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Constitution Day (Kenpou-kinen-bi)
May 4:
Greenery Day (Midori-no-hi)
May 5:
Children's Day (Kodomo-no-hi)
May 6:
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Tokyo PC Users Group
The PC Music Machine
Speaker: Dan Lindholm
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Location: Tokyo   [read details]

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Shinshu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
19th Annual Suwako Charity Walk
Speaker: TBA
Time: 8:10 AM - 1:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Location: Matsumoto-shi, Nagano   [read details]

Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Vygotsky in Your Pocket: Walk Away With 5 Effective Classroom Collaboration Techniques
Speaker: Mike Stockwell
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Location: Gifu   [read details]

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

JALT Pan-SIG Conference
JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2008
Speaker: Plenary Speakers: Dr. Tim Murphey, Junko Yamanaka
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Location: Kyoto   [read details]

Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Wisconsin and Japan Cultural Differences
Speaker: Heather Dow
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Location: Yamagata   [read details]

Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Gender Equality: Teaching Beyond Grammar
Speaker: Stefanie Tacata
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka   [read details]

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

JALT Pan-SIG Conference
JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2008 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Plenary Speakers: Dr. Tim Murphey, Junko Yamanaka
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Location: Kyoto   [read details]

Oxford University Press
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher training Certificate Program 2008 (morning workshop)
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
Time: 9:50 AM - 12:30 PM Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Location: Tokyo   [read details]

ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
ETJ-Aichi May 2008 workshop: Four Skills for Effective EFL: How and Why
Speaker: Peter Warner
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Location: Nagoya, Aichi   [read details]

Oxford University Press
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher training Certificate Program 2008 (afternoon workshop)
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Location: Tokyo   [read details]

Omiya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
(1) Almost Zero Prep Activities; (2) Error Analysis of High School Student Essays
Speaker: (1) Conrad Matsumoto; (2) Asako Kato
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Location: Omiya, Saitama   [read details]

Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
A Health Topic for Healthy Students: Teaching about HIV/AIDS in the EFL classroom
Speaker: Louise Haynes, Director, Japan AIDS Prevention Awareness Network; English Lecturer, Nagoya City University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Location: Matsuyama, Ehime   [read details]

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Materials Creation for Professional Development
Speaker: Neil Heffernan, English Education Center, Ehime University
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Kochi   [read details]

Institute of International Education in London
Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Tokyo)
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Tokyo   [read details]

Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Can we teach humor in EFL classes?
Speaker: Richard Hodson, University of Nagasaki, Siebold
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Nagasaki   [read details]

Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Teaching English Through Drama
Speaker: Kathy Emori
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Nara   [read details]

Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Annual Okinawa Chapter "My Share"!
Speaker: All participants
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Nago, Okinawa   [read details]

Miyazaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
There's A Book Inside Each of Us
Speaker: Paul Moritoshi
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Miyazaki   [read details]

Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Thinking Podcasting? Think Again.
Speaker: Alex McAulay, Yokohama University
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Okayama   [read details]

Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
(1) Dealing with student plagiarism; (2) Preparing students for the new TOEIC
Speaker: Terry Fellner, Saga University
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Fukuoka   [read details]

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Tokyo
Websites, Blogs and Promotion for Illustrators
Speaker: Takashi Oda, Kiyo Tanaka and Patrik Washburn
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Tokyo   [read details]

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Elementary School Thematic English Education Movement
Monthly Study Meeting #22: Creating a Positive Team Teaching Environment
Speaker: Hitomi Sakamoto and Sarah Birchley
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa   [read details]

Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
The Relaunch of YoJALT
Speaker: Steve Brown, YoJALT exec team
Time: 1:00 PM - 8:30 AM Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa   [read details]

Nagoya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Twelve Steps to Teaching Verbs and Verb Tenses
Speaker: Peter Warner
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Location: Nagoya, Aichi   [read details]

Institute of International Education in London
Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Nagoya)
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Location: Nagoya, Aichi   [read details]

Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
1. Building your own interactive whiteboard: methods and applications; 2. Extensive reading with low level learners
Speaker: 1. Nick Delleman; 2. Fiona MacGregor
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Location: Chiba   [read details]

Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
From Research to Video Blog: A Final Project for Japanese University Students
Speaker: John Spiri
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Location: Maebashi, Gunma   [read details]

ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Three Mini-Workshops for Elementary and Junior High School Classes
Speaker: Richard Bales, Matt Shannon and Darryl Sumida
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Location: Omiya, Saitama   [read details]

Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Prepare Your Students for Academic Studies
Speaker: Eri Okuda (Oxford University Press)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Location: Hiroshima   [read details]

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Institute of International Education in London
Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Osaka)
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Location: Osaka   [read details]

Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Lesson Planning: As Easy As Pie!
Speaker: Lesley Ito
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Location: Akita   [read details]

Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Themed Tasks for the Communicative Classroom
Speaker: Marcos Benevides
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Location: Kobe, Hyogo   [read details]

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

ELT Career and Professional Development Conference
ELT Career and Professional Development Conference (ECAP) 2008
Speaker: A number of great speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Tokyo   [read details]

ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Identifying and Helping Students with Special Needs
Speaker: Cynthia Akazawa
Time: 10:10 AM - 1:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Kyoto   [read details]

Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Annual Picnic & Barbecue
Speaker: none
Time: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Toyohashi, Aichi   [read details]

Wakayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
An introduction to Spaced-repetition Systems (SRS). What’s the fuss?
Speaker: Kent Hill
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Wakayama   [read details]

Institute of International Education in London
Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Fukuoka)
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Fukuoka   [read details]

Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Lesson Planning: As Easy As Pie!
Speaker: Lesley Ito
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Morioka, Iwate   [read details]

Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Elementary school English education: What can be done?
Speaker: Machiko Fujiwara (Seigakuin University), Chizuko Aiba (Tokyo Denki University), and Brian Byrd (Seigakuin University)
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Shizuoka   [read details]

Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Using a CALL Classroom to Teach English through Drama
Speaker: Hitoshi Eguchi, Hokusei Gakuen University
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido   [read details]

Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Dynamic Presentations
Speaker: Mike Hood
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Sendai, Miyagi   [read details]

English Teacher and Learner Cooperative
Discussion topic: The Food Crisis
Speaker: Kenneth Biegel
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Location: Niiza, Saitama   [read details]

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
JALT CALL Conference 2008 - New Frontiers in CALL: Negotiating Diversity
Speaker: Featured Phil Hubbard. Call for papers due Feb 15, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Location: Nagoya, Aichi   [read details]

ETJ Yamaguchi (English Teachers in Japan)
ETJ Yamaguchi Regional Meeting
Speaker: Keiko Seiki
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Location: Hofu, Yamaguchi   [read details]

Institute of International Education in London
23rd International Education Forum
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi,Institute of International Education in London; Hitomi Sakamoto,Toyogakuen University; Katsutoshi Ito, Kanagawa University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Location: Tokyo   [read details]





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ELT means English Language Teaching. The ELT Calendar contains information about conferences, conventions, workshops, presentations and other events of professional interest to teachers of EFL ( English as a Foreign Language ) and ESL ( English as a Second Language ) in Japan, and the research communities of SLA (Second Language Acquisition), TESOL ( Teaching English as a Second or Other Language ), TEFL ( Teaching English as a Foriegn Language ) and others relevant to language learning and teaching English in Japan.