ELT Calendar
Sunday, February 17th, 2019
ETJ Kansai Expo
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Barbara H. Sakamoto, Scott Crowe, Junpei Tamura, many more
Organization: ETJ Osaka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The Kansai ETJ EXPO is the premiere event of the year for all teachers of English in the Kansai region. Come hear from teachers with innovative teaching techniques and find out whats new and exciting in ELT and check out the wide range of ELT materials from major and independent publishers.
2019 CamTESOL Conference: Teachers as Learners (final day)
Time:
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker:
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Short description: CamTESOL is a conference for professionals in the field of English Language Teaching and related issues. The first CamTESOL conference was in 2005 on the theme of "Practical Issues in Teaching".
TESOL (Young Learners): Getting your students to speak out
Time:
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Lori Ligon
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: As an English teacher, one thing that we all struggle with is getting our students to speak. Teachers will look at some techniques to get students start talking.
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2019 (Tokyo)
Time:
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Rob Peacock (Oxford University Press), Ritsuko Nakata (Co-author, Let's Go), Kevin Churchley (Shumei High School), Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina (Authors, Magic Time; Co-authors, Everybody Up, Oxford Discover)
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Join Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2019 and pick up techniques and ideas from a varied line-up of experienced teachers and teacher trainers and get some ideas to use in your own classes.
Teaching Young Learners From Ages 2-3 Years Old
Time:
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: Kyoko Matsuda, Liza Cecilia Imai
Organization: ETJ Niigata (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Sharing some methods, songs, books, games to teach young learners. .
TESOL (Young Learners): Storytelling for young learners
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Lori Ligon
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Using storytelling as a powerful tool to develop language learning skill by increasing verbal proficiency, enhancing listening skills and incorporating target language.
Tokyo Teaching Younger Learners
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Tokyo JALT's Teaching Younger Learners: Sharing our Best Ideas ( all levels from Elementary to High school) RSVP or share your ideas. Speakers and more information forthcoming! As always, visit the Tokyo JALT website for more information about this and other Tokyo events.
Call for Papers Due February 17th (Sunday)
JALTCALL2019
Call for papers due: February 17th (Sunday)
Event Dates:
May 31st (Friday) - June 2nd (Sunday), 2019
Overview: JALTCALL 2019 will be held at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo from May 31-June 2. The deadline has been extended to February 18 (9 AM JST).