October 2006
Home- October 1st (Sunday) 2006 5
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ETJ Kobe
Six Secrets to Success with Songs and Chants
10/1 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Kaj Schwermer
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Fukui JALT
Education for Multicultural Society in the Global Age - Promoting Active communication with Different Communities in Japan
10/1 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Fukui City
Yuko Kato
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ETJ Niigata
Two Talks: 1. English Education in the Elementary Grades (from the point of view of a Japanese teacher); 2. Rules of the Game: Do's and Don'ts of Running an English School
10/1 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Niigata City
1. Sakai Kuniaki, 2. Jun Magno
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Nagano JALT
Planning for Immersion Education
10/1 2:00 PM-4:45 PM, Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture
Michelle Nagashima
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ETJ Kyoto
Halloween fun, followed by an open forum
10/1 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Kyoto City
Chuck Kayser, et.al.
- October 5th (Thursday) 2006 2
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Kansai Gaidai University
Promoting Strategic Reading in College EFL
10/5 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture
May Shih, San Francisco State University
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Tokyo PC Users Group
Tokyo PC Users Group - Data Recovery
10/5 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Tokyo
Jim Blackson, Ontrack Japan
- October 7th (Saturday) 2006 3
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Teacher Development SIG of JALT
Professional Development in English Language Teaching (day 1 of 2)
10/7 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Okayama City
Several Speakers
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Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference
16th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference (day 1 of 3)
10/7 Time TBA, Kyoto City
Call for papers due May 20, 2006
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Linguapax Asia
The 2006 Linguapax Asia Symposium
10/7 8:30 AM-6:05 PM, Meguro City, Tokyo Metropolis
Various.
- October 8th (Sunday) 2006 4
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Teacher Development SIG of JALT
Professional Development in English Language Teaching (day 2 of 2)
10/8 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Okayama City
Several Speakers
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Himeji JALT
Easy and Fun Vocabulary Building Activities
10/8 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
George Mano
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Saitama JALT
JALT International Conference Preview
10/8 2:00 PM-6:00 PM, Saitama City
Eric Skier, Masa Tsuneyasu, Kyoko Miyazato
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Matsuyama JALT
Studies on Communication Strategies: From Theories to Practice
10/8 2:15 PM-4:20 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Chiaki Iwai, Hiroshima City University
- October 10th (Tuesday) 2006 1
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The Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo
EA-Tokyo Seminar for September 2006
10/10 6:30 PM-9:45 PM, Tokyo
To be announced
- October 12th (Thursday) 2006 2
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Tokyo Chapter of FEW
FEW October Meeting - Local Marketing for Global Brands
10/12 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Tokyo
Attica Alexis Jaques, Senior Director of Marketing, Gap Japan
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Tokyo British Council
Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Preparation Course
10/12 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Tokyo
Alan Milby (British Council Tokyo)
- October 13th (Friday) 2006 1
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Nagasaki JALT
Discourse Across Cultures: Preparing Japanese to Use English as an International Language.
10/13 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Nagasaki City
Larry Smith, Executive Director, International Association for World Englishes.
- October 14th (Saturday) 2006 4
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Kitakyushu JALT
Kitakyushu International Week featuring Two Bi-Lingual Events
10/14 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Various
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Yamagata JALT
The California Education System as a Basis for Global Communication
10/14 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Yamagata City
Randall Wat
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Temple University Japan
Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 2, Osaka): Education for Bilingualism: Current Issues in Bilingual and Immersion Education in Japan
10/14 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tokyo
Michael Bostwick (Katoh Gakuin, Shizuoka)
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Kobe JALT
EAP Symposium
10/14 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Sonia Sonoko Strain, Maggie Lieb, Terry Fellner, Greg Sholdt (Himeji Dokkyo University)
- October 15th (Sunday) 2006 9
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Hamamatsu JALT
Let our class be a place for training skills, not for conveying static knowledge
10/15 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Tetsuhito Shizuka
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Oxford University Press
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Workshop Certificate Program (Workshop 3 and 4)
10/15 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Tokyo
Qualified teacher-trainers from the IIEEC Teacher Training Center
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Research Group for Teaching Conversation in Japan
Sixth Immediate Method Autumn Workshop
10/15 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Tokyo
Tim Marchand, Stephen Richmond, etc.
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Toyohashi JALT
A Longitudinal Tool for Enhancing Student Responsibility
10/15 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Brad Deacon
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ETJ Kagoshima
Ideas for Teaching Phonics to Japanese Children and Beginners
10/15 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Kagoshima City
Yayoi Aoki
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Yokohama JALT
The Song of Myself: Haiku in the EFL Classroom
10/15 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Trudie Heiman
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Okinawa JALT
Global Education through Role Play and Simulations
10/15 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Kip Cates
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Amnesty International, Group 78 Tokyo
Rock to Close Guantanamo
10/15 5:00 PM-11:00 PM, Tokyo
Invago; Eden Rogue
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Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Nellie's ELT Workshop and Book Fair 2006 in Osaka
10/15 9:00 AM-5:30 PM, Osaka City
Roger Barnard, Rob Waring, Alastair Graham-Marr, Donald and Michael Kinney and many more!
- October 17th (Tuesday) 2006 2
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Tokyo JALT
Identity in Second Language Learning Research
10/17 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, Tokyo
Dr David Block, Senior Lecturer, University of London
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Japan Market Expansion Competition
The Japan Market Expansion Competition's Third Information Session
10/17 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, Tokyo
JMEC
- October 21st (Saturday) 2006 5
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Temple University Japan
Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 2): ESP (English for Specific Purposes) for EFL Environments: Concepts, Convenient Tools, and Challenges
10/21 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tokyo
Judy Noguchi (Mukogawa University and Osaka Graduate School of Engineering)
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Kyoto JALT
Using Newspapers for Language Reinforcement
10/21 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Kyoto City
William M. Balsamo
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Fukuoka JALT
The New TOEIC (r): Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges
10/21 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Fukuoka City
Grant Trew
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Gifu JALT
Nobody's Assistant: Flying solo in a high school classroom
10/21 7:30 PM-9:00 PM, Gifu City
Les Smith
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English Education Study Group of SGU
CALL Workshop 2006
10/21 9:30 AM-5:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Bill Pellowe, Don Hinkelman, Michael Vallence and 12 other practitioners
- October 22nd (Sunday) 2006 12
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Pacific Rim Conference
The 1st Pacific-Rim Conference on Education
10/22 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Several speakers
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Ibaraki JALT
Storytelling in Language Teaching (A.M. Program)
10/22 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Charles Kowalski, Oberlin College
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West Tokyo JALT
The 1st JALT Joint Tokyo Conference: Action Research - Influencing Classroom Practice
10/22 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Tokyo
David Nunan, Curtis Kelly, Don Maybin, Stan Pederson and Andy Boon
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Shizuoka JALT
My Share and Officers Election
10/22 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Shizuoka City
Masahiko Goshi
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Ibaraki JALT
Versatile Video iPods as Classroom Tools (P.M. Program)
10/22 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Bill Pellowe, Kinki University
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Kagoshima JALT
Christmas! What will you do?
10/22 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Kagoshima City
Various
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Wakayama JALT
Inaugural Meeting! Graded Readers and Extensive Reading
10/22 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Wakayama City
Jim Swan and Clive Lovelock
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Hiroshima JALT
Sneak Preview of the JALT International Conference in Kitakyushu, Nov. 2-5
10/22 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Hiroshima City
Dan McCourt (University of Shimane); Joe Lauer (Hiroshima University); and Maria Trovela and Carol Fujii (Fukuyama University)
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East Shikoku JALT
Teaching and Learning with Technology: Posters and Presentations
10/22 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Kochi City
Paul Daniels, Davey Leslie, Lawrie Hunter and electronic posters
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ETJ Oita
ETJ-Oita / Okinet TDA 2nd Meeting
10/22 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Oita City
Simon Weedon; Ed Kellerman
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ETJ
Kansai ETJ Expo
10/22 9:30 AM-6:00 PM, Osaka City
Many good speakers
- October 29th (Sunday) 2006 7
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Iwate-Aomori JALT
What did you think of the course? - Understanding Students' Course Evaluations.
10/29 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Christine Winskowski and Susan Duggan
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ETJ Tokyo
Learning styles and strategies
10/29 1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo
James Graziani
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Osaka JALT
Wine, Cheese, and The New TOEIC (followed by Osaka Chapter elections and business meeting)
10/29 1:30 PM-5:00 PM, Osaka City
Lin Lougheed of Pearson Longman, and Grant Trew of Oxford University Press
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Gunma JALT
Using Cooperative Learning in Your Classroom
10/29 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
David Schneer
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Sendai JALT
(1) BULATS Test Trials; (2) Cambridge ESOL Exams
10/29 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
(1) Elaine Gilmour; (2) Martin Nuttall
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SCBWI
Manuscript and Illustration Exchange
10/29 3:30 PM-6:00 PM, Tokyo
Writers and Illustrators
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Nellie's Group, Ltd.
Nellie's ELT Workshop and Book Fair 2006 in Yokohama
10/29 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Yoko Matsuka, Setsuko Toyama, Alastair Graham-Marr and many more!
- October 30th (Monday) 2006 1
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Kobe JALT
Act English: Using Drama to Bring English to Life
10/30 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Brian Tomlinson (Leeds Metropolitan University)
- October 31st (Tuesday) 2006 1
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Oxford University Press
Oxford-British Council Lecture Tour Tokyo
10/31 6:15 PM-8:45 PM, Tokyo
Jack C. Richards, Susan Stempleski
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