ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

The New TOEIC Test : Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Grant Trew, sponsored by Oxford University Press
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: The TOEIC Test is the primary tool for assessing English proficiency in Japan and a good score has become a common prerequisite for job and academic placement and advancement.

Activities for Teaching Phonics
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Amy Godden
Organization: ETJ Okayama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Amy Godden, who has taught English in an immersion program in Korea, and is currently working in Okayama, will share activities she has found to be helpful and effective for teaching children phonics.

Problems and Issues in Primary English Education in Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Irina Babanova
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: In many countries, globalization has led to the introduction of foreign language learning by young children. In Japan, the teaching of English in elementary schools was implemented in 2002.

Reading Children's Picture Books
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: David Gilbey
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: This is a joint meeting with JALT and ETJ. We know how to read text: in English cultures, it's left to right and top to bottom.

ETJ-Sendai July Event - Reading Children's Picture Books
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: David Gilbey, Charles Sturt University
Organization: ETJ Sendai (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: This is a joint meeting with JALT and ETJ. We know how to read text: in English cultures, it's left to right and top to bottom.