ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

NEW Finding Out: A child-centered approach for Japanese children (in Fukuoka)
Time: 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Macmillan LanguageHouse
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: For the New Finding Out information and activities tour, David Paul will run workshops on the following four themes: Active learning and communication.

College student activities and organization for public services
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Kimihiro Tsumura
Organization: Hamamatsu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: The speaker will tell how a student-run organization for public services, CSN (the College Student Network for community service), has provided college students with opportunities for leadership, self-discovery, personal growth, vocational exploration and value development since 2001 by addressing the various pressing issues that are of critical concern to the community and its people.

IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Workshop Certificate Program (Workshop 1 and 2) in Tokyo
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Qualified teacher-trainers from the IIEEC Teacher Training Center
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Workshop content has been developed by Ritsuko Nakata (Co-Author, Let's Go) in cooperation with Oxford University Press and is aimed at all teachers of young learners who wish to become more confident, effective teachers.

Oita-ken International Network / Pearson Longman ELT Teacher Training Workshop
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Steve King, Meg Takemura
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Oita City, Oita Prefecture
Short description: Doors open at 12:00, and workshops start at 12:30. 12:30-1:30 Workshop for Teachers of English to Children, with Meg Takemura, Pearson Longman ELT.

Motivating students and teaching in elementary schools
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Will Letham, Karin Suehiro
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: The issue of motivationWilliam Letham will hold an open forum for all teachers to discuss ways to better motivate students. Small group discussion will allow all members to participate.

Phonics 'The Look and Listen Method '
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Yukiko Shima (Yamaguchi-Tokyo University)
Organization: ETJ Yamaguchi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Short description: Prof. Shima will introduce you to a unique method of phonics for Japanese children.

Singing for EFL
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Robin S. Eve
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: A music and language teacher, and long time resident of Japan, Robin Eve will lead the participants through an interactive session involving music, discussion, and detail regarding the use of song in the EFL classroom.

Teaching English to Older Learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tadashi Ishida
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: The presentation will include Watching a video How to teach English to older learners, showing demonstration lessons by four English teachers (three natives and one non-native).

A Comprehensive Approach for Learning English with Computer Assistance
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Peter Wanner, Tohoku University
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: For English teachers, the concept of independent and dependent English skills is an area that university and class curricula tend to take into consideration.

Using Cooperative Learning Techniques in English Lessons
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kumiko Fushino, Temple University Japan
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, Kumiko Fushino will demonstrate several cooperative learning techniques for English classrooms. As communicative language teaching has gained momentum, English teachers have started using group work in their classes.

Developing a Peace Studies Course: From Theory to Practice
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Gregory D. Gray, Matsuyama University
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: This presentation consists of two parts. The first part presents an actual content-based peace studies course which has been developed and taught to Japanese university level EFL students.

Group-Building in the Classroom
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Warren Decker
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: As teachers, how can we learn or at least use all of our students' names? How can we help our students feel comfortable with us and with each other? How can we encourage them to work together and help each other? This is a workshop for anyone interested in these questions.

Task-based Language Learning Through Debate
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Eiko Nakamura (Okayama Prefecture's Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: High school students were observed debating in English classes. A chaotic period in which learners pushed themselves to paraphrase and improvise their speech during debate was recognized.