ELT Events Calendar

English Teachers in Japan ELT Expo
Chubu ETJ Expo
Speaker: Local presenters: teachers like you; experts from across the country; publishers
Time: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Chukyo University, Bldg. 4, 3F; 101-2, Yagoto, Honmachi, Showa-ku, Nagoya (Yagoto subway station, exit #5, on the Meijo and Tsurumai lines)
Description: The Chubu ETJ Expo brings together teachers and publishers for a full day of seminars on topics ranging from phonics, homework and classroom management, to school ownership and beyond! ... (90 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
The 2nd JALT Joint Tokyo Conference - Innovation in Language Teaching
Speaker: Joe Falout, Dr. Yukio Tono, Bill Pellowe, Yuri Komuro, Chuck Sandy, and Tim Murphey
Time: 9:45 AM - 5:30 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Tokyo
Venue: Toyo Gakuen University, Phoenix Hall, Building 1, Hongo Campus (map)
Description: 9.45-10.15: Registration 10.15-11.00: Joseph Falout: Re-motivating the Demotivated Research shows the strongest influence on learner motivation is the teacher, and learners subjected to demotivating factors early in their formal ... (600 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Poems for Mother Earth
Speaker: David McMurray
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Venue: International Conference Room, Kitakyushu International Association, Yahata
Description: 10:00~12:00 International Haiku Workshop Theme: "Autumn Trees." 1:00~3:00 Traditional Japanese music concert by local artists followed by a lecture: Poems for Mother Earth & Awards Ceremony for the Kitakyushu ... (145 more words)
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Wakayama Chapter of JALT
Adding the Internet to your Classroom Repertoire
Speaker: Julia Christmas
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Wakayama
Venue: Kaichi High School (Multi-media room), Wakayama City
Description: An experienced language educator, Julia has worked with all levels of English education in Japan. She has researched and assembled tried and true sites, friendly to both teacher and ... (40 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Movies in the Making: Making DVD student presentations
Speaker: William Balsamo and George Mano
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Himeji, Hyogo
Venue: Hanakita Shimin Hiroba (Located directly across from Nozato Station on the Bantan Line. Plenty of free parking.) Bantan Line train leaves Himeji Station at 13:46
Description: The presenters will be explaining how to produce and utilize videos and DVDs in the context of the language classroom.
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Using Online Video Slideshows as a Tool for English Learning; and Teaching the Strategies of Speaking.
Speaker: Sergio Mazzarelli, Kwassui Women 's College; Alastair Graham-Marr, Tokai University/ABAX Publishers.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Nagasaki
Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 4F (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: In the first part of the meeting, Mazzarelli will report on his own experiences in letting college students create video slideshows and sharing them through the Internet with students ... (124 more words)
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Institute of International Education in London
Briefing session in Sapporo on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Venue: Sapporo Convention Centre, Sapporo
Description: The Institute of International Education in London will hold briefing sessions on a postgraduate program on teaching Japanese as a foreign language that the organization offers in the British ... (92 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Using pictures and sound files in the classroom
Speaker: Lawrence Cisar, PhD., CP, RP
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Omiya, Saitama
Venue: Sakuragi Kominkan 5F (near Omiya Station, west exit, see map).
Description: This presentation shows one way to use your computer to set up your classroom exercises. This includes 1) Recording voices using Audacity; 2) Writing exercises using ExamView; 3) Adding ... (115 more words)
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English Teachers in Japan
ETJ Osaka Workshop: Using Eurhythmics in the Classroom
Speaker: Lisa Manhart and Yuka Hosoda
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Location: Osaka
Venue: Alika English, 1-9-15 Tagawa, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Description: A presentation on using Eurhythmics, commonly known as music and movement, or 'rittomikku' in English classes. They'll share ideas used in classes for 1-, 2- and 3-year-olds, but the ... (83 more words)
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