November 2012

Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC)

Pan-Asian Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (PAC) 2012 and 9th FEELTA International Conference (day 1 of 4)

11/1 9:00 AM-9:00 PM, Vladivostok , Primorsky Krai

Call for papers due May 31, 2012

Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC)

Pan-Asian Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (PAC) 2012 and 9th FEELTA International Conference (day 2 of 4)

11/2 9:00 AM-9:00 PM, Vladivostok , Primorsky Krai

Call for papers due May 31, 2012

Temple University Japan

TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series: Researching Lexis and Reading On-Line

11/3 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

Tom Cobb (University of Quebec)

Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC)

Pan-Asian Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (PAC) 2012 and 9th FEELTA International Conference (day 3 of 4)

11/3 9:00 AM-9:00 PM, Vladivostok , Primorsky Krai

Call for papers due May 31, 2012

ETJ Tokyo

The 2012 Tokyo ELT Expo and Book Fair in Association with JALT (day 1 of 2)

11/3 9:00 AM-6:30 PM, Tokyo

Prominent authors, trainers, and local teachers. Call for papers due September 16th.

Hokkaido JALT

JALT Hokkaido 27th Annual Conference

11/3 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

Keynote Speaker: Donna Tatsuki. Many presentations

mpi

mpi Kids Tour

11/4 10:30 AM-4:00 PM, Fukuoka City

Hiroko Sadano (mpi Fukuoka), Rumiko Kido (mpi Tokyo), Yukiko Watanabe (mpi Fukuoka)

CoFFET

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages-TESOL Certificate Course

11/4 9:00 AM-4:30 PM, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Robert Bishop Peter Cassidy

Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC)

Pan-Asian Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (PAC) 2012 and 9th FEELTA International Conference (day 4 of 4)

11/4 9:00 AM-9:00 PM, Vladivostok , Primorsky Krai

Call for papers due May 31, 2012

ETJ Tokyo

The 2012 Tokyo ELT Expo and Book Fair in Association with JALT (day 2 of 2)

11/4 9:00 AM-6:30 PM, Tokyo

Prominent authors, trainers, and local teachers

ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

11/7 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter

Tokai University Foreign Language Center (FLC)

The Active Classroom: Methods and Materials that Work

11/10 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

Charles Browne (Meiji Gakuin University), Marcos Benevides (J.F. Oberlin University) and many others

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Using songs and chants

11/10 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo

Setsuko Toyama

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Teaching in elementary schools

11/10 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

Setsuko Toyama

Kitakyushu JALT

PechaKucha Night

11/10 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Various

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Using songs and chants

11/11 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo

Setsuko Toyama

McGraw-Hill

2012 Seminar for Teachers of English: Evolving Methods in English Teaching

11/11 1:00 PM-4:40 PM, Tokyo

Kensaku Yoshida, Pamela Hartmann, Brenda Bushell, Marcos Benevides

Saitama JALT

November Workshops

11/11 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City

Katrina Harata, Jesse Elam

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Teaching in elementary schools

11/11 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

Setsuko Toyama

Matsuyama JALT

Learning communication strategies from films

11/11 2:15 PM-4:20 PM, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture

Kimiko Ochi (Matsuyama University), Danielle Kurihara (Matsuyama University)

ETJ Hiroshima

CANCELLED: 2012 ETJ Chugoku Expo

11/11 9:30 AM-6:00 PM, Hiroshima City

Institute of English Teaching to Children

From Crib to Classroom: A 1-Day Certificate Course in Teaching Very Young Learners

11/11 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Marco Brazil IETC Training Director

Japan Intercultural Institute

Developing Global Leaders: Education and Training for Language, Culture and Confidence

11/11 9:30 AM-6:00 PM, Tokyo

Plenary by Yasushi Akashi (UN Diplomat; Chairman I-House Japan)

ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

11/14 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter

Hokkaido JALT

CALL-Plus Workshop 2012

11/17 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

Kaori Maeda, Ishikari Kounan Elementary School

Meisei University International Studies Centre

2012 Meisei ISC Professional Development Forum

11/17 10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Tokyo

TBA; call for papers deadline is Friday, October 5

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate: Balance in Language teaching

11/17 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo

Rob Waring

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate: Getting the most out of your materials

11/17 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

Rob Waring

Kobe JALT

Content-Based Instruction

11/17 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Marian Wang (Kobe University), Brent Jones, Konan University, Hirao School of Management CUBE

ETJ Fukuoka

Bring Your Best!

11/17 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Fukuoka City

ETJ Fukuoka Committee

Gifu JALT

Developing a Motivational Classroom Environment

11/17 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Gifu City

Steven Paydon (Tokai University)

Yokohama JALT

Teachers Helping Teachers Showcase

11/18 10:30 AM-4:00 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Bill Mboutsiadis, Jenny Morgan, Yuki Maehara, Joe Tomei and others.

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Multiple intelligences strategies for very young learners

11/18 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo

Kathleen Kampa

Nagoya and Gifu JALT

Developing a Motivational Classroom Environment

11/18 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Sean Paydon

Fukuoka ACET

November ACET Meeting

11/18 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Fukuoka City

Various speakers

Hamamatsu JALT

What Is English Conversation, And How Can It Be Taught?

11/18 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

David Barker, Gifu University

Nagasaki JALT

Dyslexia and the Language Classroom

11/18 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagasaki City

Seigo Yamada (Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science), Mark Tiedeman (Nagasaki University of Foreign Languages)

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Strategies for teaching young learners

11/18 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

Kathleen Kampa

ETJ Osaka

2012 ETJ Kansai Expo

11/18 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Osaka City

Several presenters

ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

11/21 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter

ETJ East Tokyo

Language Learning Activities and Year-End Events for Children

11/23 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tokyo

Various speakers, facilitated by Yuco Kikuchi

English Teaching Workshop

English Teaching Workshop

11/24 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Tokyo

Yuco Kikuchi and others

Okayama JALT

A framework for selecting appropriate online vocabulary learning environments

11/24 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Okayama City

Rob Waring

Kansai JACET

JACET Kansai Chapter 2012 Fall Conference

11/24 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Kyoto City

Several speakers

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate: Teaching Pronunciation

11/25 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo

Terry Yearley

Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate: Adapting materials for speaking practice

11/25 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

Terry Yearley

Hiroshima JALT

The Best Ways to Learn Japanese

11/25 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Hiroshima City

Ed McNamara (Koyo Higashi High School, JET Program), Monika Szirmai (Hiroshima International University), Warren Tang (Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University), Joe Lauer (Hiroshima Univers

ETJ Aichi

2012 ETJ Chubu Expo

11/25 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

David Paul, Carolyn Graham, Ritsuko Nakata, many more!

ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

11/28 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter

Oxford University Press

Online Placement and Practice Tests: What are they and how can I use them? (Online Webinar)

11/29 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Oliver Bayley (Oxford University Press)