ELT Calendar for July 2016

July 1st (Friday) 2016

AsiaTEFL International Conference 2016 (day 2 of 3)
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due February 15, 2016
Organization: The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai (Russia)

July 2nd (Saturday) 2016

AsiaTEFL International Conference 2016 (day 3 of 3)
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due February 15, 2016
Organization: The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai (Russia)

Teaching Speaking: Classroom exercises
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Terry Yearley (Saitama University)
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

July 3rd (Sunday) 2016

CALL SIG Joint Event: Technology in the Classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lee Blowers (Kansai International Academy); Maki Terauchi Ho (St. Michael's International School)
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture

July 9th (Saturday) 2016

DIY NeuroELT: 7 Keys for Making your Textbook More Brain-Friendly
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen (Department of Intercultural Studies and the Department of Modern Business at Miyagi Gakuin Women's University, Sendai)
Organization: NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture

Language Learning and Listening: Reducing Anxiety, Improving Ability and Assessing Difficulty (After: Beer garden)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Adam Murray (Miyazaki International College)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Three Questions
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Susan Sullivan
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

July 10th (Sunday) 2016

Let's get physical: The brain/body connection in the EFL classroom.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuen Women's University)
Organization: NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

More Talking, Less Drilling: Developing Tasks with Communicative Intent
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Brett Walter (Hiroshima University)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

July 16th (Saturday) 2016

Pidgin and Creole Languages
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Craig Alan Volker (James Cook University)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture

1 Day Genki English Workshop With Certificate
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Graham (Genki English)
Organization: Community of Friendly Filipino English Teachers
Location: Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture

July 17th (Sunday) 2016

July 22nd (Friday) 2016

State of the Chapter
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Tokyo JALT Board; Rab Paterson
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

July 24th (Sunday) 2016

Pecha Kucha in the Classroom
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: ETJ officers
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Teaching English in Japan: Understanding Identity Development Through Teachers' Stories
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Diane Nagatomo (Ochanomizu University)
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Exploratory Practice
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Alison Stewart
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

July 30th (Saturday) 2016

1st GEN TEFL International Conference 2016
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Hiroshi Nakagawa (Tokai University), Leah S. Corpuz (University of the Cordilleras), Jirada Wudthayagorn (Chulalongkorn University Language Institute)
Organization: Global Educators Network Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok (Thailand)

July 31st (Sunday) 2016

(1) Why Teaching Listening is Vital; (2) Flipping the Class Through Literature Circles
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr (ABAX ELT Publishing)
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

1st GEN TEFL International Conference 2016 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Hiroshi Nakagawa (Tokai University), Leah S. Corpuz (University of the Cordilleras), Jirada Wudthayagorn (Chulalongkorn University Language Institute)
Organization: Global Educators Network Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok (Thailand)