ETJ Events around Japan

OSAKA
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Oxford University Press / David English House

ETJ One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Japanese Students
(for teachers of teenagers and adults)

Important: This is the last chance to take this course

June 27 - Seifu High School, Osaka

Training sessions
Rob Waring: Reading skills - methods and applications
Alastair Graham-Marr: Teaching skills for listening and speaking
Mike Guest: Testing and evaluation
David Paul: Personal construct psychology and its implications in the classroom

More information and registration:
https://www.oupjapan.co.jp/events/deh10s/reg.php

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SAPPORO
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Extensive Reading Seminar

The JALT Extensive Reading SIG (Special Interest Group) and Hokkaido JALT
are co-sponsoring the third annual Extensive Reading In Japan Seminar
on July 4th.

Recognizing ETJ as a sister-organization, ETJ members will be
admitted for the JALT member price (500 yen).

Marc Helgesen is the Plenary Speaker. Other speakers include Ben
Shearon, Atsuko Takase, Tom Robb, Eleanor Kane, Hitoshi Nishizawa,
Glen Hill, Patrick Ng and others. Full information at
http://www.erjseminar.org

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MAISAKA (Aichi/Shizuoka border)
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The Hamamatsu and Toyohashi chapters of JALT will be holding a summer
professional development seminar on Sunday, July 18th in Maisaka on beautiful
lake Hamana on the Aichi-Shizuoka boarder just a few minutes walk from JR
Bentenjima station. The theme of this seminar is "Learner's Acquisition of
Language at Different Stages of Development" with presentations on all ages of
learners.

There will be a full day of programs and featured speakers from JALT SIGs such
as CUE, Bilingualism, and Jr. & Sr. High school, as well local presenters and
poster presentations. Also included are educational displays, ETJ Aichi /
Shizuoka & Nagoya Expo displays, a job & events information board, and more.

JALT members - free
Non-members- 2,000 yen

Registration starts at 9:00 am and presentations continue to 7:00 pm.

A detailed programs schedule can be found on either the Hamamatsu or Toyohashi
chapter websites.


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ETJ WORKSHOPS
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HIROSHIMA -- July 11 (Sun) 14:00-16:00
Ask and Share: Elementary School English
Speaker(s): various
Hiroshima ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4816

OMIYA, Saitama -- July 11 (Sun) 14:00-16:50
Question Time
Speaker(s): Terry Yearley
Saitama ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4804

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FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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June 24

TOKYO -- June 24 (Thu) 10:30-12:30
Topic-Based Teaching in EFL Young Learners, the flow of a topic
Speaker(s): Yuco Kikuchi
English Teaching Workshop
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4810

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June 27
OSAKA -- June 27 (Sun) 10:00-17:00
One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Japanese Students
Speaker(s): Rob Waring, David Paul, Mike Guest, Alastair Graham-Marr
ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4807

OSAKA -- June 27 (Sun) 12:15-17:45
Osaka JALT's 6th Annual Tech Day at Hannan University
Speaker(s): TBD
Osaka JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4802

SENDAI, Miyagi -- June 27 (Sun) 14:00-17:00
Voice Training for Teachers
Speaker(s): Claudine Marais
Sendai JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4735

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July 10

KITAKYUSHU, Fukuoka -- July 10 (Sat) 18:30-20:00
Dictionary Use Panel
Speaker(s): Mark Gibson, Eiki Hattori, Go Yoshizawa and David Latz
Kitakyushu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4783

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July 11

HIMEJI, Hyogo -- July 11 (Sun) 10:00-12:00
(1) Common sense in vocabulary teaching; (2) Extensive Reading: The
missing piece of the puzzle
Speaker(s): Rob Waring
Himeji JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4754

HIROSHIMA -- July 11 (Sun) 14:00-16:00
Ask and Share: Elementary School English
Speaker(s): various
Hiroshima ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4816

OMIYA, Saitama -- July 11 (Sun) 14:00-16:50
Question Time
Speaker(s): Terry Yearley
Saitama ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4804

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July 16

KOBE, Hyogo -- July 16 (Fri)
PLL18: The 18th International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning
PLL
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4617

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July 17

YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa -- July 17 (Sat) 10:00-16:30
Mini Conference: A Day With Vocabulary
Speaker(s): Various Speakers
Yokohama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4797

GIFU -- July 17 (Sat) 19:00-21:00
Materials production and evaluation for Young Learners: Six principles
Speaker(s): Catherine Littlehale Oki
Gifu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4632

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July 18

NAGOYA, Aichi -- July 18 (Sun) 13:30-16:00
Materials Production and Evaluation for Young Learners: Six Principles
Speaker(s): Catherine Littlehale Oki
Nagoya JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4768

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July 19

KYOTO -- July 19 (Mon) 13:15-14:45
Transfixed by Translating
Speaker(s): Beth Cary, moderator: Juliet Winters Carpenter
SWET
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4812

ETJ Events

The ETJ English Language Teaching Expos
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Sun Nov 8:
Tohoku Fukushi University, Sendai

Sun Nov 29:
Seifu High School, Osaka

Sun Dec 6:
Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka

http://www.eltnews.com/ETJ/events/expos.shtml

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The JALT Conference
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Nov 21-23
Granship Center, Shizuoka
http://jalt.org/conference

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FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Nov 7

KITAKYUSHU, Fukuoka -- November 7 (Sat) 18:00-20:30
The Differing Theories of SLA
Speaker(s): Matthew J. Jenkins
Kitakyushu ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4566

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Nov 8

SENDAI, Miyagi -- November 8 (Sun) 9:00-18:00
Tohoku ELT Expo
Speaker(s): Various
Sendai ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4511

OMIYA, Saitama -- November 8 (Sun) 14:15-16:00
JALT Omiya Member Presentations
Speaker(s): Kyoko Suzuki and Jun Harada
Omiya JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4580

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Nov 14

TOKYO -- November 14 (Sat) 10:20-17:00
The World of Children's Book Publishing
Speaker(s): Alvina Ling
SCBWI
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4577

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Nov 15

OKAYAMA -- November 15 (Sun) 14:00-16:00
The functional literacy theory and the contextual learning theory as applied to English language learning
Speaker(s): April Mella-Alcazar
Okayama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4554

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Nov 18

NAGASAKI -- November 18 (Wed) 18:30-20:30
Functional literacy and contextual learning theories applied to English language learning
Speaker(s): April Alcazar, the Balsamo Asian Scholar/Four Corners national tour guest presenter
Nagasaki JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4571

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Nov 19

TOKYO -- November 19 (Thu) 18:00-21:10
Oxford Teaching Seminar 2009
Speaker(s): Angela Buckingham, Grant Trew, Sue Garton, Andy Boon
West Tokyo JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4576

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Nov 21-23

SHIZUOKA -- November 21 (Sat)
JALT2009: 35th Annual International Conference
National JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4379

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Nov 26

KOBE, Hyogo -- November 26 (Thu) 10:40-13:20
Towards Global Excellence in Foreign Language Education: Technology and Classroom interaction
Speaker(s): Neomy Storch, Bruno Vannieu, Bill Perry, Greg Sholdt
Kobe University
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4567

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Nov 29

OSAKA -- November 29 (Sun) 9:30-17:30
Kansai ETJ Expo
Speaker(s): Variety of speakers (call for participation due October 1st, 2009)
Kyoto ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4518

OITA -- November 29 (Sun) 18:30-20:30
ETJ-Oita / Oita JALT Year End Workshop
Speaker(s): Simon Weedon, Etsuko Minami, Lindsay Mack, Sean Chidlow
Oita ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4578

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Dec 6

FUKUOKA -- December 6 (Sun) 9:30-17:30
Kyushu ELT Expo 2009
Speaker(s): Various Speakers (call for presentations due Oct 31)
Fukuoka ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4528

ETJ

About ETJ

"ETJ is a free association for English teachers in Japan that encourages the exchange of information and teaching ideas, provides opportunities for training and professional development, and obtains benefits and discounts for members.

ETJ is a grass-roots organization for teachers around Japan that is dependent on a lot of individual teachers putting in a little time in many different ways. In fact, it is primarily aimed at the classroom teacher who is only able or prepared to put a limited amount of time into ETJ.

ETJ was originally set up by David English House in 1999 in order to provide a general association for the busy classroom teacher, and it is still heavily subsidised by David English House. Oxford University Press is also a general sponsor and shares much of the financial burden. One of the roles of the general sponsors is to develop stratetic relationships with other respected educational businesses and institutions in order to widen the range of services and benefits ETJ can provide to members, and become known to a wider range of teachers. This sponsorship also allows membership of ETJ to remain free.

Most ETJ projects are run independently by volunteers. This applies to everything from regional groups to publications. Most of these projects are set up with the encouragement of David English House, and supported until they are able to take care of themselves." --from the ETJ Site

http://www.eltnews.com/ETJ/