ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 6th, 2005

Motivating English Students! 14th Annual Teaching English Seminar in Fukuoka
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: Caroline Linse, Lesley Ito and Mayuka Habbick (Macmillan), Helene Uchida (Little America)
Organization: Macmillan LanguageHouse
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: A wonderful joint event with Macmillan LanguageHouse and Little America! Presentations by experienced teachers on: Preschool Games and Activities Let's Jump from Phonics to REAL Reading! Beginning and Intermediate Elementary School Games Secrets from Seoul: Korean Activities and Ideas for Success with Children Advanced Elementary School Games Stories and Storylines: Practical Activities for the ClassroomFor more information, including a schedule with complete abstracts and a map, please the MacKids website or Little America's news page.

Longman Kids Tour 2005 in Chiba: An English Celebration
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mari Nakamura, Akiko Seino, Eunice Miyashita, Ali Taylor, Megumi Takemura
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: Join our team of experienced Authors and motivating Teacher Trainers for these very special seminars. We guarantee you a fun day learning the very latest methods and activities to keep children educated and entertained.

Introductory Certificate Course in Teaching English to Children (Kagoshima)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: One-day course in Kagoshima on teaching elementary school children. The course components: 1.

Make Reading Easy and Fun! - with the Potato Pals
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Oliver Bayley Oxford University Press
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Oliver will guide participants through practical and enjoyable group-work activities and classroom ideas that will benefit all teachers of very young learners.

ETJ-Fukuoka March meeting
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Sheila Ryan-Hara, Constance Miwa
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Sheila Ryan-Hara will give a talk about phonics for kids, and Constance Miwa will give some great game ideas. ETJ-Fukuoka is a group for English teachers of young learners in the Fukuoka area.