ETJ Expo flyer attached below. We appreciate your help in posting or forwarding it to other teachers.For more information on ETJ, visit
www.eltnews.com/ETJ/______________________________________________
ETJ Expos
Bringing together all English teachersHiroshima - Sun Oct 19 (Machi Zukuri City Plaza)
Nagoya - Sun Oct 26: Chukyo University
Osaka - Sun Nov 16: Seifu High School
Sendai - Sun Nov 23: Tohoku Bunka Gakuin University
Tokyo - Sat/Sun Nov 29/30: Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus
Fukuoka - Sun Dec 7: Seinan Gakuin University
Events for the next two months
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September 12 - 14TOKYO -- September 12 (Fri) 8:30-18:00
JACET 47th Annual Convention (day 2 of 3)
Speaker(s): Several speakers
National JACET
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4202______________________________________________
September 14OMIYA, Saitama -- September 14 (Sun) 14:00-17:00
Are they experienced? Designing projects for English language learners
Speaker(s): Michael Stout
Omiya JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4170______________________________________________
September 15CHIBA -- September 15 (Mon) 13:30-16:30
My Share for Halloween
Speaker(s): Discussion and Idea Sharing
Chiba ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4177______________________________________________
September 20FUKUOKA -- September 20 (Sat) 18:30-20:45
Tools of the Trade: 3 Presentations on Getting Started in Research
Speaker(s): Luke Fryer, Trevor Holster, and Peter Carter
Fukuoka JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4176GIFU -- September 20 (Sat) 19:00-20:45
Stories that don't begin with 'Once upon a time'
Speaker(s): Bob Jones, REJ English House
Gifu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4097______________________________________________
September 21TOKYO -- September 21 (Sun) 13:00-17:00
(1) Maximizing learner involvement in the language classroom; (2)
Activities for Halloween
Speaker(s): Andy Boon
Tokyo ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/3978TOYOHASHI, Aichi -- September 21 (Sun) 13:30-16:00
Learning from Errors
Speaker(s): Mark Rebuk
Toyohashi JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4157MAEBASHI, Gunma -- September 21 (Sun) 14:00-16:30
Bilingual Education in Asia
Speaker(s): Jason Good
Gunma JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4048UEDA, Nagano -- September 21 (Sun) 14:00-16:45
Thinking Podcasting? Thing Again
Speaker(s): Alec McAuley
Shinshu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/3922HIROSHIMA -- September 21 (Sun) 15:00-17:00
(1) Cultural Factors in Teaching English; (2) Improving Your Public
Speaking Skills
Speaker(s): (1) Hideo Horibe, Hiroshima Instutute of Technology; (2)
Jim Forsyth, Aki Toastmaster's Club
Hiroshima JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4168______________________________________________
September 23TOKYO -- September 23 (Tue) 8:50-15:00
Association of Canadian Teachers in Japan: Annual Mini-Conference
Speaker(s): Various Speakers
ACTJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4165______________________________________________
September 27TOKYO -- September 27 (Sat)
PGL2008: 7th Annual Peace as a Global Language (PGL) Conference
Speaker(s): Call for papers due June 27, 2008
PGL
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4126AICHI -- September 27 (Sat) 10:00-16:00
The Chubu Junior and Senior High School Teachers Seminar: Fall 2008
Speaker(s): Yumiko Akeba, Eisei Minoura, Chuck Sandy, Michihiro
Matsumoto, Katsuko Mtasubara, Tadashi Shiozawa
CUP
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4216AKITA -- September 27 (Sat) 14:00-16:00
An Introduction to American Sign Language
Speaker(s): Carlos Budding
Akita JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4178NAGASAKI -- September 27 (Sat) 14:00-16:00
Stimulating Conversation: Thinking Critically about Current Issues
Speaker(s): Greg Goodmacher, Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture
Nagasaki JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4163KOBE, Hyogo -- September 27 (Sat) 18:00-20:00
Rapid Word Recognition and Vocabulary Building Activities via Moodle
Speaker(s): John C. Herbert and Greg Rouault
Kobe JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4130______________________________________________
September 28TOKYO -- September 28 (Sun)
PGL2008: 7th Annual Peace as a Global Language (PGL) Conference (day 2 of 2)
Speaker(s): Call for papers due June 27, 2008
PGL
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4127YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa -- September 28 (Sun) 9:00-17:00
YoJALT SIG Bash '08
Speaker(s): Various SIG Representatives
Yokohama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4210TOKYO -- September 28 (Sun) 9:00-17:30
Education for the global perspective: Language, culture and critical thinking
JII
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4200TOKYO -- September 28 (Sun) 9:50-13:00
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher training Certificate Program
2008 (morning workshop)
Speaker(s): Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
OUP
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4042NAGOYA, Aichi -- September 28 (Sun) 10:00-12:30
ETJ-Aichi September 2008 workshop for teachers of children: (1)
Stories; (2) Halloween
Speaker(s): (1) Chris Loeber; (2) Joe Alsheimer
Aichi ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4180NAGANO -- September 28 (Sun) 10:30-12:00
The littlest students: Pre-school lessons
Speaker(s): Theron Muller, participants
Nagano ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4217NAGANO -- September 28 (Sun) 13:00-14:30
An Introduction to Cambridge Exams
Speaker(s): Theron Muller, Megumi Netsu
Noah Learning Center
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4218MORIOKA, Iwate -- September 28 (Sun) 13:30-16:30
English Story Cycle: What, Why and How
Speaker(s): Anthony S. Rausch
Iwate JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4211TOKYO -- September 28 (Sun) 13:30-16:00
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher training Certificate Program
2008 (afternoon workshop)
Speaker(s): Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
OUP
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4043SENDAI, Miyagi -- September 28 (Sun) 14:00-17:00
My Share - Classroom Management
Speaker(s): Various speakers
Sendai JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4154OKAYAMA -- September 28 (Sun) 15:00-16:00
Learning Disabilities
Speaker(s): Cynthia Akazawa
Okayama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4158OKAYAMA -- September 28 (Sun) 16:00-17:00
Techniques and Resources for Raising Kids to be Bilingual
Speaker(s): Gavin Thomas
Okayama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4159______________________________________________
October 4YAMAGATA -- October 4 (Sat) 13:30-15:30
Nova Scotia, Canada in terms of History, Culture and Education
Speaker(s): Colin Rennie
Yamagata JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4188______________________________________________
October 5TOKYO -- October 5 (Sun) 9:45-17:30
The JALT 3rd Annual Joint Tokyo Conference
West Tokyo JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4134OMIYA, Saitama -- October 5 (Sun) 14:00-16:45
Developing Creative Materials Based on Picture Books
Speaker(s): Patricia Daly Oe
Saitama ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4225______________________________________________
October 11KITAKYUSHU, Fukuoka -- October 11 (Sat) 18:00-20:00
Two Christmas Activities
Speaker(s): Christopher Carman, Margaret Orleans
Kitakyushu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4205OSAKA -- October 11 (Sat) 18:15-20:30
Presentation Zen: How to design and deliver compelling presentations
Speaker(s): Garr Reynolds
Osaka JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4212FUKUOKA -- October 11 (Sat) 18:30-20:30
Shaping Teaching to fit Theories of Learning
Speaker(s): Curtis Kelly
Fukuoka JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4208______________________________________________
October 12HIMEJI, Hyogo -- October 12 (Sun) 14:00-16:00
Exploring Reading and Writing Connections
Speaker(s): Mark Taylor
Himeji JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4226MATSUYAMA, Ehime -- October 12 (Sun) 14:15-16:20
Speaking of Speech and other Delights
Speaker(s): Charles LeBeau, Language Solutions
Matsuyama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4184______________________________________________
October 18MATSUMOTO-SHI, Nagano -- October 18 (Sat) 9:00-17:00
60th Chubu Conference of the English Literary Society of Japan
Speaker(s): Shigenori Wakabayashi, Yasushi Terao, Tomohiko Shirai,
Reiko Matsukawa and others.
Chubu ELSJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4179SAPPORO, Hokkaido -- October 18 (Sat) 10:00-17:00
2008 CALL Workshop
Speaker(s): Several speakers
Hokkaido JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4196NAGASAKI -- October 18 (Sat) 14:00-16:00
(1) Planned and Unplanned Speech Acts Using Yackpack; (2) Practical
Uses of Songs in the EFL Classroom
Speaker(s): Andrew Meyerhoff, Saga University
Nagasaki JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4199GIFU -- October 18 (Sat) 19:00-21:00
Bringing English and Intercultural Activities to Young Children
Speaker(s): Kim Horne and Aya Asano, Izumi Chuo Kindergarten, Gifu
Gifu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4198______________________________________________
October 19HIROSHIMA -- October 19 (Sun) 9:30-18:00
Chugoku ELT Expo
Speaker(s): Many speakers
Hiroshima ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4227SAPPORO, Hokkaido -- October 19 (Sun) 9:30-16:30
2008 JALT Hokkaido Language Teaching Conference
Speaker(s): Main Speakers: Robert Courchene and Cynthia Keith
Hokkaido JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4197TOKYO -- October 19 (Sun) 9:50-13:00
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher training Certificate Program
2008 (morning workshop)
Speaker(s): Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
OUP
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4044NIIGATA -- October 19 (Sun) 10:00-13:00
First Meetings
Speaker(s): Howard Brown
Niigata JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4232TOYOHASHI, Aichi -- October 19 (Sun) 11:00-13:00
Language Learning and the Lexical Approach
Speaker(s): Gary Littlecott
Toyohashi JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4182TOKYO -- October 19 (Sun) 13:30-16:00
IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher training Certificate Program
2008 (afternoon workshop)
Speaker(s): Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers
OUP
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4045MATSUMOTO-SHI, Nagano -- October 19 (Sun) 14:00-17:00
Function rather than form as a basis for teaching
Speaker(s): Trevor Keith Landles
Shinshu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4207OMIYA, Saitama -- October 19 (Sun) 14:00-17:00
What makes a good workshop?
Speaker(s): Phil Brown and Colin Skeats
Omiya JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4171______________________________________________
October 26TOKYO -- October 26 (Sun) 9:00-18:00
Language and Propaganda: The Uses of Linguistic Influence
Speaker(s): Call for papers deadline May 23, 2008
Linguapax Asia
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4009NAGOYA, Aichi -- October 26 (Sun) 9:30-18:00
Chubu ELT Expo
Speaker(s): Many speakers
Aichi ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4228SHIZUOKA -- October 26 (Sun) 13:00-17:00
A practical activity for a TOEIC preparation class
Speaker(s): Shizuno Seki
Shizuoka JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4162MAEBASHI, Gunma -- October 26 (Sun) 14:00-16:30
Exploring Portfolio Assessment in the EFL Classroom
Speaker(s): Steve Quasha
Gunma JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4189SENDAI, Miyagi -- October 26 (Sun) 14:00-17:00
(1) iPod Activities for English Teachers; (2) Enhancing the Graded
Reading Experience
Speaker(s): (1) Mark Neufeld; (2) Ken Schmidt
Sendai JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4175KAGOSHIMA -- October 26 (Sun) 15:00-17:00
From Inside the Elementary Classroom
Speaker(s): Various speakers
Kagoshima JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4187OKAYAMA -- October 26 (Sun) 15:00-17:00
Storytelling in the Language Classroom
Speaker(s): Kusumika Chatterjee
Okayama JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4169______________________________________________
October 30TOKYO -- October 30 (Thu) 18:00-21:00
Astonishing Research - TESOL Action Research Mini-Conference 2008
Speaker(s): Fiona Copland, Andy Boon, and Mike McDonald
West Tokyo JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4181______________________________________________
October 31TOKYO -- October 31 (Fri) 13:00-17:00
Technology in Language Teaching (TnT) Workshops (Part of JALT2008
International Conference)
Speaker(s): Leading Technology Specialists in Japan
National JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/3963______________________________________________
November 1 - 3TOKYO -- November 1 (Sat)
PAC7 at JALT 2008 - 34th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker(s): Friday plenary: John Norris
National JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/3964______________________________________________
November 6KITAKYUSHU, Fukuoka -- November 6 (Thu) 18:00-20:00
Development of an Online Speaking and Writing Test
Speaker(s): Robert Courchene
Kitakyushu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4206______________________________________________
November 8MAEBASHI, Gunma -- November 8 (Sat) 14:00-16:30
Developing 4 Skills of Language Acquisition with Picture Books and Stories
Speaker(s): Naoko McLellan
Gunma JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4190
