April 2012
Home- April 1st (Sunday) 2012 1
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IATEFL Business English SIG
Ten ways to get your students to DO something
4/1 11:00 PM-12:00 AM, Online , Online Events
Ken Wilson
- April 2nd (Monday) 2012 1
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FETJ-Saitama
English Education for Young Learners in Japan
4/2 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Saitama City
Mitsue Allen-Tamai (Aoyama Gakuin University and Temple University), Erin Kourelis
- April 4th (Wednesday) 2012 1
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ELTChat
ELT Chat on Twitter
4/4 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events
Group discussion on Twitter
- April 7th (Saturday) 2012 2
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Oita JALT
Two Presentations on Communicative Language Teaching
4/7 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture
Kevin Bartlett (Hiramatsu Gakuen); Nathan Ducker (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
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Osaka JALT
Motivation and Negotiated Syllabuses
4/7 6:00 PM-8:30 PM, Osaka City
Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
- April 8th (Sunday) 2012 8
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Kyoto JALT
Kyoto JALT and the JALT Learner Development SIG Joint Event
4/8 10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Kyoto City
Confirmed Presenters: Ann Mayeda (Konan Women's University), Phil Brown (Konan Women's University)
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Language Teaching Professionals
TESOL Certificate Workshop: Principles of vocabulary learning
4/8 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo
Rob Waring
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Nara JALT
The Reflective Teacher: Towards self-actualization
4/8 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Nara City
Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
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Osaka JALT
International Hanami BBQ Party at Sakuranomiya Park
4/8 12:00 PM-7:00 PM, Osaka City
Everyone (It's a party!)
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Mabuhay Classroom Teacher Workshop
The Whole Language Approach and PPR in Children's English Class
4/8 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Marco Brazil
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Saitama JALT
A Reflective Multi-purpose Gizmo that Helps Busy Teachers for the Entire School Year
4/8 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City
Stacey Vye (Saitama University)
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Language Teaching Professionals
TESOL Certificate Workshop: Managing an Extensive Reading program
4/8 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo
Rob Waring
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Matsuyama JALT
Research 101: A refresher course for Teacher Researchers
4/8 2:15 PM-4:20 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Ian Willey (Kagawa University)
- April 11th (Wednesday) 2012 1
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ELTChat
ELT Chat on Twitter
4/11 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events
Group discussion on Twitter
- April 14th (Saturday) 2012 3
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Akita JALT
Interwoven Stories Told by High School JTEs and ALTs
4/14 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Akita City
Takaaki Hiratsuka (University of Auckland)
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ETJ Fukuoka
Discussion: Motivation
4/14 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Fukuoka City
ETJ Fukuoka Committee
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Kitakyushu JALT
Task repetition and fluency development in the Japan classes: How much is enough?
4/14 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Craig Lambert (University of Kitakuyshu)
- April 15th (Sunday) 2012 6
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IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG
E-Safety
4/15 11:00 PM-12:00 AM, Online , Online Events
Carol Rainbow
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Toyohashi JALT
Exploring our Philosophies of Learning and Teaching
4/15 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Bob Sanderson
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Hamamatsu JALT
The Dejima-zation of English
4/15 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Albert McCann
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Super Simple Learning
Keep It Super Simple: English songs and games for young learners
4/15 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo
Devon Thagard (Co-founder, Super Simple Learning), Tanja Yoder (Co-founder, Super Simple Learning), Sara Wall (Head Teacher, Knock Knock English)
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Gunma JALT
Team Teaching in a Junior High School
4/15 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Kaitlin Kirby, Chiharu Takebayashi
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Institute of English Teaching to Children
2-Day Intensive Certificate Course In Teaching English To Children (Niigata)
4/15 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Niigata City
Marco Brazil (Founder, Training Director)
- April 17th (Tuesday) 2012 1
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Tokyo JALT
Technology in Language Teaching Series (3 of 4)
4/17 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Tokyo
Eucharia Donnery
- April 18th (Wednesday) 2012 1
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ELTChat
ELT Chat on Twitter
4/18 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events
Group discussion on Twitter
- April 21st (Saturday) 2012 9
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Language Teaching Professionals
How Children Learn
4/21 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo
David Paul
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English Linguistic Society of Japan
ELSJ 5th International Spring Forum 2012
4/21 1:15 PM-6:45 PM, Gifu City
Several speakers
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Japan Association of Systemic Functional Linguistics
JASFL Spring Meeting 2012
4/21 2:00 PM-6:00 PM, Kyoto City
Call for workshop proposals due March 31st, 2012
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Okinawa JALT
My Share (in Nago)
4/21 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture
Local Teachers
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Language Teaching Professionals
Child-centered learning
4/21 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo
David Paul
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Okayama JALT
Global Issues Films in English Language Teaching
4/21 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Okayama City
Tom Fast
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Kobe JALT
My Share: Sharing ideas and practices that work!
4/21 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Chapter members and local teachers
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Fukuoka JALT
Big Bucks in e-Publishing? (How to publish your articles, books, and texts on Amazon's digital publishing platform (Kindle) and Apple's iBooks)
4/21 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Fukuoka City
Aonghas Crowe
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Gifu JALT
Fluency in Reading Classes
4/21 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Gifu City
Bjorn Fuisting
- April 22nd (Sunday) 2012 8
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Himeji JALT
(1) Phonics Activities for Fun; (2) How to Introduce Phonics into Elementary Schools
4/22 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
(1) Rumiko Kido (Sales Division Manager for mpi); (2) Buzz Green (Elementary school English teacher)
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Osaka JALT
Osaka JALT Back to School 2012
4/22 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture
Various speakers
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Language Teaching Professionals
TESOL Certificate (Young Learners) Workshop: Teaching listening and communication
4/22 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo
David Paul
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Yokohama JALT
(1) English Rakugo; (2) Older Students as both Teachers and Learners
4/22 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
(1) Tatsuya Sudo; (2) Tadashi Ishida
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Iwate-Aomori JALT
Comparing Teacher Feedback on Writing Assignments in Japan
4/22 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Bill Lewis
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San-in Area Teachers Group
Listening Activities
4/22 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture
Samantha Kawakami (APRICOT Publishing, Sam's English School)
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Language Teaching Professionals
TESOL Certificate (Young Learners) Workshop: Teaching writing
4/22 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo
David Paul
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Hiroshima JALT
(1) The Secrets of Peer Tutoring; (2) iPads for Teacher Toolkits
4/22 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Hiroshima City
(1) Craig Manning (University of Shimane); (2) Steve Henneberry (University of Shimane)
- April 25th (Wednesday) 2012 1
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ELTChat
ELT Chat on Twitter
4/25 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events
Group discussion on Twitter
- April 26th (Thursday) 2012 1
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IAFOR
The Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2012 (day 1 of 3)
4/26 3:00 PM-6:00 PM, Osaka City
To be decided; call for papers due March 1, 2012
- April 27th (Friday) 2012 1
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IAFOR
The Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2012 (day 2 of 3)
4/27 9:00 AM-5:30 PM, Osaka City
To be decided; call for papers due March 1, 2012
- April 28th (Saturday) 2012 6
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English Teaching Workshop
Part 1: TKT Study Meeting. Part 2: CLIL Workshop. Part 3: Sharing activities and materials.
4/28 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Tokyo
Various speakers
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Nagasaki JALT
Exploring Your (Japanese) Culture
4/28 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagasaki City
Simon Capper (Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing, Hiroshima)
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Okinawa JALT
My Share (in Nishihara)
4/28 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Local Teachers
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IAFOR
The Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2012 (day 3 of 3)
4/28 9:00 AM-6:15 PM, Osaka City
To be decided; call for papers due March 1, 2012
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iTDi
What do we know about language teaching and learning? (iTDi Global Webinar 2)
4/28 9:00 PM-11:30 PM, Online , Online Events
Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Ozge Karaoglu, Ann Mayeda, Penny Ur, Kate Cory-Wright
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FETJ-Saitama
Creative Spring 2012
4/28 9:30 AM-5:00 PM, Fujimino City, Saitama Prefecture
to follow
- April 29th (Sunday) 2012 3
- Showa Day (Showa no hi)
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Language Teaching Professionals
How children learn
4/29 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo
David Paul
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Language Teaching Professionals
Child-centered learning
4/29 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo
David Paul
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Institute of English Teaching to Children
2-Day Intensive Certificate Course In Teaching English To Children (Tokyo)
4/29 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Edogawa City, Tokyo Metropolis
Marco Brazil, Founder and Training Director
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