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ELT Calendar for Nara City

Events of professional interest to language teachers in Nara City.

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Groups Active In Nara City

Listed in decreasing order by the number of events on ELT Calendar by each group in Nara City. (The ELT Calendar database goes back to 2001.)

Past Events in Nara City

Here are some of the past events in Nara City.

Nara JALT 2023
Date: December 3rd (Sunday) 2023
Speaker: Michael Blodgett; Robert Kerrigan; Michael Lin; Azusa Matsumoto; Ann Mayeda and Catriona Chalmers; and Mark Scott
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: This is the chapter's premier onsite event for the year and best opportunity for members to get together in person.

Nara JALT 2022
Date: December 4th (Sunday) 2022
Speaker: John Carle, Jack Bower, Hiroya Matsumoto, Hiroyo Nakagawa, Kathy Yamane, Andy Sowter
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: The theme of the conference is simply Nara JALT, and the program showcases the work of our own chapter members.

CANCELLED: Content and Language Integrated Learning
Date: April 19th (Sunday) 2020
Speaker: Laurence Anthony (Waseda University), Brian Shaw (Ei-Com), Francesco Bolstad (Nara Medical University)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: This event has been cancelled due to COVID-19Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an umbrella term for several language teaching approaches, including immersion, Englishmedium instruction (EMI), and English for Specific Purposes (ESP).

Getting to know the CEFR: An introduction to the Commom European Framework of Reference
Date: December 7th (Saturday) 2019
Speaker: Jack Bower (Tezukayama University), Gary Cook (Hiroshima Bunkyo University)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: Jack Bower talks about "Suggestions and Resources for Using the CEFR in Language Education.

Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Date: September 8th (Sunday) 2019
Speaker: Robert Maran (Osaka Shoin Women's University), Sayaka Ishimizu (National Institute of Technology, Nara College)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: Nara JALT continues its exploration of the 2019 JALT International Conference theme with this September event focusing on "Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency" at the local level and from the perspective of both established and early-career educators.

Teaching Young Learners: English for Elementary School Education
Date: June 23rd (Sunday) 2019
Speaker: Wakana Chihara (Kori Nevers Gakuin Elementary School), Julie Rhodes (Kawai Town Board of Education), Masayuki Takanao (Nara Prefectural Tomigaoka High School)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: This event will provide participants with practical teaching ideas for Foreign Language Activities for 3rd and 4th graders, and English as an Official Subject for 5th and 6th graders, offically starting from 2020 academic year.

Round Table discussion: Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Date: April 14th (Sunday) 2019
Speaker: Steven Herder and Catherine L. Oki (JALT2019 Conference Co-Chairs)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: Nara Chapter welcomes you to a Round Table discussion with Steven Herder and Catherine L.

Using Literature in Language Teaching: A Nara JALT and LiLT SIG Collaborative event
Date: December 15th (Saturday) 2018
Speaker: Kevin Stein, Mark Scott, Lorraine Kipling
Organization: Literature in Language Teaching SIG of JALT
First line of description: Literature in Language Teaching Special Interest Group (LiLT SIG) Officer Kevin Stein will be talking about classroom teaching ideas using literature.

English Language Teaching through Japanese Eyes
Date: October 1st (Sunday) 2017
Speaker: Hideyuki Kashimoto (Shijonawate High School), Michi Yonezaki (Konan Womens University), Tetsuro Nishiyama (Todaijigakuen Junior and Senior High School)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: This Nara JALT event features Japanese speakers specializing in English language teaching.

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Extensive Reading (ER)
Date: June 18th (Sunday) 2017
Speaker: Ann Mayeda (Konan University), Paul Goldberg (Kwansei Gakuin University), Mark Brierley (Shinshu University), Ann Flanagan (Ritsumeikan Jr/Sr High School)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: Join Nara JALT and JALT ER SIG as four speakers discuss their ideas for using extensive reading in various educational contexts.

Vocabulary Learning Strategies: Applying What We Know From Research to Our Practice
Date: October 2nd (Sunday) 2016
Speaker: Atsushi Mizumoto (Kansai University)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: In this talk, Atsushi Mizumoto, Ph.

Young Learners: Competent Communicators
Date: August 21st (Sunday) 2016
Speaker: Hikoko Shibata, Scott Crowe
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: Nara JALT is extremely proud to be presenting this particularly practical event that is sure to benefit all educators involved in the young learner (YL) teaching context.

CALL SIG Joint Event: Technology in the Classroom
Date: July 3rd (Sunday) 2016
Speaker: Lee Blowers (Kansai International Academy); Maki Terauchi Ho (St. Michael's International School)
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: Like it or not, technology plays an ever more increasing role in how we communicate in today's world.

English for High School Education: Professional Development through Teaching Practice
Date: February 28th (Sunday) 2016
Speaker: Masayuki Nakano, Angela Wren, Rachel Stuart, Kazuhiro Iguchi and Adelia Falk
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: How did your university students study in HS? What will your JHS students be studying when they get there? What is happening in HS classrooms at present? What is in store for the future? We very much look forward to seeing you at the event to join the conversation.

How do Japanese-university English learners look to you?
Date: October 4th (Sunday) 2015
Speaker: Etsuko Shimo, Kinki University, Faculty of Applied Sociology
Organization: Nara JALT
First line of description: Have you ever felt that English L1 teachers (ETs) and Japanese L1 teachers (JTs) have different opinions of their Japanese students? In many university-level English learning programs in Japan, ETs and JTs work together for shared curriculum goals.

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