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 around Japan

Oxford University Press / David English House

ETJ One-day Certificate Course
in Teaching Japanese Students

(for teachers of teenagers and adults)
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Important: This is the last chance to take this course

June 20 - Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo

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

E-mail Rie Totomi  to reserve a place
(The application website will be up and running very soon)

See also: http://www.davidenglishhouse.com/en/courses/teens_adults.html

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ETJ WORKSHOPS
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CHIBA -- May 23 (Sun) 13:30-16:30
My Share for Picture Books, Songs and Chants
Speaker(s): various
Chiba ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4748

KYOTO -- May 23 (Sun) 15:10-17:00
Elements in Fun and Effective Activities
Speaker(s): Chuck Kayser
Kyoto ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4796

AICHI -- May 30 (Sun) 10:00-12:00
1) Engaging Junior High Students with Cooperative Learning
Activities; 2) American Values, Human Values, and Teaching English
Speaker(s): 1) Ben Backwell; 2) Peter Warner
Aichi ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4739

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FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Apr 17

NAGASAKI -- April 17 (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Jokes and Cartoons in the EFL Classroom.
Speaker(s): Richard Hodson, University of Nagasaki, Siebold
Nagasaki JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4717

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May 22-23

SUITA, Osaka -- May 22 (Sat)
The 9th Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2010 - Learner Perspectives
Speaker(s): Call for papers deadline is Feb 15, 2010
Pan-SIG JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4605

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May 22

OKAYAMA -- May 22 (Sat) 15:00-17:00
Self-Access Language Learning as Classroom-Based Instruction
Speaker(s): Garold Murray
Okayama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4776

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May 23

OITA -- May 23 (Sun) 10:00-16:00
Oita English Language Teacher Training Seminar 2010
Speaker(s): Kazuya Yamamoto, Ed Kellerman, Etsuko Minami, Simon
Goddard Weedon, Neil Millington, Todd Beukens, Colin Thompson
Oita JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4799

CHIBA -- May 23 (Sun) 13:30-16:30
My Share for Picture Books, Songs and Chants
Speaker(s): various
Chiba ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4748

KYOTO -- May 23 (Sun) 15:10-17:00
Elements in Fun and Effective Activities
Speaker(s): Chuck Kayser
Kyoto ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4796

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May 26

TOKYO -- May 26 (Wed) 18:00-20:30
Shifting Paradigms in Online Language Learning: The Link between
Technology and Organizational Culture
Speaker(s): Larry Davies (ABD), St. Thomas University
West Tokyo JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4790

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May 27

TOKYO -- May 27 (Thu) 10:30-12:30
Online Workshop, Motivating Children with Graded Readers
Speaker(s): Yuco Kikuchi
English Teaching Workshop
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4789

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May 28-30

KYOTO -- May 28 (Fri) 18:00-20:15
Pre-Conference Workshops for JALTCALL 2010
Speaker(s): Bill Pellowe, Daniel Beck
CALL JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4782


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May 29

NIIGATA -- May 29 (Sat) 10:00-17:00
The 2nd Annual North East Asian Region (N.E.A.R.) Language Education Conference
Speaker(s): Various speakers (Keynote speaker Joseph Shaules)
Niigata JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4752

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May 29-30

KOCHI -- May 29 (Sat) 13:00-17:30
1st Annual Shikoku JALT Regional Conference
Speaker(s): Featured speakers Ian Isemonger, Masahiro Nagasaki and Harry Carley
East Shikoku JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4779

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May 30

AICHI -- May 30 (Sun) 10:00-12:00
1) Engaging Junior High Students with Cooperative Learning
Activities; 2) American Values, Human Values, and Teaching English
Speaker(s): 1) Ben Backwell; 2) Peter Warner
Aichi ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4739

TOKYO -- May 30 (Sun) 10:00-20:00
ECAP (ELT Career and Professional Development Conference) 2010
Speaker(s): William Snyder, Columbia University Teacher's College;
Masaki Kobayashi, Kanda Gaigo University; Chuck Sandy, Chubu
University
ECAP
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4726

MITO, Ibaraki -- May 30 (Sun) 12:30-17:00
Creativity in the Classroom (four presentations)
Speaker(s): Tomoka Kaneko, Tim Murphey, Atsushi Iida, and Samuel Nfor
Ibaraki JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4781

MORIOKA, Iwate -- May 30 (Sun) 13:30-16:30
Understanding Students' Non-Verbal Behavior: What does that silence
mean, anyway?
Speaker(s): Peter Ross
Iwate JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4793

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Jun 5

TOKYO -- June 5 (Sat) 9:00-17:00
JALT Business English SIG Inaugural Mini-Conference
Speaker(s): To be decided
Business English JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4787

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Jun 11

NAGASAKI -- June 11 (Fri) 19:00-21:00
Dinner with Canadian author Joy Kogawa in Nagasaki
Speaker(s): Joy Kogawa
Nagasaki JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4788

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Jun 12

OITA -- June 12 (Sat) 13:00-15:00
Let's Personalize it
Speaker(s): Brian Cullen and Greg Goodmacher
Oita JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4761

KITAKYUSHU, Fukuoka -- June 12 (Sat) 18:30-20:00
How and Why to Improve Reading Speed
Speaker(s): Ken Gibson
Kitakyushu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4746

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Jun 13

MAEBASHI, Gunma -- June 13 (Sun) 14:00-16:30
Using Literature Circles in a Content-Based Course
Speaker(s): David Williams
Gunma JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4773

MATSUYAMA, Ehime -- June 13 (Sun) 14:15-16:20
(1) Reflections on Disagreements; (2) Creative Questioning: Puzzles
for Pattern Practice
Speaker(s): (1) Carol Rinnert, Hiroshima City University; (2) Simon
Capper, The Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing
Matsuyama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4780

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Jun 19

NAGASAKI -- June 19 (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Questionnaire Development Workshop: What should be done BEFORE asking
students to fill them out?
Speaker(s): Keita Kikuchi, Tokai University
Nagasaki JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4749

OKAYAMA -- June 19 (Sat) 15:00-17:00
Practical Business English for Lower Level Learners
Speaker(s): Grant Trew
Okayama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4777

KOBE, Hyogo -- June 19 (Sat) 16:00-18:00
Examining Learner Autonomy Dimensions
Speaker(s): Jonathan Aliponga (Kansai University of International
Studies, Craig Gamble (Kansai Gaida), Yasuko Koshiyama (Kansai
University of International Studies), Keiko Yoshida (Kobe Gaidai)
Kobe JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4764

GIFU -- June 19 (Sat) 19:00-21:00
Designing and Implementing Discipline-Specific Projects to Motivate Non-Majors
Speaker(s): Paul Moritoshi, Himeji Dokkyo University
Gifu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4784

ETJ Events around Japan

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TOKYO ETJ Workshop

February 21 (Sun) 13:00-17:00
Two Workshops for Elementary School Teachers
Speaker(s): (1) Polina Mitkova (2) Laura Blefgen-Togashi
Tokyo ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4635

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David English House
One-day Certificate Courses in Teaching
Elementary School Children

Feb: 21 Kanazawa, 28 Fukuoka
Mar: 14 Hiroshima

Trainer - David Paul
Click here
for full information

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Oxford University Press teaching workshops
For teachers of children

Feb: 20 Okayama, 21 Osaka, 28 Tokyo
Mar: 7 Sapporo, 14 Niigata
Click here
for full information


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FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Feb 19

NAGOYA, Aichi -- February 19 (Fri) 9:50-17:30
4th International Wireless Ready Symposium. Digital Asia: Language,
Technology and Community
Speaker(s): Keynote speakers Dr Hayo Reinders and Prof. Insung Jung
(ICU, Tokyo)
Learning Technologies SIG IATEFL
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4548

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Feb 20

OKAYAMA -- February 20 (Sat) 10:00-15:00
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2010 (Okayama)
Speaker(s): Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Laurie Thain, Yoko Ishii
OUP Kids' Club
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4658

TAKAMATSU, Kagawa -- February 20 (Sat) 13:00-14:30
Anatomy of a Native Check
Speaker(s): Ian Willey and Kimie Tanimoto
East Shikoku JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4667

GIFU -- February 20 (Sat) 19:00-21:00
From Curiosity to Competency: Intercultural Activities for the EFL Classroom
Speaker(s): Jon Dujmovich
Gifu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4670

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Feb 21

KANAZAWA, Ishikawa -- February 21 (Sun) 10:00-17:30
One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Elementary School Children
(Kanazawa, Ishikawa)
Speaker(s): David Paul
David English House
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4650

OSAKA -- February 21 (Sun) 10:00-16:15
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2010 (Osaka)
Speaker(s): Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata,
Setsuko Toyama, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
OUP Kids' Club
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4659

YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa -- February 21 (Sun) 10:30-17:00
Task-Based Language Learning in Japan
Speaker(s): Shinichi Izumi, Eric Setoguchi, Naoko Mochizuki
Yokohama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4641

TOKYO -- February 21 (Sun) 13:00-17:00
Two Workshops for Elementary School Teachers
Speaker(s): (1) Polina Mitkova (2) Laura Blefgen-Togashi
Tokyo ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4635

TOYOHASHI, Aichi -- February 21 (Sun) 13:30-16:00
Extensive Reading and Reading Circles
Speaker(s): Kim Horne
Toyohashi JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4693

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Feb 27

NAGASAKI -- February 27 (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Best of JALT2009 Conference
Speaker(s): Karen Masatsugu, Richard Hodson, Tim Allan
Nagasaki JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4625

FUKUOKA -- February 27 (Sat) 19:00-21:00
Keynote: An introductory workshop
Fukuoka JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4688

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Feb 28

NAGOYA, Aichi -- February 28 (Sun) 10:00-15:00
Effective Four Skills EFL
Speaker(s): Peter Warner
Power Seminars
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4680

FUKUOKA -- February 28 (Sun) 10:00-17:30
One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Elementary School Children (Fukuoka)
Speaker(s): David Paul
DEH
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4651

TOKYO -- February 28 (Sun) 10:00-16:15
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2010 (Tokyo)
Speaker(s): Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata,
Setsuko Toyama, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
OUP Kids' Club
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4660

SENDAI, Miyagi -- February 28 (Sun) 12:30-17:00
ELT and the Science of Happiness: Positive psychology in the classroom
Speaker(s): Marc Helgesen
Sendai JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4687

MORIOKA, Iwate -- February 28 (Sun) 13:30-16:30
Extensive Reading and ICT contents: Improving University Students'
Reading Proficiency
Speaker(s): Natsumi Onaka, Iwate University
Iwate JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4696

MAEBASHI, Gunma -- February 28 (Sun) 14:00-16:30
Graduation Project Reports: Motivation and Autonomy
Speaker(s): Nagisa Haraguchi and Amy Ives
Gunma JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4630

SHIZUOKA -- February 28 (Sun) 14:00-16:00
The Benefits of Output in Language Learning: An Evolving Understanding
Speaker(s): Alastair Graham-Marr
Shizuoka JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4698

For more on teaching in Japan see How to Teach English in Japan