ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

JALTCALL 2019 (day 3 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers extended to February 18 (9 AM Japan time)
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This is a three-day event for educators and researchers in digital technology and language learning. Overall program: Fri: Unvetted Workshops Sat: Presentations, Posters, Keynote Sun: Presentations, Posters, Plenary Please check back here or see the JALTCALL 2019 Conference website for details.

Teaching English through Art and crafts
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Martin Sedaghat
Organization: ETJ Niigata (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: There are plenty of ways to use art as a tool to teach English to young children and have fun as the same time. Martin is going to show us some of his work and techniques he has used at school.

ETJ East Tokyo (Former ETJ Chiba) Kick off June Workshop: Helping Children Acquire English Through Picture Books - What Can We Do to Make it Successful?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Reading picture books to young learners is a good way to take them to a different world. Young learners will travel to a new place, meet new people, and see many things.

Songs for Teachers and Learners
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Ruth Iida
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kokubunji City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: As teachers, how often are we ourselves inspired by the songs we teach our students? Many standard "classroom classics" not only have very little to offer EFL students, but they bore us as well.