ELT Calendar Archive of events: February 2012

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February 1st (Wednesday) 2012 2
IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers SIG

Dealing with challenging learners - Why do some pupils make us feel they are unteachable?

2/1 10:00 PM-11:30 PM, Online , Online Events

Marie Delaney
ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

2/1 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter
February 3rd (Friday) 2012 1
IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers SIG

Kick starting the Teaching Module

2/3 10:00 PM-11:30 PM, Online , Online Events

Charles Goodger
February 4th (Saturday) 2012 3
Institute of International Education in London

Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Fukuoka)

2/4 2:30 PM-5:00 PM, Fukuoka City

Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Okayama JALT

(1) Incorporating Crosswords in the English Language Classroom; (2) What, exactly, do Junior and Senior High School Textbooks Teach?

2/4 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Okayama City

(1) David Townsend: (2) Mutsumi Kawasaki
ETJ Fukuoka

Writing: Making it more fun and productive

2/4 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Fukuoka City

ETJ Fukuoka Committee
February 5th (Sunday) 2012 4
Oxford University Press

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2012 (Sendai)

2/5 10:30 AM-3:30 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley
International Womens Bookswap

Bookswap

2/5 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture

No speakers
Institute of International Education in London

Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Osaka)

2/5 2:30 PM-5:00 PM, Osaka City

Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Institute of English Teaching to Children

2-Day Certificate Course In Teaching English To Children

2/5 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Marco Brazil (director, IETC)
February 6th (Monday) 2012 1
IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers SIG

Sounds fun! Playing with Sounds in the English Language Classroom

2/6 9:00 PM-10:30 PM, Online , Online Events

Susan Hillyard
February 8th (Wednesday) 2012 1
ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

2/8 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter
February 9th (Thursday) 2012 1
Tokyo JALT

Technology in Language Teaching Series (2 of 4)

2/9 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Tokyo

Scott Lockman
February 11th (Saturday) 2012 2
National Foundation Day (Kenkoku-kinen-no-hi)
Oxford University Press

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2012 (Saitama)

2/11 10:30 AM-2:20 PM, Saitama City

Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama
Kitakyushu JALT

Developing resources for self-directed learning

2/11 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Paul Collett (Shimonoseki City University), Kristen Sullivan (Shimonoseki City University)
February 12th (Sunday) 2012 7
Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners) Workshop: How children learn

2/12 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo

David Paul
Oxford University Press

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2012 (Niigata)

2/12 10:30 AM-2:20 PM, Niigata City

Setsuko Toyama, Marco Brazil, Kevin Churchley
Osaka JALT

Film showing: The Grandpa from Brazil

2/12 12:00 PM-2:30 PM, Osaka City

Nanako Kurihara (film director/producer)
Saitama JALT

(1) From Phonics to Literacy; (2) Teaching Critical Thinking Skills

2/12 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Saitama City

(1) Brad Semans; (2) John Finucane
Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners) Workshop: Child-centered learning

2/12 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

David Paul
Matsuyama JALT

Humor is Teachable

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

Monika Szirmai, Hiroshima International University
Temple University Japan

The 14th Annual Temple University, Japan Campus Applied Linguistics Colloquium

2/12 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

call for papers due December 1st
February 15th (Wednesday) 2012 1
ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

2/15 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter
February 18th (Saturday) 2012 7
Oxford University Press

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2012 (Okayama)

2/18 11:40 AM-2:20 PM, Okayama City

Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Eric Kane
Temple University Japan

TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series: A Learning Orientation to Classroom-Based Language Assessment

2/18 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tokyo

James E. Purpura (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Fukuoka JALT

Developing Resources for Self-Directed Learning

2/18 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Fukuoka City

Paul Collett (Shimonoseki City University), Kristen Sullivan (Shimonoseki City University)
Hamamatsu JALT

Improvisational Psychodrama

2/18 6:00 PM-9:00 PM, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Peter Ross
SCBWI

SCBWI Tokyo Writers' Night

2/18 6:00 PM-8:30 PM, Tokyo

Writer/blogger Claire Dawn-Marie Gittens and Children's Book Author Trevor Kew
Gifu JALT

Embrace Your Power to Connect: Creative Techniques to Improve Teamwork and Communication

2/18 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Gifu City

Mhairi Robson (Sunnyside International)
Toyohashi JALT

Benefits of computer-mediated communication (CMC) through negotiated learning tasks using Text-chat and Voice

2/18 9:30 AM-12:00 PM, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture

Anthony Young, Sian Edwards
February 19th (Sunday) 2012 6
Oxford University Press

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2012 (Osaka)

2/19 10:30 AM-3:30 PM, Osaka City

Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley
Yokohama JALT

Cross-cultural Pragmatics and Communicative Competence

2/19 1:00 PM-4:30 PM, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska
Hiroshima JALT

Teaching English in Junior High School

2/19 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Hiroshima City

Allan V. Antonio (Assistant Language Teacher), Jessica Moore (Assistant Language Teacher), Hisae Hosaki (English Instructor)
Fukuoka JALT

Implementing Information and Communications Technology

2/19 6:45 PM-9:00 PM, Fukuoka City

(1) Lauren Brumfield; (2) Panel: Todd Beuckens, Paul Collett, Robert Diem, Bill Pellowe
IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG

Webinar: Implementing Information and Communications Technology in an Institution

2/19 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Lauren Brumfield
Institute of English Teaching to Children

2-Day Certificate Course in Teaching English to Children

2/19 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Marco Brazil
February 22nd (Wednesday) 2012 1
ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

2/22 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter
February 25th (Saturday) 2012 3
Nagano JALT

Portfolios for learners and teachers

2/25 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture

John Gunning and others
English Teaching Workshop

(1) TKT Study Meeting; (2) CLIL Workshop; (3) Sharing activities and materials for assessment

2/25 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

Yuco Kikuchi and various
Temple University Japan

TUJ Osaka Distinguished Lecturer Series: A Learning Orientation to Classroom-Based Language Assessment

2/25 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Osaka City

James E. Purpura (Teachers College, Columbia University)
February 26th (Sunday) 2012 14
Pearson Japan

Pearson Kirihara Spring Teachers Conference 2012 (Osaka)

2/26 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Osaka City

Mayuka Habbick, Ann Mayeda, Mari Nakamura, Goro Tajiri, Atsuko Takase, Shigenori Tanaka, John Wiltshier, and Kenzo Yoneda
Apricot Publishing

APRICOT Plaza 2012 in Osaka

2/26 10:30 AM-4:30 PM, Osaka City

Peter Morris, Kierryn Bowring, Mikiko Nakamoto, Yukako Manta, Samantha Kawakami
Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate Workshop: Motivating students to communicate

2/26 10:30 AM-1:00 PM, Tokyo

David Paul
Oxford University Press

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2012 (Tokyo)

2/26 10:30 AM-3:30 PM, Tokyo

Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley
Teaching Younger Learners SIG of JALT

Brain Rules, Tools and Jewels for Your Classroom

2/26 1:30 PM-4:00 PM, Fukui City

Kim Horne, Japan Assoc. for Language Teaching (JALT)
Iwate-Aomori JALT

Text-to-Lesson: Online Resources for Vocabulary and Lesson-Making

2/26 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

Christine Winskowski, Morioka Junior College
Gunma JALT

Using iPads and iPhones in the Classroom

2/26 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

Daniel Beck
Sendai JALT

Grammar Insights: From Swan to Thornbury to You

2/26 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Matt Wilson
Nagasaki JALT

Preparing Students for Speech Contests

2/26 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Nagasaki City

Justin Hunt (Nagasaki Commercial High School)
Shizuoka JALT

Thoughts on ELT Materials Development

2/26 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Shizuoka City

Marcos Benevides
Language Teaching Professionals

TESOL Certificate Workshop: Communication Activities

2/26 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tokyo

David Paul
CamTESOL

8th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching (day 2 of 2)

2/26 7:30 AM-6:00 PM, Phnom Penh

Jack C. Richards (Univ. of Sydney), Janet K. Orr (TEAL Services), Chea Kagnarith (Australian Centre for Education), Alan Klein (Univ. of British Columbia), Hoang Thanh Lien (Hanoi Univ.)
CamTESOL

8th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching (day 1 of 2)

2/26 7:30 AM-6:00 PM, Phnom Penh

Jack C. Richards (Univ. of Sydney), Janet K. Orr (TEAL Services), Chea Kagnarith (Australian Centre for Education), Alan Klein (Univ. of British Columbia), Hoang Thanh Lien (Hanoi Univ.)
Power Seminars

Power Seminars EFL Event

2/26 9:30 AM-3:30 PM, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Donald Kinney (Kinney Brothers Publishing), Peter Warner (A-Go Man (Phonics) Products)
February 29th (Wednesday) 2012 1
ELTChat

ELT Chat on Twitter

2/29 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, Online , Online Events

Group discussion on Twitter

IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers SIG

ELTChat

IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers SIG

Institute of International Education in London

Okayama JALT

ETJ Fukuoka

Oxford University Press

International Womens Bookswap

Institute of International Education in London

Institute of English Teaching to Children

IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers SIG

ELTChat

Tokyo JALT

Oxford University Press

Kitakyushu JALT

Language Teaching Professionals

Oxford University Press

Osaka JALT

Saitama JALT

Language Teaching Professionals

Matsuyama JALT

Temple University Japan

ELTChat

Oxford University Press

Temple University Japan

Fukuoka JALT

Hamamatsu JALT

SCBWI

Gifu JALT

Toyohashi JALT

Oxford University Press

Yokohama JALT

Hiroshima JALT

Fukuoka JALT

IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG

Institute of English Teaching to Children

ELTChat

Nagano JALT

English Teaching Workshop

Temple University Japan

Pearson Japan

Apricot Publishing

Language Teaching Professionals

Oxford University Press

Teaching Younger Learners SIG of JALT

Iwate-Aomori JALT

Gunma JALT

Sendai JALT

Nagasaki JALT

Shizuoka JALT

Language Teaching Professionals

CamTESOL

CamTESOL

Power Seminars

ELTChat

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