ELT Events Calendar

Nakasendo English Conference
The Nakasendo English Conference
Speaker: Featured Tim Murphey. Also speaking: Junko Machida, Leander S. Hughes, Mehran Sabet and Kent Hill, Kenneth Biegel, Alastair Graham-Marr and April Morley
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Omiya, Saitama
Venue: Seigakuin University, 1-1 Tosaki, Ageo, Saitama 362-8585
Description: As we are aware, numerous organizations in Japan, both at the regional level and at the national level are in the business of teaching English. Each works in a ... (197 more words)
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Nagoya Players
The Diary of Anne Frank
Speaker: The Nagoya Players
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Aichi Arts Center Mini Theater
Description: The Nagoya Players announces its summer production, Wendy Kesselman's The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Anthony Gilmore. It is 1942. Jews of all nationalities in Holland are being ... (270 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Outdoor Language Learning/Dealing with student plagiarism
Speaker: Terry Fellner, Saga University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
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: For Nagasaki JALT's fifth meeting of 2008, our June guest offers two presentations. First, he describes and provides sample activities for a new methodology termed Outdoor Language Learning (OLL). ... (78 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Critical Approaches to Teaching Writing: Mindfulness and the power of 'no'
Speaker: Marlen Harrison
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University Gakuenmae Campus (JALT2004 Conference Site) Facing South Exit of Gakuenmae Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line
Description: As "World Englishes" continue to dominate discussions of writing pedagogy, instructors ponder acceptable uses/performances of written language. In this lively discussion, we'll use Thich Nhat Han's Mindfulness Trainings as ... (72 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Developing Aural Comprehension Skills Through Extracurricular Extensive Listening
Speaker: Masanori Tokeshi
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Nago, Okinawa
Venue: Meio University Research Center, Nago, Okinawa
Description: Professor Tokeshi completed his undergraduate work in Okinawa and graduate work in the U.S.A. and Australia. He taught English language in several prefectural schools for nearly two decades before ... (98 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Welcome to Kagoshima
Speaker: Conference Committee
Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Kagoshima
Venue: Sakurajima Furusato Kanko Hotel
Description: On June 22nd (the day after today's event), Kagoshima JALT will host a conference with the theme of "Bridging the Gap between Elementary and Junior High Shool English." Today, ... (48 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Shaping Teaching to fit Theories of Learning
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Kobe, Hyogo
Venue: Kobe International House (Kokusai Kaikan) Gokodori 8-1-6, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0087. Tel: 078-231-8161
Description: Brain studies have given us a better picture of how learning occurs, but classroom methods have not kept pace. In this workshop, the presenters will review the fundamentals of ... (54 more words)
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Exploring Portfolio Assessment in the EFL Classroom
Speaker: Steve Quasha, Sugiyama Women's University (Nagoya)
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: In this workshop, Steve Quasha will demonstrate how portfolio assessment plays an integral part in his communicative English courses at a Japanese women's university. Participants will experience tasks and ... (108 more words)
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Nagoya Players
The Diary of Anne Frank
Speaker: The Nagoya Players
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Aichi Arts Center Mini Theater
Description: The Nagoya Players announces its summer production, Wendy Kesselman's The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Anthony Gilmore. It is 1942. Jews of all nationalities in Holland are being ... (270 more words)
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English Teachers in Japan
The number one key to your students success: Home-school connections
Speaker: Various local ETJ members.
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Venue: Little Tree English School, Minami 1jo Nishi 17chome 1-18, Shirakaba Building, 1F, Sapporo
Description: This third workshop for the year discusses the importance of home-school connections and how to build and strengthen such connections. A successful home-school relationship does the following: 1, encourages ... (56 more words)
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