ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Better Hiring (Management Seminar)
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Damian O 'Kelly and Joshua Myerson
Organization: New Leaf Academy
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The hiring season is almost at an end in Japan and the success of your school rests heavily on the quality of the teacher you have hired. New Leaf Academy is offering a final 3-hour seminar for school owners and hiring personnel which will review and offer new practical techniques in the following areas: evaluating and scoring foreigners' resumes and creating a thorough interview system.

Teaching Workshop Series 2007 (Niigata) - Teaching Children More Effectively
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, Miki Sakai, Masumi Koguchi, Oliver Bayley
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively! Information Exchange Bulletin Board is available.

Pearson Longman Kids Tour 2007 - Miyazaki
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Akiko Seino and Megumi Takemura
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: Enjoy an afternoon of presentations, teaching tips, and specials to help you change the world! By Akiko Seino, author of English Land: How can you create engaging lessons for students without creating extra work? This presentation will demonstrate activities and ideas that show how English Land can help you teach more effectively and make your lessons a priceless experience for you and your students.

The New TOEIC test
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Grant Trew of Oxford University Press
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will first walk participants through the recent changes to the TOEIC Listening and Reading test, allowing them to experience some of the challenges learners will face, and then try some activities that can be used to develop student ability both in the long and short term.

Rough Sketches of America by Shiba, Ryoutarou
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Fumio Sugawara
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: The speaker will share his special interest in the writings of Ryoutarou Shiba, including "Walking New York" and how they have affected his teaching of English in Japan.

Eiken STEP test
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: STEP organization representative
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: This will be an opportunity to hear about the STEP test (Society for Testing English Proficiency test) first hand. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.

Maturity Level vs. EFL Level (Japanese 5th and 6th graders)
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker: Harry F. Carley III, Imabari City Board of Education
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: EFL instructors that are involved with 5th & 6th graders in Japanese elementary schools face many challenges due to the age of their students. Learners with a higher level of maturity may not be matched to their EFL level.