ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 25th, 2006

NPO JALT Kagoshima Chapter and the Teaching Children SIG 2006: 2nd Annual Teaching Children Conference in Kagoshima
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Graham, Jan O'Laughlin, Alison Miyake, Melinda Kawahara, David Lisgo, Cecil Burton, Caroline Lloyd, Jessica Dunton and more....
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: The Conference Theme is Appealing, Ageless and Simple Activities. We will also be running Children's English Classes right through the day to allow teachers with children to participate.

EFL Young Learners Poster Session
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker: Gifu JALT Members
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: Join us for a spirited poster session featuring 6 JALT members with vast experience in teaching young learners from 2- 15 years old. Each member will give valuable ideas, activities and lesson techniques in their chosen field.

NEW Finding Out: A child-centered approach for Japanese children (in Tokyo)
Time: 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Macmillan LanguageHouse
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
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.

Teaching Knowledge Test Pre-test
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker:
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Take part in this unique opportunity to familiarise yourself with TKT (test your teaching knowledge), and receive a breakdown of your scores. TKT is a new teaching award from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations and is a test of teaching knowledge rather than language level.

Elementary English for Elementary School
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Greer Pedoe and Nicholas DiNunzio
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Elementary schools will soon be teaching English. What abilities would best prepare students for junior high school and how can we help teachers cope with the new demands? Pedoe (Shimokawa-cho) and DiNunzio (Hamamasu-mura), both experienced Assistant Language Teachers in the JET program will be sharing their ideas and some of the activties which are suitable for elementary school-age kids.

Reflections: Same Activity, Different Faces
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Speakers TBA
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: The same activity is taught by four teachers who videotape their classes. The tapes will be brought to the meeting for micro-teaching / reflection.