May 2006
Home- May 1st (Monday) 2006 1
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Nara JALT
Two implementations of extensive reading.
5/1 Time TBA, Nara City
Co-Presenters: Clive Lovelock and Jim Swan
- May 3rd (Wednesday) 2006 1
- Constitution Day (Kenpou-kinen-bi)
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Nagano JALT
The 17th Annual Suwako Charity Walk
5/3 8:10 AM-2:00 PM, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture
Hirokazu Takahashi
- May 6th (Saturday) 2006 1
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Yamagata JALT
Filming and Editing in the Language Classroom
5/6 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Yamagata City
Nicolas Gromik, Tohoku University
- May 13th (Saturday) 2006 1
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PanSIG Conference
Pan-SIG Conference 2006: Authentic Communication (day 1 of 2)
5/13 10:40 AM-8:00 PM, Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Plenary Speakers: J D Brown, John Maher and Donna Tatsuki; Call for papers due February 10, 2006
- May 14th (Sunday) 2006 8
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ETJ Aichi
ETJ Aichi May 2006 Meeting: Lesson Planning for Higher Elementary, and Reading: Understanding Phonics and Whole Word Methods
5/14 10:00 AM-12:30 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Mayumi Kako, Peter Warner
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PanSIG Conference
5th Pan SIG Conference (day 2 of 2)
5/14 Time TBA, Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Plenary Speakers: J D Brown, John Maher and Donna Tatsuki
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ETJ Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi ETJ May Meeting
5/14 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Yamaguchi City
Various Speakers
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Chiba JALT
Systems for Success
5/14 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Chiba City
Roger Pattimore
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Yokohama JALT
Making a Small-class Atmosphere in Big University Classes
5/14 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Theron Muller
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Saitama JALT
My Share
5/14 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City
The talented members and guests of JALT Omiya
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SCBWI
Allen Say's Accidental Career
5/14 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Tokyo
Allen Say
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Matsuyama JALT
Teaching Only Women: Are single-sex schools relevant?
5/14 2:15 PM-4:20 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Brenda Hayashi, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
- May 15th (Monday) 2006 1
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Hokkaido JALT
Talking Text
5/15 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Clyde Fowle
- May 20th (Saturday) 2006 8
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Fukuoka JALT
Exploring Professional Development through Language Awareness
5/20 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Fukuoka City
Deryn P. Verity, Osaka Jogakuin College
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Miyazaki JALT
Can't Get No Satisfaction?: Role Perception among Native Speaker Tertiary EFL Educators
5/20 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Miyazaki City
Paul Hullah
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Okayama JALT
Extensive Reading: a look at its effects on long term reading habits
5/20 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, Okayama City
Richard Lemmer
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Okayama JALT
Goodwill or wind chill? An examination of the introduction of ethos
5/20 4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Okayama City
Peter Burden, Okayama Shoka University
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Kyoto JALT
ESP in Japan: What it has been and what it can be
5/20 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Kyoto City
Judy Noguchi
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Kitakyushu JALT
Strategies to Help Students Communicate Now
5/20 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Roger Palmer
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Fukuoka JALT
Using Whole Discourse Tasks for Language Teaching
5/20 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Fukuoka City
Dr. Deryn P. Verity, Osaka Jogakuin College
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Osaka British Council
Pronunciation and Listening Techiniques for Teachers of English
5/20 7:00 PM-9:15 PM, Osaka City
James Banner
- May 21st (Sunday) 2006 9
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Language Teaching Professionals
ETJ One-Day Certificate Course (Fukuoka)
5/21 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Fukuoka City
Alastair Graham-Marr, John Wiltshier, Rob Waring and Maurice Jamall
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ETJ Kobe
Activities for upper elementary young learners
5/21 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
various speakers
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Toyohashi JALT
Annual May Picnic
5/21 11:00 AM-2:00 PM, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
It's a picnic!
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Osaka JALT
Tech Day 2006
5/21 1:00 PM-5:30 PM, Osaka City
Bill Pellowe, Robert Chartrand, Gordon Wilson, Cameron Romney and more
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Gifu JALT
Present Differenty: How to give a PowerPoint presentation that engages, inspires, and connects
5/21 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Gifu City
Garr Reynolds, Kansai Gaidai University
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Gunma JALT
Corpus informed materials: A new era in language teaching
5/21 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
John Letcher, Cambridge University Press ELT Representative
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Nagasaki JALT
Strategies to Help Students Communicate Now
5/21 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagasaki City
Roger Palmer, Kansai University, Osaka, with Steve King of Pearson/Longman.
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Okinawa JALT
Okinawa JALT May 2006 Event
5/21 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture
TBA
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Hiroshima JALT
A Crash Course in Public Speaking
5/21 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Hiroshima City
Dennis Woolbright (Seinan Jogakuin University)
- May 24th (Wednesday) 2006 1
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Tokyo British Council
Pronunciation and Listening Techiniques for Teachers of English
5/24 7:00 PM-9:15 PM, Tokyo
James Banner
- May 26th (Friday) 2006 1
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International Business Communicators
English as a World Language and its role in Business and Intercultural Communication
5/26 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Tokyo
Francis Britto
- May 27th (Saturday) 2006 2
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Akita JALT
Using Kamishibai in ESL/EFL Classrooms for Students of All Ages
5/27 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Akita City
Taeko Okamoto
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Kobe JALT
Controversial Issues in EFL: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
5/27 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Trevor Sargent
- May 28th (Sunday) 2006 10
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Language Teaching Professionals
ETJ One-Day Certificate Course (Nagoya)
5/28 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Alastair Graham-Marr, John Wiltshier, Rob Waring and Maurice Jamall
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Osaka JALT
Storytelling Workshop
5/28 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Osaka City
Charles Kowalski, Brian Caspino, Steve Thompson, David Simpson, and more
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Tokyo British Council
Using Popular Music in Class
5/28 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Tokyo
To be announced
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Engaged Pedagogy Association
The 4th Annual Conference of EPA (Call for Presentations)
5/28 10:30 AM-5:10 PM, Tokyo
Call for papers due Apr. 20, 2006
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ETJ Fukuoka
ETJ Fukuoka May Event
5/28 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Fukuoka City
Constance Miwa, Akie Ura, Kazuko Nagae and others
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ETJ Niigata
School Owners' Roundtable Workshop
5/28 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Niigata City
School owners from around Niigata Prefecture
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Sendai JALT
Learner Psychology and Motivation
5/28 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Curtis Kelly
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Nara JALT
Two implementations of extensive reading.
5/28 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Nara City
Clive Lovelock and Jim Swan
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West Tokyo JALT
Teaching Test-Taking Strategies
5/28 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tokyo
Karl O'Callaghan, Oxford University Press
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Kagoshima JALT
Teaching the Present Progressive
5/28 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Kagoshima City
Kyoko Clara Sonomoto, Junshin High School
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