ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

Today is National Foundation Day (Kenkoku-kinen-no-hi)

JASCE Conference 2006 (day 1 of 2)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due Nov. 30, 2005
Organization: The Japanese Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The deadline for submissions to the JASCE Conference 2006 is November 30, 2005. Please see jasce.

The 2006 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Yokohama - Growing Up with Oxford - Putting Great Ideas Into Practice
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Gordon Taft, Kathy Kampa and Charles Vilina, Patrick Jackson, Miki Sakai, Setsuko Toyama, Craig Wright
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Join authors and teacher trainers Setsuko Toyama (English Time), Kathy and Charles Kampa (Magic Time) Patrick Jackson (Potato Pals) Craig Wright (Dolphin Readers), Miki Sakai and Gordon Taft for presentations that show you how to put great ideas for Reading, Songs, Chants and Lively Communication for a wide range of student ages into practice in This tour also sees the launch of the Third Edition of Let's Go - Japan's most popular course for kids! Admission is free and no pre-registration is required.

The Magic of Kamishibai
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Kyoko Sakai and Etsuko Nozaka
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: SCBWI Tokyo presents The Magic of Kamishibai with Kyoko Sakai and Etsuko Nozaka of the International Kamishibai Association of Japan (map). The event will be in English.

Submodalities of the Senses NLP, Neuro Linguistic Programming
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dr Charles Adamson
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: This is a two day event, February 11 and 12. The Submodalities of the Senses NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) will be just the thing for you to discover how to use your senses.

Designing Self-Assessment for Proficiency; Human Rights Education in the Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Melodie Cook, Siebold University of Nagasaki; Tim Allan, Kwassui Women 's College, Nagasaki.
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: For our first meeting of the new year, we will have two separate sessions led by local presenters, partly based on presentations at the JALT Conference held in Shizuoka in the fall of 2005.