March 2008

The Society for Intercultural Education, Training, And Research

The Multicultural Self in the Intercultural World

3/1 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

Dr. Janet Bennett, Executive Director of Intercultural Communication Institute, Portland, USA

Okinawa JALT

SELHi Project: Enriching ESL Through the Teaching of Pragmatics

3/1 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

Jeremie Bouchard

Pearson Japan

Pearson Longman Kids Tour 2008 (Fukuoka)

3/2 10:00 AM-4:30 PM, Fukuoka City

Aleda Krause, Akiko Seino, Mayumi Tabuchi, Catherine Oki

Language Teaching Professionals

One-day course in teaching English to children (Niigata)

3/2 10:00 AM-5:15 PM, Niigata City

David Paul

Oxford University Press

Teaching Workshop Series 2008: Teaching Children Confidently and Effectively (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

3/2 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Tokyo

Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley, Patrick Jackson and Ritsuko Nakata

ETJ Saitama

Drawing on Japanese Children's Daily Lives

3/2 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City

Laura Blefgen-Togashi

Teaching Younger Learners SIG of JALT

Energize your Classroom with Activities III

3/7 10:30 AM-12:30 PM, Tokyo

Naoko MacLellan and Yuco Kikuchi

Kitakyushu JALT

New Ideas to Change Junior High English Lessons

3/8 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Koichi Kawamura

Gifu JALT

SELHi Project: Enriching EFL through the teaching of pragmatics

3/8 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Gifu City

Jeremie Bouchard (Sapporo Sacred Heart School)

Oxford University Press

Teaching Workshop Series 2008: Teaching Children Confidently and Effectively (Sapporo)

3/9 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley, Patrick Jackson and Ritsuko Nakata

Language Teaching Professionals

One-day course in teaching English to children (Sendai, Miyagi)

3/9 10:00 AM-5:15 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

David Paul

ETJ Kyoto

Round table discussion and workshop: Effective activities for the new school year for babies through junior high school

3/9 10:10 AM-1:00 PM, Kyoto City

Roundtable

ETJ Ehime

Testing for Children: What Is Out There?

3/9 1:00 PM-3:30 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture

Group Effort

Toyohashi JALT

SELHi Project: Enriching EFL through the teaching of pragmatics

3/9 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture

Jeremie Bouchard (Sapporo Sacred Heart School)

Iwate-Aomori JALT

Assessing Young Learners' Language (YLL)

3/9 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

Gerry Lassche, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University

Chiba JALT

Dynamic Presentations

3/9 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Chiba City

Mike Hood

Saitama JALT

Peer-To-Peer Dialogue Journals

3/9 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City

Steve Connolly Ed.D.

Matsuyama JALT

Varieties of English: Historical Forces and Sources

3/9 2:15 PM-4:20 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture

David Kluge, Kinjo Gakuin University

Temple University Japan

Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 2): Current Perspectives on Task-Based Language Teaching

3/15 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

Rod Ellis (University of Auckland)

Sendai FRANCA

Sendai FRANCA Inaugural Meeting

3/15 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Arudou Debito

SCBWI

Simultaneous Manuscript and Illustration Exchange

3/15 6:15 PM-8:15 PM, Tokyo

Tokyo Chapter of FEW

2008 Career Strategy Seminar

3/15 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tokyo

Various speakers of various career fields

Language Teaching Professionals

One-day course in teaching English to children (Hiroshima)

3/16 10:00 AM-5:15 PM, Hiroshima City

David Paul

ETJ Kobe

A Treasure Chest of Songs, Chants and Games!

3/16 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Kim Horne (Izumi Chuo Kindergarten, Gifu)

Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)

Oral Examiner Training - Young Learners (Matsumoto, Nagano Pref.)

3/16 9:00 AM-5:30 PM, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

Jim George

Amnesty International, Group 78 Tokyo

Settling in Japan - What you need to know

3/19 7:00 PM-9:30 PM, Tokyo

Arudou Debito

Kyoto JALT

Read a book, Sing a song, Come and play with us

3/22 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Kyoto City

Mayuka Habbick, Naoko McLellan

ETJ Aichi

ETJ-Aichi March 2008 workshops: (1) Let's enjoy picture books in the classroom; (2) A Tale of Two Kindergartens - A Journey of Intercultural Exchange

3/23 10:00 AM-12:30 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

(1) Kazumi Takagi; (2) Aya Asano and Kim Horne (Izumi Chuo Kindergarten)

Nagano JALT

Teaching Young Learners with the Montessori Method

3/23 2:00 PM-4:45 PM, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

Karen Varnes

Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)

Oral Examiner Training - Young Learners (Tokyo)

3/23 9:00 AM-5:30 PM, Tokyo

Jim George

Elementary School Thematic English Education Movement

How to Help Children Build Critical Thinking Skills

3/23 9:30 AM-12:00 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Junko Machida

International Business Communicators

Noh Drama and Japanese Business

3/25 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Tokyo

Nathalie Cavasin, Waseda University

Hokkaido JALT

Free and Open Source Tools for Teachers

3/26 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

Peter Ruthven-Stuart

The Asia Association for Global Studies

Developing Asia: Past, Present and Future (day 1 of 2)

3/28 Time TBA, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Keynote speaker: Dr. John Nauright, George Mason University

Kobe JALT

From Visitor to Resident - How you can set down roots in Japan

3/28 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Arudou Debito

The Asia Association for Global Studies

Developing Asia: Past, Present and Future (day 2 of 2)

3/29 Time TBA, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Keynote speaker: Dr. John Nauright, George Mason University

Wakayama JALT

From Visitor to Resident - Making your way in Japan

3/29 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Wakayama City

Arudou Debito

Nagasaki JALT

Expendable Entertaining Educators: Roles of Non-Japanese Teachers of English

3/29 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagasaki City

Thomas Amundrud, Ritsumeikan University

Hokkaido JALT

Summer Camp: A Success or Just A Lot of Hard Work?

3/29 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

Mary Virgil-Uchida

Osaka JALT

From Visitor to Resident - How you can set down roots in Japan

3/29 6:00 PM-8:30 PM, Osaka City

Arudou Debito

IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG

Wireless Ready: Interactivity, Collaboration and Feedback in Language Learning Technologies

3/29 9:30 AM-6:00 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Call for papers due January 10, 2008

Sendai JALT

Discussion meeting - Goals and goal setting

3/30 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Leader: Gerry Lassche

Okayama JALT

From Visitor to Resident - How you can set down roots in Japan

3/30 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Okayama City

Arudou Debito

Sendai JALT

John Fanselow event discussion

3/31 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Discussion Leader: Gerry Lassche