December 2012

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December 1st (Saturday) 2012 1
Nagasaki JALT

(1) About Face: Validity, reliability, and Japanese Entrance Examinations; (2) How to get published in JALT publications

12/1 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagasaki City

Melodie Cook (University of Niigata prefecture, editor of JALT journal)
December 2nd (Sunday) 2012 2
Institute of English Teaching to Children

From Crib to Classroom: Certificate Course In Teaching Very Young Learners

12/2 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, Fukuoka City

Marco Brazil Executive Training Director (iETC)
ETJ Sendai

2012 ETJ Tohoku Expo in association with JALT Sendai

12/2 9:30 AM-6:00 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Various speakers
December 5th (Wednesday) 2012 1
ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

12/5 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter
December 7th (Friday) 2012 1
SCBWI

SCBWI-Tokyo Creative Exchange and Bonnenkai Dinner

12/7 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Tokyo

Creative Exchange, followed by end-of-year party
December 8th (Saturday) 2012 2
JACET ESP SIG Kanto

A Systematic Approach to Teaching Critical Thinking through Debate in an ESP Context

12/8 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, Tokyo

Dave Rear (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
Fukuoka JALT

(1) Annual General Meeting; (2) The Learning Power of Music; (3) End-of-year Party

12/8 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Fukuoka City

(1) Fukuoka JALT Committee; (2) Eric Kane (ELF Learning); (3) It's a party!
December 9th (Sunday) 2012 7
Ibaraki JALT

(1) TPR Storytelling; (2) Sign Language; (3) CEFR; followed by AGM and Bonenkai

12/9 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture

(1) Dominic Jones (Sendai Seiyo Gakuin University); (2) Mariko Miyao, Cecilia Ikeguchi, and Martin Pauly (Chapter Members); (3) Maria Gabriela Schmidt (University of Tsukuba)
Nagoya and Gifu JALT

Vocabulary: Meaning, Form, Pronunciation, and Beyond

12/9 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Brad Deacon
Fukui JALT

Basics of Vocabulary Study in the Test Practice Class

12/9 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Fukui City

Charles Jannuzi
Shizuoka JALT

ASC Brain Science and Materials Design; followed by End-of-Year Party!

12/9 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Shizuoka City

Curtis Kelly
Matsuyama JALT

A Brief Introduction of Discourse Intonation in English and Its Contribution to the TEF

12/9 2:15 PM-4:20 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture

Yoshio Ido, Professor Emeritus of Ehime University
ETJ Fukuoka

2012 ETJ Kyushu ELT Expo

12/9 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Fukuoka City

Various Speakers
West Tokyo JALT

The 6th Joint JALT Tokyo Conference

12/9 9:30 AM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

Keynote presentations by Andy Curtis (Anaheim University's Graduate School of Education), Shinichi Izumi (Sophia University)
December 12th (Wednesday) 2012 1
ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

12/12 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter
December 15th (Saturday) 2012 4
Japan Association for Asian Englishes

JAFAE 31st National Conference

12/15 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tokyo

Keynote speaker Damian J. Rivers (Osaka University)
Okayama JALT

Turning Them On: Ideas on creating a classroom in which everyone is fully engaged

12/15 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Okayama City

Jason Lowes
Oxford University Press

Making Language Memorable Through Songs and Chants (Part of the Let's Share webinar series)

12/15 4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Carolyn Graham
Kyoto JALT

Kansai JALT Year-End Bonenkai and Pecha-Kucha

12/15 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Kyoto City

Steve Cornwell; George Schaaff; David Lees: John Rucynski; Sam Crofts; James Crocker; Margaret Bowden; Richard Miller
December 16th (Sunday) 2012 3
Yokohama JALT

My Share

12/16 1:00 PM-4:45 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Several speakers
Hokkaido JALT

Year-end Potluck Dinner

12/16 4:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

JALT members, families, and friends
Hiroshima JALT

Hiroshima JALT Mini-Conference and Bookfair

12/16 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Hiroshima City

Barbara Sakamoto (sponsored by Oxford University Press), Aleda Krause (sponsored by Pearson Kirihara Longman)
December 19th (Wednesday) 2012 1
ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

12/19 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter
December 23rd (Sunday) 2012 1
Emperor's Birthday (Tennou-tanjyou-bi)
Institute of English Teaching to Children

From Crib to Classroom: Certificate Course in Teaching Very Young Learners

12/23 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Niigata City

Marco Brazil (iETC) Executive Training Director

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