ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 23rd, 2013

Today is Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)

Oxford Day 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: As part of Oxford's ongoing commitment to supporting teachers in Japan, we are delighted to invite you to Oxford Day 2013, a day of stimulating workshops by authors and educators from Japan and around the world.

JALT Learner Development SIG 20th Anniversary Conference: Exploring Learner Development: Practices, Pedagogies and Research (day 1 of 2)
Time: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Invited speakers Kensaku Yoshida (Sophia University), Richard Smith (University of Warwick), Naoko Aoki (Osaka University). Special Guest Speaker: Phil Benson (Hong Kong Institute of Education)
Organization: Learner Development Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: You are warmly invited to join us to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the JALT Learner Development SIG and to explore current and future directions in the learner development field.

Hi, friends! - Improving the teaching skills of homeroom teachers in public elementary schools
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Chris Kushihara
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: Outline of the workshop: - Greetings and Introduction - Discussion on how to to use Hi, Friends! 1 and 2 and the use of supplementary materials for each lessons in the textbooks.

Professional Development through Collaboration on Quantitative Research
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Greg Sholdt
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: As with most significant skills or knowledge, there is simply no quick and easy route to mastery of quantitative research methods. However, there is in fact a modest set of fundamental concepts and core methods that guide both simple and sophisticated studies alike.