ELT Calendar for December 2019

December 1st (Sunday) 2019

JASAL 2019 Annual Conference (day 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker: TBA; call for papers due August 4th
Organization: The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning
Location: Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture

englishbooks.jp Education Day for ELT Teachers Autumn 2019 in Tokyo
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Many speakers
Organization: englishbooks.jp
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

ETJ East Tokyo December Workshop Theme: Teachers Help Teachers
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Harumi Shigeeda, Yuco Kikuchi, Nicky Sekino
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

2019 Kyushu ELT Expo
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

December 3rd (Tuesday) 2019

Using Video in Language Teacher Education
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Steve Mann (University of Warwick), Robin Skipsey (British Council), Davey Young (Rikkyo University), Matthew W. Turner (Toyo University)
Organization: Teacher Development Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

December 7th (Saturday) 2019

Getting to know the CEFR: An introduction to the Commom European Framework of Reference
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Jack Bower (Tezukayama University), Gary Cook (Hiroshima Bunkyo University)
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture

JALT Sendai Bonenkai
Time: 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
Speaker: Social event
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Neurodiversity in the EFL Classroom
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Jennifer Yphantides of Soka University
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hino City, Tokyo Metropolis

The Third Annual Nanzan Language Education Seminar
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due September 1st
Organization: Nanzan University Language Education Seminar
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

December 8th (Sunday) 2019

englishbooks.jp Education Day for ELT Teachers Autumn 2019 in Nagoya
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: many speakers
Organization: englishbooks.jp
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

7th British Council New Directions in English Language Assessment Conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker:
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

(1) Some current issues in second/foreign language; (2) Story Listening (SL) and Guided Self-Selected Reading Workshop (GSSR)
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Stephen Krashen (University of Southern California, professor emeritus); (2) Beniko Mason (Shitennoji University)
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture

2019 Tohoku ELT Expo
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Approximately 40 presentations
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

December 9th (Monday) 2019

7th British Council New Directions in English Language Assessment Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker:
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

December 14th (Saturday) 2019

Kyoto JALT Annual General Meeting
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker: Meeting
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

December 22nd (Sunday) 2019

Examining Pupils' Images of English, Before and After Short Storytelling Sessions, in a Japanese Primary School
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Allison Nemoto (Miyagi University of Education)
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture