson plans, and demonstrate how the lessons would be carried out in practice. .

Music and Dance for Young Learners
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Pieter Van Leuven, Anna Hosonaka
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: ETJ Tokyo is holding its 4th meeting of the year. Two presenters will share their years of experience using music and dance to engage young learners.

Being An Effective Teacher
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Teachers will look at the role of the teacher in class, and at how to manage difficult classes. This will include the way we interact with students, the example we set, our role in activities etc.