ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 8th, 2003

IIEEC Nagoya Study Group Meeting
Time: 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speaker: IIEEC Trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The monthly IIEEC Study Group meeting welcomes all teachers who are interested in improving their teaching techniques and getting students to ask questions as well as answering them.

ETJ Certificate in Teaching English to Japanese Students
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Maurice Jamall, Rob Waring, David Paul, Marc Helgesen
Organization: ETJ Certificate Course (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: So many internationally-recognized training courses introduce theories and methodology which come out of European or North American teaching situations.

LIOJ MiniConference: Creative Teaching Ideas
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Various LIOJ staff and area teachers
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: LIOJ is Language Institute of Japan, a private English language institute supported by Zaidan Hojin MRA House, a non-profit educational foundation. The topics of this mini-conference include: using story books, teaching beginners, self-learning strategies, pairwork, holiday lesson plans, nonverbals to help children, and class management activities.

Teaching English to Children
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: A typical ACET meeting includes various volunteers sharing songs, games, activities, and various teaching methods that have proven successful in the classroom.

Workshop: Teaching Let's Go with Lower Graders
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: IIEEC Trainer
Organization: Institute for the International English Education of Children
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Do you want to know how to use the Let's Go text effectively? This workshop is for you! In addition you will learn how to get your students to speak out and have fun at the same time.

Jazz Chants
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Maho Yamada
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Short description: TBA; return later or contact Noriko Tojo. .