ELT Calendar for September 2019

September 8th (Sunday) 2019

Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Maran (Osaka Shoin Women's University), Sayaka Ishimizu (National Institute of Technology, Nara College)
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture

Teaching baby classes
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Chadi Dubois
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Story-based teaching for very young learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Scott Crowe
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

September 10th (Tuesday) 2019

Context-based teaching for very young learners
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Scott Crowe
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

September 11th (Wednesday) 2019

Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2019)
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: The Japan Language Testing Association
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

September 12th (Thursday) 2019

Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2019) day 2 of 2
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: The Japan Language Testing Association
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

September 14th (Saturday) 2019

West Tokyo JALT BBQ and Annual General Meeting
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Stephen Pihlaja
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tachikawa City, Tokyo Metropolis

TUJ Distinguished Lecturer Series: Corpus Use in Education and Research
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Atsushi Mizumoto (Kansai University, Japan)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

September 15th (Sunday) 2019

Creating a Classroom of Success Through Music and Movement
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Kathleen Kampa
Organization: ETJ Kanagawa (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

September 21st (Saturday) 2019

2019 JALT CUE and BizCom ESP Symposium
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Winnie Cheng (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Judy Noguchi (Kobe Gakuin University), Laurence Anthony (Waseda University)
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Getting Published in JALT: Tokyo Chapter and the Publications Board
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Eric Hauser and Gregory Glasgow, JALT Journal Editor and Associate Editor; Nicole Gallagher and Theron Muller, The Language Teacher Editors; Peter Clements and Aleda Krause, Postconference Publication Editors; and Caroline Handley, Publications Board Chair
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

(1) Event Diversity and Equity ELT Japan; (2) JALT Code of Conduct
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Tanja McCandie; (2) Katie Cahill
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture

Multilingual Childraising: Giving children access to the world
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Christine Provenzano
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

September 22nd (Sunday) 2019

One-day certificate course in teaching children
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture

Context-based teaching for very young learners
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Crowe
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Story-based teaching for very young learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Scott Crowe
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

September 28th (Saturday) 2019

Okayama JALT Talks III Powered by PechaKucha
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: various
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

September 29th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching in elementary schools
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Learning Management Systems Event
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Abram J. Jones (UC Davis), Mehrasa Alizadeh (Osaka University)
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Activities that are effective in both large and small classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

ETJ East Tokyo September Workshop
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Toshio Jo
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

The Fukuoka Seminar
Time: 9:40 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Tristan Scholze, David Paul, Amy Long, Simon Moran, Jeff Hodsdon
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture