ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

The 2006 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Okayama "Growing Up with Oxford - Putting Great Ideas Into Practice."
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Oliver Bayley, Masako Harada, Patrick Jackson, Yukari Harrison
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: The Oxford Kids' Club Tour 2006 - In conjunction with the Daily Yomiuri 50th Anniversary. Join presenters Oliver Bayley(Dolphin Readers) Yukari Harrison (Let's Go) Patrick Jackson (Potato Pals) and Masako Harada (English Time) as they show you how to put great ideas for Reading, Songs, Chants and Lively Communication for a wide range of student ages into practice in This tour also sees the launch of the Third Edition of Let's Go - Japan's most popular course for kids! Admission is free.

TKT Pre-test (Teaching Knowledge Test)
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: participants take the test
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.

One-Day Certificate in Teaching English to Children (Fukuoka)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Many thousands of teachers have attended David Paul 's One-Day Certificate course and many thousands have come away excited and re-energized about teaching English to children.

Mnemonic Devices and Keeping your Junior High School Classes Fresh
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Seth Bareis and Robert Consiglio
Organization: ETJ Hiroshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Seth will give a one hour session on memory devices for children's classes. Robert will give a one hour session about creative ideas for junior high school classes.

The Longman / Maruzen Kid's Tour in Kyoto - A Magical English Journey
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Mari Nakamura, Kate Sato, Mayumi Tabuchi
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Coming to Kyoto! Japan's most popular Kid's Tour is back. Not to be missed, the 2006 Longman Kid's Tour 'The Magical English Journey' comes packed with everything the busy kids teacher needs.

The Longman / Maruzen Kid's Tour in Yokohama - A Magical English Journey
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Mitsuyo Ohta, Katherine MacKay, Eunice Miyashita
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Coming to Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture! Japan's most popular Kid's Tour is back. Not to be missed, the 2006 Longman Kid's Tour 'The Magical English Journey' comes packed with everything the busy kids teacher needs.