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Sunday, March 13th, 2005
Using Readers in Your Classroom
Time:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Janina Tubby
Organization: ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Whether you are teaching in university, high school, kid's school, business, conversation school or any other environment, introducing readers in your classroom and/or homework program not only helps your learners become better readers, it also encourages autonomous learning, a wider vocabulary and even helps improve fluency! This workshop will introduce techniques for using readers creatively in your classroom, and practical tips for setting up a reading program, purchasing readers and organizing a library with limited funds.
Introductory Certificate Course in Teaching English to Children (Hiroshima)
Time:
10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: One-day course in teaching elementary school children. Course components: 1.
English Blast: A Model English Enrichment Program for Bilingual Children in Japan
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Holly Thompson (Instructor at Yokohama City University, Author of Ash and Cofounder of English Blast)
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: English Blast is a cooperative, parent-taught program of enrichment education designed to provide intercultural children with an exciting year-round English learning environment.
Developing a textbook to improve the ability to use kanji
Time:
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Rumiko Mukai, Ehime University International Student Center
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: In order to improve the ability to use kanji, of course one must learn the characters, but it is necessary to know how they used in sentence structure before one can really begin to read and write kanji.
