February 2015

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February 2nd (Monday) 2015 1
SILC, Sojo University

Sojo University English Language Teaching and Learning Forum (Listening), Co-sponsored by NanKyu JALT

2/2 10:00 AM-9:00 PM, Kumamoto City

Featured speakers: Gabriela Schmidt (Tsukuba University, Ibaraki) and William Pellowe (Kinki University, Fukuoka Campus)
February 4th (Wednesday) 2015 1
Lao TESOL

Lao TESOL 2015

2/4 10:00 AM-9:00 PM, Vientiane

Plenary Speakers Stephen Krashen (University of Southern California), Theodore Rodgers (University of Hawaii). Call for papers due Dec. 10
February 6th (Friday) 2015 1
Oita JALT

Facing the Tokyo Olympics: The Meaning of a Global Japan and the Importance of Acculturation Strategies

2/6 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture

Adam Komisarof
February 8th (Sunday) 2015 3
OUP Kids' Club

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2015 - Sendai

2/8 10:30 AM-2:20 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Setsuko Toyama, Ben Shearon, Marco Brazil
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business

NUCB Language Teaching Expo

2/8 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Rika Kojima (Cengage Learning Japan); Rob Waring (Notre Dame Seishin University)
Fukuoka ACET

ESL ideas for teachers of young learners

2/8 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Fukuoka City

Emi, Antonella, Keiko, Diep, Riki
February 11th (Wednesday) 2015 1
National Foundation Day (Kenkoku-kinen-no-hi)
Matsuka Phonics

2015 Spring We Can! ELT Forum

2/11 12:30 PM-4:50 PM, Osaka City

Yasuko Hirata, David Staggs
February 14th (Saturday) 2015 5
Matsuka Phonics

2015 Spring We Can! ELT Forum

2/14 12:30 PM-4:50 PM, Tokyo

Yasuko Hirata, David Staggs
NanKyu JALT

Teaching English in English: Grammar, Vocabulary and Extensive Reading in an All-English Classroom

2/14 1:30 PM-5:00 PM, Kumamoto City

Rob Peacock (Oxford University Press)
Okinawa JALT

Learning how to use FOCUS - a system for describing our teaching

2/14 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

John F. Fanselow (Columbia University)
Kitakyushu JALT

(1) Creative Variations for Textbook Conversations; (2) Assessing Gains in Extensive Reading

2/14 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Bill Pellowe, J. Lake
UEC

The 2nd International Symposium on Innovative Teaching and Research in ESP UEC Tokyo 2015

2/14 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Chofu City, Tokyo Metropolis

Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies), Judy Noguchi (Mukogawa Women's University), Brian Paltridge (The University of Sydney). Call for participation deadline is Dec. 21
February 15th (Sunday) 2015 4
Matsuka Phonics

2015 Spring We Can! ELT Forum

2/15 12:30 PM-4:50 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Yasuko Hirata, David Staggs
Niigata JALT

Teaching Kids: Art or Skill?

2/15 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Niigata City

Eric Kane
Nara JALT

The New Academic Year: Resolutions, Reflections and Revelations from the Classroom

2/15 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nara City

Various speakers
Saitama JALT

Coaching Competitive EFL Debate

2/15 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City

John Finucane
February 21st (Saturday) 2015 2
Fukuoka JALT

(1) Creative Variations for Textbook Conversations; (2) Raising Student and Teacher Awareness to Blended Learning with a Digital Flashcard Tool Called Quizlet

2/21 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Fukuoka City

(1) Bill Pellowe (Kinki University); (2) Bruce Lander (Kurume University)
Gifu JALT

Characteristics and Uses of Teacher Personal Narratives in the Language Classroom

2/21 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Gifu City

Suzanne Bonn (Aston University)
February 22nd (Sunday) 2015 4
OUP Kids' Club

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2015 - Tokyo

2/22 10:30 AM-3:30 PM, Tokyo

Rob Peacock, Kevin Churchley, Ritsuko Nakata, Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina
Iwate-Aomori JALT

Using Popular Culture to Create Interesting English Classes

2/22 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

Jason Hill (Hachimantai City Board of Education)
ETJ East Tokyo

ETJ February Online Workshop: Effective Ways to Teach JHS and SHS Students

2/22 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

Nicky Sekino and others
Nagasaki JALT

(1) European Language Portfolio to Foster Learner Autonomy; (2) Self and Peer Evaluation using Moodle

2/22 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagasaki City

Sergio Mazzarelli (Kwassui Women's College)
February 28th (Saturday) 2015 2
OUP Kids' Club

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2015 - Yokohama

2/28 10:30 AM-2:20 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Marco Brazil, Yuko Suzuki, Rob Peacock
CamTESOL

11th Annual CamTESOL Conference on ELT

2/28 8:00 AM-5:30 PM, Phnom Penh

TBA; call for papers due September 27th, 2014

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