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ELT Calendar for Nara Prefecture

Events of professional interest to language teachers in Nara Prefecture.

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Call for papers due August 31st (Friday) 2012
CUE ESP Symposium 2012
The JALT CUE SIG will hold the English for Specific Purposes Symposium in collaboration with the JACET Kansai ESP SIG on September 8th, 2012, at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Keihanna Science City.

May 27th (Sunday) 2012

Invaluable Techniques for Teaching English to Kids Under the Age of 10
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Matthew Reynolds, Catriona Takeuchi, Lisa Manhart, Catherine Littlehale
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: English-Please! Natural Conversation School, Kashihara (5 mins from Yamato Yagi Station)
City: Kashihara City
Brief description: Are you new to kids teaching, needing some inspiration for an existing program or looking to start? Four veterans of teaching English to kids under 10 demonstrate a variety of invaluable activities and techniques that are easy to implement & pedagogically sound.

September 8th (Saturday) 2012

CUE ESP Symposium 2012
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Invited Speakers Judy Noguchi and Laurence Anthony, plus workshops, poster sessions and roundtables
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) Campus, Keihanna Science City (map)
City: Ikoma City
Brief description: Hosted by the JALT CUE SIG in collaboration with the JACET Kansai ESP SIG, this unique event features presentations from two of the foremost experts in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in Japan, interactive workshops led by those experts, a chance to share your own work in a poster session, and a round-table discussion focusing on core issues in ESP.