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ELT Calendar for Fukuoka Prefecture

Events of professional interest to language teachers in Fukuoka Prefecture.

April 12th (Saturday) 2025

(1) Multilingual child raising: Looking into both past and future (Christie Provenzano); (2) Navigating the Maze that is the Japanese Pension System - as a Foreigner (Chris Flynn)
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Christie Provenzano; (2) Chris Flynn
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Online: Click here. In person: Elgala (Daimaru East), Tenjin (6F, Kurume University Satellite Campus), back door, map Near Tenjin-Minami Station (Nanakuma)
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: Hybrid event: Register to get Zoom details: https://forms. gle/i66d4ZY7XpGpYJuLA (1) Multilingual child raising: Looking into both past and future One only needs to take a stroll through Tenjin, Ohori Park or Dazaifu to see clear evidence that much more of the world is coming to visit Japan these days. [read more]

May 10th (Saturday) 2025

(1) David Paul: Building up students' ability to discuss a wide range of topics (2) Fukuoka JALT My Share
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: (1) David Paul; (2) MyShare: You could share an activity! Let us know by April 27
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Online: Click here. In person: Elgala (Daimaru East), Tenjin (6F, Kurume University Satellite Campus), back door, map Near Tenjin-Minami Station (Nanakuma)
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: On May 10th, first we'll welcome back David Paul, a well-known teacher trainer and course book author. [read more]

July 19th (Saturday) 2025

Developing Metapragmatic Awareness in English Courses at TGUP Global Traction Universities in Japan
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Dylan Brown
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Online: Click here. In person: Elgala (Daimaru East), Tenjin (6F, Kurume University Satellite Campus), back door, map Near Tenjin-Minami Station (Nanakuma)
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: Most English teachers don't have the time or inclination to go into pragmatics, and given the fact that we live in a world where global Englishes and English as a lingua franca increasingly predominate over native-speaker norms, it may be of questionable worth anyway. [read more]