May 2011

Language Teaching Professionals

One-Day Certificate Course in Teaching Children (Fukuoka)

5/1 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Fukuoka City

David Paul

Kyoto JALT

The Potential of Cognates in Japanese to Aid Language Learning

5/7 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Kyoto City

Frank Daulton and James Rogers

Saitama JALT

(1) Practical Activities using Mac Keynote; (2) Teaching English: It's YOUR Business

5/8 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City

(1) Mary Nobuoka; (2) Miguel Gervais

Okinawa JALT

Improve your Memory and Learning:Practical Classroom Applications

5/14 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

Robert S. Murphy

Kitakyushu JALT

How to get your students to read without really trying

5/14 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Thomas Robb

Fukuoka JALT

Using Authentic Video in the Language Classroom

5/14 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Fukuoka City

Chris Stillwell

Oxford University Press

IIEEC - Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program Summer Session Workshop 1

5/15 10:00 AM-12:30 PM, Tokyo

Ritsuko Nakata et al.

Yokohama JALT

Critical Thinking Mini Conference

5/15 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

David Gann, Jennie Roloff, Hugh Graham-Marr

Oxford University Press

IIEEC - Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program Summer Session Workshop 2

5/15 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Tokyo

Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers

Okinawa JALT

Improve Your Memory and Learning: Practical Classroom Applications

5/15 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

Robert S. Murphy

Okayama JALT

Social Justice and Critical Consciousness in the University EFL classroom

5/15 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Okayama City

Alexis Pusina

Osaka JALT

Dr. John Read: Beyond Knowing Words: Assessing the Quality of Vocabulary Knowledge

5/20 6:00 PM-8:30 PM, Osaka City

John Read, of Univ. of Auckland, NZ, author of Assessing Vocabulary

PanSIG Conference

The 10th Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2011 (day 1 of 2)

5/21 Time TBA, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

Call for papers deadline is Feb 15, 2011

SCBWI

Two Artists Two Expressions

5/21 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Tokyo

Katsuya Takahashi and Daniel Schallau

FETJ-Tokyo

Filipino Englsh Teachers in Japan Tokyo Chapter launching/workshop

5/21 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tokyo

Aurora Dobashi, Lori Ligon, Regina Onose

ETJ Aichi

Ready for action (research)! - Where do I start?

5/22 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Robert Croker

Language Teaching Professionals

One-Day Certificate Course in Teaching Children (Matsuyama)

5/22 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture

David Paul

PanSIG Conference

The 10th Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2011 (day 2 of 2)

5/22 Time TBA, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

Call for papers deadline is Feb 15, 2011

IFG Asia

Seminar: Where there's a Will...

5/25 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Tokyo

Nagasaki JALT

Active Participation through Student Response Systems

5/28 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagasaki City

Bill Pellowe and Paul Shimizu

GALE SIG of JALT

Exploring Gender and Its Implications

5/28 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Kyoto City

Various speakers

Niigata JALT

The 3rd Annual N.E.A.R. Language Education Conference

5/28 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Niigata City

Featured Chuck Sandy. Call for papers due by Feb. 14

Power Seminars

Three Parts to Effective English: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Comprehension

5/29 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Peter Warner

Language Teaching Professionals

One-Day Certificate Course in Teaching Children (Okayama)

5/29 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Okayama City

David Paul

ELT Career and Professional Development Conference

ECAP (ELT Career and Professional Development Conference) 2011

5/29 10:00 AM-8:00 PM, Tokyo

Keynote speakers include Marcos Benevides and Noriko Ishihara

ETJ Saitama

Five Fabulous Favorites and The Power of Puzzles

5/29 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City

Alan Miesch