ELT Events Calendar

ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
ETJ Tokyo English Language Teaching Expo and The Tokyo English Language Book Fair
Speaker: A variety of great speakers
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Date: Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Location: Tokyo
Venue: Rikkyo Jogakuin College (St. Margarets), Kugayama, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
Description: The ETJ Tokyo English Language Teaching Expo combined with The Tokyo English Language Book Fair will run November 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday). See presentations by famous authors ... (35 more words)
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Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Lost in class? Ways to Navigate a Tough Crowd.
Speaker: Tony Kazanjian (Sonogi Board of Education), Thomas Sorensen (Sonogi Board of Education), Emilie Masson (Hasami Board of Education), and Chris Colucci (Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Location: Nagasaki
Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 5F (this is the large white building next to Dejima Wharf and Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum; take #5 streetcar to Shiminbyoinmae stop, or take #1 streetcar to Dejima stop.)
Description: For our eighth meeting of the year, we are lucky to have four great local presenters from the JET Programme, who will offer some original ideas to use in ... (107 more words)
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Temple University Japan
Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 3): Introduction to the Use of Rasch Analysis in Educational Research
Speaker: Trevor Bond (Hong Kong Institute of Education)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Location: Tokyo
Venue: Temple University Japan, Tokyo Center, 2-8-12 Minami Azabu; Minato-ku, Tokyo
Description: The primary purpose of this seminar is to introduce a measurement model known as Rasch analysis, which is being increasingly used in testing and research in the social sciences, ... (225 more words)
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Nagoya Players
The Government Inspector
Speaker: Nagoya Players
Time: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Aichi Arts Centre Mini-theatre, Sakae, Nagoya
Description: This comedy will be performed Saturday, Novermber 18, 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. and Sunday November 19, 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. Advance tickets from tickets@nagoyaplayers.info or Aichi Arts Centre Playguide, ... (423 more words)
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Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Communicative English in Junior High: The JTE and ALT Working Together
Speaker: Dan Vandiver and Kumiko Yamamoto
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Location: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: What is the objective of communicative English and how can it be effectively implemented? Come see how Dan Vandiver & Kumiko Yamamoto developed their student-centered approach in the junior ... (68 more words)
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