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ELT Calendar for Fukuoka Prefecture

Events of professional interest to language teachers in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Upcoming Deadlines in Fukuoka Prefecture

Call for papers due July 31st (Wednesday) 2019
JALT Other Language Educators (OLE) SIG Conference: Focusing on Intercultural Communication
JALT's OLE SIG Conference will be held October 5-6, 2019 at St. Mary's College, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

July 21st (Sunday) 2019

Special Workshop for English Teachers and School Owners
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Jeremy Lanig MA
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Venue: Namiki Square 4 Chome-21-４５ Chihaya, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka, 813-0044
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: Jeremy Lanig MA is an award-winning teacher and the director/founder of BINGO BONGO Learning and Step by Step Eikaiwa located in Kagawa Prefecture.

August 4th (Sunday) 2019

Summer Beach Party
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: It's a beach party!
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Seaside Momochi (the beach in front of Fukuoka Tower; map to beach)
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: It won't be rainy season forever! Come to this informal, family-friendly gathering hosted by the Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Chapters of the Japan Association for Language Teaching.

September 21st (Saturday) 2019

(1) Individual Factors, Mindsets And FLL; (2) Multilingual Childraising: Giving children access to the world
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: (1) Mike Berg; (2) Christine Provenzano
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Tenjin, Fukuoka City: Kurume University Satellite Campus (ELGALA building, next to Daimaru, room 601-2 map
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: (1) Individual Factors, Mindsets And FLLMike BergDespite the marked impact they have been shown to have in the classroom, growth/fixed mindsets are an under-researched area of foreign language learning (Lou & Noels, 2016; Mercer & Ryan, 2009).

October 5th (Saturday) 2019

JALT Other Language Educators (OLE) SIG Conference: Focusing on Intercultural Communication
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due July 31st
Organization: Other Language Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: St. Mary's College, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture (map)
City: Kurume City
Brief description: This conference will offer a chance for teachers of any language to share their ideas and research results with colleagues.

October 6th (Sunday) 2019

JALT Other Language Educators (OLE) SIG Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due July 31st
Organization: Other Language Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: St. Mary's College, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture (map)
City: Kurume City
Brief description: This conference will offer a chance for teachers of any language to share their ideas and research results with colleagues.

October 19th (Saturday) 2019

Teacher's Voice, Gestures and Body Language
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Mari Yoshizawa
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Tenjin, Fukuoka City: Kurume University Satellite Campus (ELGALA building, next to Daimaru, room 601-2 map
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: In this workshop, participants will recognize that content and delivery, both verbal and non-verbal, influence listeners' behavior and engagement.

November 17th (Sunday) 2019

englishbooks.jp Education Day for ELT Teachers Autumn 2019 in Fukuoka
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: TBC
Organization: englishbooks.jp
Venue: TBC
City: Fukuoka City
Brief description: Come to talk with, learn from and share ideas with some of Japan's favourite authors of English learners' textbooks! Gain teaching tips, valuable inspiration, and have a look through the presenters' educational materials designed to motivate learners of all ages! A must for all those teaching English as a foreign language! Reserve in advance to get a gift bag! You are welcome to our event without registering, but if you register for this event, you will have a special registration desk at the event where you can pick up an event bag with free gifts courtesy of publishers.