Events › Kyushu › Fukuoka Prefecture

ELT Calendar for Fukuoka Prefecture

Events of professional interest to language teachers in Fukuoka Prefecture.

September 23rd (Saturday) 2017

1st International Conference on Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts: Community Development, Education and Policy (day 3 of 4)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Featured speakers: TBA. Call for papers due 10th June 2017
Organization: Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts Conference
Venue: NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano, 3F Daimyo 11511 Bldg., 1-15-11 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0041 map
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: This conference is co-organized by NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano in Fukuoka, and the Multicultural Fitness Community , which is based at Saga University, in Japan.

September 24th (Sunday) 2017

1st International Conference on Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts: Community Development, Education and Policy (day 4 of 4)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Featured speakers: TBA. Call for papers due 10th June 2017
Organization: Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts Conference
Venue: NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano, 3F Daimyo 11511 Bldg., 1-15-11 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0041 map
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: This conference is co-organized by NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano in Fukuoka, and the Multicultural Fitness Community , which is based at Saga University, in Japan.

October 21st (Saturday) 2017

Good Education Versus Gamification: Who Wins?
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: John Wiltshier (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: TBA
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: Why do our students, spend so much time gaming, tweeting, clicking, liking, uploading, texting? As teachers we can critically observe students' online activities to determine what--if anything--can be utilized for good education.