ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 19th, 2019

PanSIG 2019 Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due December 22, 2018
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
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).

GEN TEFL 2019 day 2 of 2
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: TBA; Call for papers due December 30, 2018
Organization: Global Educators Network Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Bali, Bali Province (Indonesia)
Short description: GEN TEFL 2019 welcomes proposals on all aspects of TEFL, with special emphasis on the new technological solution to face TEFL. With your participation in this conference, we will not only present a range of studies exploring English language teaching approaches, methodologies, technologies and common practices but work together and develop sustainable professional networks focused on the long term advancement of ELT related research and knowledge.

Teaching phonics (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: 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 activities (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Teachers will look at a range of activities for teaching phonics. .

Managing Special Needs Students in the EFL Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Jennifer Yphantides (Soka University)
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Although it appears as if there has been an increase in students with mental disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHS) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), the higher numbers are in fact due to more recognition and better diagnostic tools (Rogers & Dawson, 2010; Silberman, 2015).