ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 14th, 2004

Oxford Kids' Club 'Reading is FUNdamental Tour'
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama (Co-author, English Time), Carolyn Graham (Author, Jazz Chants; Composer, Let's Go, Tiny Talk), and many more!
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The 2004 Oxford Kids' Club Tour recognizes that reading is a fundamental aspect to successful language learning. The "Reading is FUNdamental" Tour brings together a group of influential educators to present ideas and activities on building reading skills to promote extensive reading as an effective tool in developing English language skills.

Want to Change the World? Oxfam Teaching Resources in Global Citizenship Education
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Oxfam staff members
Organization: Oxfam Japan
Location: Meguro City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Want to change the world? Teach your students about other people and places with Oxfam teaching resources! In more than 100 countries, Oxfam works with local partner organisations and governments, to tackle poverty and suffering.

Personal Development Strategies to Improve Your EFL Career
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Trudie Heiman
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: This workshop will be an experiential workshop where you will focus on you and what you would really like for your career! Find out how goal setting, affirmations, visualizations and internal dialoguing can be applied to your life as a teacher.