ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students (Fukuoka)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Tim Murphy, David Paul, Maurice Jamall and Rob Waring
Organization: ETJ Certificate Course (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The Oxford University Press and David English House Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students is obtained by attending two courses, held in alternating years, and writing two reports based on the two courses.

Organizing interactive activities for large classes
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: ETJ Hiroshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: The next workshop of the Hiroshima group for teachers of children and junior high school students will be about organizing interactive activities for large classes.

Teaching English to Junior High School Students
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Goro Tajiri (Higashi Izumo Junior High School)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Goro Tajiri, an English teacher at Higashi Izumo Junior High School in Shimane Prefecture, recently starred in an NHK program and has been singled out by the Ministry of Education as being an excellent teacher.

Games for English Learners
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: John Frampton and Stephen Langley
Organization: ETJ Okayama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: The next meeting of the Okayama group for teachers of children and junior high school students will be on the topic Games for English Learners. Participants are welcome, encouraged, even, to bring and share their games and ideas.

My Share
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: JALT Omiya members and guests
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Give your fellow teachers a mid-year gift at a My Share Swap. Please bring 25 photocopies of an interesting lesson, technique, organizer, game, or other resource to exchange.