ELT Calendar for April 2019

April 7th (Sunday) 2019

Toward 2020: Teaching Non-English Primary Majors the Basics of L2 Teaching
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Gaby Benthien
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 13th (Saturday) 2019

Warmers and Fillers Revisited
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Eli Pappas
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

Anxiety and Student Perceptions of Fairness During Collaborative Testing
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Hudson Murrell Stephen Case
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

April 14th (Sunday) 2019

Round Table discussion: Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Steven Herder and Catherine L. Oki (JALT2019 Conference Co-Chairs)
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture

How children learn (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Child-centered learning (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

April 20th (Saturday) 2019

Kyoto JALT and JALT Mind, Brain, and Education SIG present: Learning and the Brain - Three Perspectives
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Stephen M. Ryan, Amanda Gillis-Furutaka, Alexandra Burke
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

10 Principles of TBLT Activity Design
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Poster Presentation Extravaganza
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: various presenters
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

Engaging, Communicative And Fun Classroom Games
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Stephen Case and Jay Palarino (Tanuki Games)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

2019 Busan-Gyeongnam Regional Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Several speakers
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Changwon-Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do Province (South Korea)

April 21st (Sunday) 2019

How children learn (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Child-centered learning (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Understanding Labor Contracts and the Five Year Rule
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Gerome Rothman (Tozen Union)
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

April 27th (Saturday) 2019

Inclusive Teaching Methods for the 1 In 10 Neurodiverse Learners In Mainstream Classes
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Alex Burke
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture

April 28th (Sunday) 2019

How children learn
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Child-centered learning (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture