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Holidays in May 2008:
May 3:
Constitution Day (Kenpou-kinen-bi)
May 4:
Greenery Day (Midori-no-hi)
May 5:
Children's Day (Kodomo-no-hi)
May 6:
Bank holiday (Greenery Day observed)
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ELT Events CalendarSaturday, May 17th, 2008Japan Association for Language Teaching Materials Creation for Professional DevelopmentSpeaker: Neil Heffernan, English Education Center, Ehime University Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Location: Kochi Venue: Kochi Women's University, Eikokuji Campus, Kochi City, 2nd floor, administration building (10 meters from main entrance). 5-15 Eikokuji-cho, Kochi City. Description: Creating and writing textbooks can be a rewarding experience for professionals who wish to further their development as both EFL teachers and practitioners in Japan. Although writing a textbook ... (149 more words)[more 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 Venue: Nihonkyouikukaikan, Tokyo 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 ... (84 more words)[more details]
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 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: The presenter for Nagasaki JALT's fourth meeting of 2008, Richard Hodson (University of Nagasaki, Siebold), writes, 'If you have ever tried to tell a joke in a foreign language, ... (78 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching Teaching English Through DramaSpeaker: Kathy Emori Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Location: Nara Venue: Tezukayama University Gakuenmae Campus (JALT2004 Conference Site) Facing South Exit of Gakuenmae Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line Description: Teaching English through drama is gaining momentum in the EFL community, and with good reason. With the right approach, drama techniques can be an effective way to help students ... (131 more words)[more details]
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 Venue: Meio University Research Center, Nago, Okinawa Description: This annual event, usually held on both the third Saturday and the third Sunday of either April or May, is a great time of sharing materials and activities. All ... (93 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching There's A Book Inside Each of UsSpeaker: Paul Moritoshi Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Location: Miyazaki Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Kenkyu Kogi Toh 3F, Room 310, Funatsuka 1-1-2, Miyazaki-shi (Tel: 0985-20-2000) Description: It has been said that there's a book inside each of us, but how does one go about writing a persuasive publishing proposal for an EFL textbook? For some, ... (108 more words)[more details]
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 Venue: Okayama University, (FLEC) General Education Building B, 3rd floor. mapDescription: The hype in CALL is currently settled on podcasting. However, teachers thinking of producing their own podcasts need to begin by addressing two issues: (a) the complexity involved in ... (45 more words)[more details]
Japan Association for Language Teaching (1) Dealing with student plagiarism; (2) Preparing students for the new TOEICSpeaker: Terry Fellner, Saga University Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Location: Fukuoka Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka map:http://www.fukujo.ac.jp/tenjin/access.html Description: Two Presentations by Terry Fellner, Saga University Presentation 1: Dealing with student plagiarism, a processed-based portfolio approach to academic writing A concern among foreign language instructors is that of ... (348 more words)[more details]
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Tokyo Websites, Blogs and Promotion for IllustratorsSpeaker: Takashi Oda, Kiyo Tanaka and Patrik Washburn Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Location: Tokyo Venue: Tokyo Women's Plaza, 5-53-67, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Conference Room 1 Description: In this panel presentation, three seasoned illustrators will share their experiences developing and maintaining their websites and blogs and share ideas for other creative methods of promotion. Newcomer illustrators ... (41 more words)[more details]
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