ELT Calendar for July 2013
July 3rd (Wednesday) 2013
Japan's Revised Labor Contract Law
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Yumiko Nakajima, general secretary of the National Union of General Workers, Tokyo Nambu; interpreter: Chie Matsumoto, journalist
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
LTRC 2013: The 35th Language Testing Research Colloquium
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due November 30, 2012 (extended deadline)
Organization: The Language Testing Research Colloquium
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
July 4th (Thursday) 2013
LTRC 2013: The 35th Language Testing Research Colloquium (day 2 of 3)
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Many speakers
Organization: The Language Testing Research Colloquium
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
July 5th (Friday) 2013
LTRC 2013: The 35th Language Testing Research Colloquium (day 3 of 3)
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Many speakers
Organization: The Language Testing Research Colloquium
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
July 6th (Saturday) 2013
FAB4: International NeuroELT Conference
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen, Robert S. Murphy, others
Organization: FAB NeuroELT Conference
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
The teaching of English as an international language: Beyond the dichotomy of native and non-native speakers
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Nobuyuki Hino (Osaka University)
Organization: Bunkyo Gakuin University
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Reflections on iPad Collaboration in Japanese and Indonesian Contexts
Time:
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Roger Palmer
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
July 7th (Sunday) 2013
FAB4: International NeuroELT Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen, Robert S. Murphy, others
Organization: FAB NeuroELT Conference
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Songs, Chants, Movements, Games and Phonics World Putting It All Together With A Teaching Theme
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil (iETC) Training Director Kaj Schwermer (co-author Phonics World)
Organization: Mabuhay Classroom Tsukuba
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nakasendo 2013: A Grassroots Event
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: A variety of speakers
Organization: Nakasendo English Conference
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
July 12th (Friday) 2013
Keynote in the Classroom
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Steve Paton and Malcolm Swanson
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
July 13th (Saturday) 2013
CANCELLED: Oxford Teachers' Academy: Principles of Teaching Young Learners
Time:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ben Shearon, Rob Peacock
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
July 14th (Sunday) 2013
July ACET Meeting
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Craig, Grace, Yoriko, Diep and other volunteers
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
(iETC) 2-Day Intensive Certificate Course In Teaching English To Children
Time:
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Trainer: Marco Brazil (iETC) Training Director
Organization: Institute of English Teaching to Children
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
July 15th (Monday) 2013
Today is Marine Day (Umi-no-hi)
ETJ Chiba Online Workshop Theme: English program in elementary school
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Various, facilitated by Yuco Kikuchi
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
July 17th (Wednesday) 2013
ILAC International Conference 2013: Innovation in Teaching Languages and Culture
Time:
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due April 15, 2013
Organization: Institute of Language, Art and Culture
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)
July 18th (Thursday) 2013
ILAC International Conference 2013 (day 2 of 2
Time:
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due April 15, 2013
Organization: Institute of Language, Art and Culture
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)
July 20th (Saturday) 2013
Self Access Centers
Time:
1:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Brett Milliner (Tamagawa University), Travis Coyte (Tamagawa University), Darrell Wilkinson (Soka University) and Bob Morrison (Kanada University of International Studies)
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Foreign Language Motivation in Japan
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Terry Fellner (Saga University)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Teaching Debate as a Physical Activity; afterwards: Beer Garden Summer Social 18:00 - 22:30
Time:
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: David Kluge (Nanzan University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Materials and Methods for the Communicative Classroom
Time:
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Mark Shrosbree
Organization: Oita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Beppu City, Oita Prefecture
New ways of teaching listening
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Andrew Blyth (University of Canberra)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Summer Seminar 2013: KUIS 12th Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Time:
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Atsuko Takase (Kinki University, Osaka), Hajime Narita (Osaka University)
Organization: Research Institute for Communication of Kansai University of International Studies
Location: Amgasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture
Cambridge English Language Assessment: YLE examiner training
Time:
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Jim George
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
July 21st (Sunday) 2013
Seven (7) Great Strategies For Getting Children To Use English In The Classroom
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil (iETC) Training Director
Organization: Mabuhay Classroom Gifu
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
My Share
Time:
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
July 28th (Sunday) 2013
Cambridge English Language Assessment: examiner training for KET and PET levels
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Jim George
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
(ETJ-Aichi) Power Up Your Numbers and Power Up with Music
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Davanzo (Nanzan University), Eric Kane (ELF Learning)
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Technology in the Classroom: A Primer
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Daniel Beck
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture