ELT Calendar

ELT Calendar contains events of professional interest to language teachers in Japan. There are currently 178 upcoming events, and our archives contain 5412 past events.

This page shows the events scheduled for the next two weeks.

Upcoming Deadlines

Call for papers due May 31st (Thursday) 2012
Pan-Asian Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (PAC) 2012
PAC 2012 will be hosted by the Far Eastern English Language Teachers' Association (FEELTA). PAC 2012 will be held November 1-4 (Thursday -Sunday), 2012 at Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia.

Call for papers due May 31st (Thursday) 2012
20th KOTESOL International Conference
Korea TESOL will hold its 2012 International Conference on October 20-21 at Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.

May 19th (Saturday) 2012

Teaching phonics
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Spreading the Good Word: Introducing the Vocabulary SIG
Time: 10:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: Charles Browne, Rory Rosszell, Jeffrey Stewart, Charles J. Anderson, and Rob Waring.
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kokubunji City, Tokyo Metropolis

Testing Interactional Speaking: A Workshop
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Alun Roger (Sojo University)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

Phonics activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

New Ideas from New Language Educators
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Sachiko Iwamoto, Tsukasa Nakamura, Rikako Nakanishi, Mika Yunoki
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

A Taste of Teacher Development
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Steven Herder
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Moodle: Has your school got it? Do they want you to use it? What can you do with it?
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Anne-Marie Tanahashi (Poole Gakuin University, Osaka)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

The SHARP-Do and Book Buddies projects: Two stories of grant-funded work by foreign language teachers
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Marcus Springer, Chris Tebbe
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Empowering Young Readers with the Brain in Mind
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Mari Nakamura
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture

Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary Speakers David Carless and Michael Thomas, two days of presentations and workshops
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

May 20th (Sunday) 2012

TEMI Spring Sunday Pioneer Seminar (2nd Carat)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene. J. Uchida
Organization: Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Teaching phonics
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Learning Technologies SIG Panel Question and Answer
Time: 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Speaker: Panel discussion
Organization: The International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, Learning Technologies Special Interest Group
Location: Online, Online (Online Event)

Annual Toyohashi Barbecue
Time: 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Everyone
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture

(1) From Phonics to Literacy; (2) Teaching Critical Thinking Skills
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (2) Brad Semans; (2) John Finucane
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Teaching English Through Other Subjects
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Martin Sedaghat and Tina Koyama
Organization: ETJ Niigata (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

Multiple Intelligences
Time: 1:30 AM - 4:00 AM
Speaker: Kathy Kampa
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

My Share
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Several ETJ Saitama members
Organization: ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

Textbooks, Tasks, and Fluency
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Theron Muller
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

FETJ Tokyo Chapter 1st Year Anniversary
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi, Marco Brazil, Lesly Itoh, Sara Wall
Organization: Filipino English Teachers in Japan (Tokyo)
Location: Edogawa City, Tokyo Metropolis

May 21st (Monday) 2012

Technology in Language Teaching Series (4 of 4)
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Tom Edwards
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

May 26th (Saturday) 2012

KELTA (Korea English Language Testing Association) 2012 International Conference
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Keynote Speakers: Marty Abbott (President, ACTFL), Elvira Swender (Director, ACTFL). Call for papers due April 21
Organization: Korea English Language Testing Association
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)

KOTESOL 2012 National Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for proposals due January 15th, 2012
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Busan City, Busan (South Korea)

The 4th Annual N.E.A.R. Language Education Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary by Theron Muller; more than 25 other presentations
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

May 27th (Sunday) 2012

ELT Career and Professional Development Conference 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:50 PM
Speaker: Keynote speakers William Snyder (Teacher's College, Columbia University) and Kahoko Matsumoto (Tokai University), plus several other speakers
Organization: ELT Career and Professional Development Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners) Workshop: Teaching games and songs effectively
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

The Reading Circle: A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching Reading
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Ayako Hisatsune
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture

Workshop on Teaching Young Learners: Brain Rules, Tools and Jewels
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne
Organization: Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

Debate and Discussion: (1) English Debate in Japanese High School; (2) Task-based Learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Cory Koby (Sendai Shirayuri Gakuen); (2) Daniel Eichhorst (Tohoku University)
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners) Workshop: Activities for children's classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Invaluable Techniques for Teaching English to Kids Under the Age of 10
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Matthew Reynolds, Catriona Takeuchi, Lisa Manhart, Catherine Littlehale
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture

Balancing Language Teaching: The case for Extensive Reading
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring
Organization: Oita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Beppu City, Oita Prefecture

May 30th (Wednesday) 2012

ELT Chat on Twitter
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Group discussion on Twitter
Organization: ELTChat
Location: Online, Online (Online Event)

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