Kitakyushu

View all the upcoming events scheduled in various prefectures or cities. Use the links to browse through all our listings.

  • Issues relating to independently run English language schools

    Date and Time: 
    Saturday, 9 June 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Speaker: 
    Gareth Steele
    Speaker: 
    Mike Mackay
    Speaker: 
    Mark Gibson

    This presentation will deal with the establishment and management of independent language schools. Topics that will be dealt with include: 1. The process of establishing a school, renting of new premises, purchasing of teaching equipment, financing and brand development; 2. Sales and marketing, different methods of student recruitment, web pages, flyers and advertisements; 3.

    Location: 
    Kitakyushu International Conference Centre, 3F, Kokura
    Fee for JALT members: 
    Free
    Fee for one-day members: 
    1,000 yen
    Contact or Queries: 
    Email contact form
  • FAB3: First Annual Brain Days

    Date and Time: 
    Saturday, 14 July 2012 (All day) - Monday, 16 July 2012 (All day)
    Speaker: 
    Curtis Kelly
    Speaker: 
    Marc Helgesen
    Speaker: 
    Tim Murphey
    Speaker: 
    Robert S. Murphy
    Speaker: 
    Others

    Neuroscience has much to offer the field of ELT, and FAB3 is on the forefront of this exciting new wave. We are witnessing the emergence of an exciting new field called Mind, Brain, and ELT.

    Location: 
    University of Kitakyushu
    Fee for JALT members: 
    Varies
    Fee for one-day members: 
    Varies
    Contact or Queries: 
    Email contact form
  • Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. Fad or Future?

    Date and Time: 
    Saturday, 15 September 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Speaker: 
    Michael Phillips

    In the digital age, rapid developments in information and communication technologies are having a dramatic impact on the way that information is processed, how knowledge is produced, and how learning occurs.

    Location: 
    Kitakyushu International Conference Centre, 3F
    Fee for JALT members: 
    Free
    Fee for one-day members: 
    1,000 yen
    Contact or Queries: 
    Email contact form
  • Helping our students become multicompetent academic writers

    Date and Time: 
    Saturday, 6 October 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Speaker: 
    Carol Rinnert (Hiroshima City University)

    This presentation examines the development of English and Japanese academic writing ability among Japanese EFL writers. The presenter will share results of a long-term, multi-stage research project involving participants at various levels of language and writing proficiency, ranging from high school to post-graduate writers in L1 and L2, most recently adding L3 (Chinese, French or Spanish).

    Location: 
    Wel-Tobata, Tobata, Kita Kyushu
    Fee for JALT members: 
    Free
    Fee for one-day members: 
    1,000 yen
    Contact or Queries: 
    Email contact form
  • PechaKucha Night

    Date and Time: 
    Saturday, 10 November 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Speaker: 
    Various

    Kitakyushu JALT will be hosting our second PechaKucha night involving a variety of presentations to do with classroom learning and teaching. There will be 6 - 8 presenters who will each take turns presenting their chosen topic using only 20 slides for 20 seconds each.

    Location: 
    Kitakyushu International Conference Centre, 3F
    Fee for JALT members: 
    Free
    Fee for one-day members: 
    1,000 yen
    Contact or Queries: 
    Email contact form

Theme by Danetsoft and Danang Probo Sayekti inspired by Maksimer