November 2005

Rikkyo University

Does Feedback Make a Difference?

11/1 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, Tokyo

Roy Lyster, Ph.D., McGill University

Waseda University

Form-Focused Instruction and Interactional Feedback in Immersion Classrooms

11/2 4:20 PM-5:50 PM, Tokyo

Professor Roy Lyster, McGill University, Canada

Oxford University Press

Grammar and Dictionaries (Tokyo)

11/3 2:00 PM-5:30 PM, Tokyo

Henry Widdowson and Michael Swan

Oxford University Press

Grammar and Dictionaries (Nagoya)

11/4 5:30 PM-8:30 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Henry Widdowson and Michael Swan

East Shikoku JALT

Teaching English Intonation

11/5 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Kochi City

Professor John Wells, University College London, President of the International Phonetics Association

Oxford University Press

Grammar and Dictionaries (Osaka)

11/5 3:00 PM-6:30 PM, Osaka City

Henry Widdowson and Michael Swan

ETJ Hiroshima

Children's Games and the Use of Imagery in the Classroom

11/6 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Hiroshima City

Mike Waugh, Steve McAtamaney, Lisa Quattlebaum

Pearson Japan

Longman ELT / Oita-ken International Network Teacher Training Seminar

11/6 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Oita City

Steve King (Longman ELT)

Research Group for Teaching Conversation in Japan

Cultural codes and Immediate Method training workshop

11/6 3:00 PM-6:00 PM, Tokyo

Bruno Vannieu

Oxford University Press

Grammar and Dictionaries (Fukuoka)

11/6 3:30 PM-7:00 PM, Fukuoka City

Henry Widdowson and Michael Swan

Nellie's Group, Ltd.

Nellie's ELT Workshop and Book Fair 2005 in Nagoya

11/6 9:00 AM-5:30 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Several speakers

ETJ

Hokkaido ETJ Expo

11/6 9:45 AM-6:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

many speakers

Oxford University Press

Grammar and Dictionaries (Sapporo)

11/7 6:00 PM-9:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

Henry Widdowson and Michael Swan

Oxford University Press

Grammar and Dictionaries (Saitama)

11/8 6:00 PM-9:00 PM, Saitama City

Henry Widdowson and Michael Swan

Tokyo Chapter of FEW

FEW November Meeting

11/10 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Tokyo

To be confirmed

Peace as a Global Language Conference

Peace as a Global Language 4th Annual Conference (day 1 of 3)

11/11 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Kyoto City

Many presenters

International Business Communicators

A Cross Cultural Comparison of Interview Manuals

11/11 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Tokyo

Richard E Goetz

Peace as a Global Language Conference

Peace as a Global Language 4th Annual Conference (day 2 of 3)

11/12 10:00 AM-8:00 PM, Kyoto City

Many presenters and poster sessions

Nagoya Players

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

11/12 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

The Nagoya Players

Akita JALT

English teaching in Oman

11/12 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Akita City

Abdullah Abri

SCBWI

Manuscript/Illustration Exchange

11/12 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

Open to published and unpublished writers and illustrators.

Kitakyushu JALT

Extensive Reading Activities

11/12 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Ronan Brown

Gifu JALT

The Conversation Circle

11/12 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, Gifu City

Kim Horne

Peace as a Global Language Conference

Peace as a Global Language 4th Annual Conference (day 3 of 3)

11/13 10:00 AM-4:20 PM, Kyoto City

Many presenters

Hiroshima JALT

Strategic and Spiral Ways of Developing Students' Speaking Abilities

11/13 10:30 AM-12:30 PM, Onoda City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Goro Tajiri (NHK's Wakuwaku Jugyo and Higashi Izumo Junior High School)

Nagano JALT

Engaging Imaginations: Creative Cross Cultural Activities as a Basis for Language Learning

11/13 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Nagano City

Eddy Jones from the Nagano Prefecture, Kencho International Division

Nara JALT

NETs and NNETs - Do they speak the same language?

11/13 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Nara City

Hidetami Nakai

Matsuyama JALT

How can we complain? Appropriate and effective strategies in English and Japanese

11/13 2:15 PM-4:20 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture

Carol Rinnert, Hiroshima City University

Nellie's Group, Ltd.

Nellie's ELT Workshop and Book Fair 2005 in Yokohama

11/13 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Several speakers

ETJ

Kansai ETJ Expo

11/13 9:30 AM-6:30 PM, Osaka City

many speakers

Shizuoka JALT

When The Photocopier Is Down - Teaching Without Materials

11/18 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Shizuoka City

James Banner

Miyazaki JALT

Making a Difference in Language Education

11/19 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Miyazaki City

Tim Murphey, Chitose Asaoka, Mike Guest, Shingo Morito, Marlen Harrison, et al

Oxford University Press

ESOL Teaching in Mind - With H.G. Widdowson

11/19 1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Osaka City

Professor H.G. Widdowson

Nagasaki JALT

English Language Communication Program Workshop for Teachers

11/19 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Nagasaki City

Covenant Players

Yamagata JALT

The World of Steven Krashen and Noam Chomsky

11/19 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Yamagata City

Jenn Douthit

TC Columbia

The Creative Classroom: Jazz Chants, Music and Poetry

11/19 2:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tokyo

Carolyn Graham

Osaka British Council

English Seminar

11/19 6:15 PM-7:15 PM, Osaka City

James Banner, Hilderstone College, UK

Ibaraki JALT

What's In, What's Out in Current English? Update and Refresh Your English!

11/20 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

James Banner, Hilderstone College, UK

Hamamatsu JALT

Development of Classroom Teaching Skills

11/20 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

David Barker

Oxford University Press

ESOL Teaching in Mind (Tokyo) - With H.G. Widdowson

11/20 1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

H. G. Widdowson

Toyohashi JALT

JALT National Conference Reports

11/20 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture

Christopher Mefford and Toyohashi JALT members

Gunma JALT

Enhancing Fluency in Writing for Beginner-Level Learners: Utilizing Paper and Computer

11/20 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

Atsushi Iino, Seisen Jogakuin College

Ibaraki JALT

Pronunciation and Listening Techniques for Teachers of English

11/20 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

James Banner, Hilderstone College, UK

ETJ Kagoshima

Christmas Songs, Songbooks, Games and Activities

11/20 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Kagoshima City

Workshop Leader: David Lisgo

Yokohama JALT

VEN: Sustainable English teacher development in Southeast Asia

11/20 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Roger Pattimore

Okinawa JALT

Extensive Reading in the Junior High School: A Case of Trial and Error?

11/20 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

Chris Lightfoot

Saitama JALT

Teaching Listening to Low Level Learners and Teaching the Strategies of Speaking

11/20 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City

Alastair Graham-Marr (Author Communication Spotlight)

Hiroshima JALT

Creative Activities for Teachers: Finding Your Bounce, Fizz and Zoom Again

11/20 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Hiroshima City

Richard Gabbrielli (Yasuda Women's University) and Ron Klein (Hiroshima Jogakuin University)

Okayama JALT

Two Presentations: Grammar Dictation; Rock Music

11/20 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Okayama City

Shirley Leane, Scott Gardner and Ian Nakamura

Nellie's Group, Ltd.

Nellie's ELT Workshop and Book Fair 2005 in Sendai

11/20 9:00 AM-5:30 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Several speakers

ETJ Aichi

ETJ Chubu ELT Expo 2005

11/20 9:30 AM-6:00 PM, Aichi City

Many speakers

ETJ

Chubu ETJ Expo

11/20 9:30 AM-6:00 PM, Aichi City

A variety of speakers

Osaka British Council

Teaching Knowledge Test: TKT Pre-test (Osaka)

11/23 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Osaka City

British Council

Tokyo British Council

Teaching Knowledge Test: TKT Pre-test (Tokyo)

11/23 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tokyo

Tokyo British Council

Workshop for Primary School Teachers

11/25 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Tokyo

Hamish Buchan (British Council Tokyo)

West Tokyo JALT

Micro-Conference #2: Writing from Within and Without

11/26 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

Curtis Kelly, Simon Stevens, Chris Gallagher and Peter Ross

Seinan JoGakuin (Kitakyushu)

Globalization ... at what cost?

11/26 1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Eric Spears, Mercer University, Georgia

Kobe JALT

Oral Testing for Communication Classes

11/26 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Rebecca Calman

Fukuoka JALT

Two Presentions: Teaching Listening to Low-Level Learners & Teaching the Strategies of Speaking

11/26 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Fukuoka City

Alastair Graham-Marr, ABAX

Pearson Japan

English Land Launch Party 2005 (Osaka)

11/27 12:00 PM-3:00 PM, Osaka City

Mari Nakamura and Lesley Ito

Pearson Japan

English Land Launch Party 2005 (Tokyo)

11/27 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Tokyo

Akiko Seino and Mitsuyo Ohta

Iwate-Aomori JALT

It Was Fun! So what? A critical analysis of the role of fun in children's ELT

11/27 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

John Wiltshier

Hokkaido JALT

My Share Holiday Activities

11/27 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

Mary Virgil

Kagoshima JALT

A Two-Part Presentation: Teaching Listening, Teaching Speaking

11/27 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Kagoshima City

Alastair Graham-Marr

Sendai JALT

Intercultural Communication in the Language Classroom: Ideas and Activities

11/27 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Joseph Schaules (Rikkyo University)

Tokyo JALT

Conversation analysis applied to the JSL classroom

11/29 5:30 PM-8:30 PM, Tokyo

Gabriele Kasper ,University of Hawaii; Aug Nishizaka, Meiji Gakuin University