ELT Calendar

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

IIEEC-Oxford University Press Teacher Training Certificate Program - Autumn Session (Workshop 1 and 2)
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 and effective teachers.

Endings: Strategies for finishing your lessons
Time: 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Organization: ETJ Nagano (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: The theme of the meeting is endings. Do you have a routine to finish your classes with young learners? How do you wind up the lesson, review the day's lesson points, and introduce their homework? Please come prepared to share your ideas and discuss this topic.

Part A: Actually Teaching Listening: The importance of script and of supra-segmental phonology. Part B: Teaching the Strategies of Speaking
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr (Abax ELT Publishers)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Part A SYNOPSIS: This talk looks to examine how you can go beyond giving practice in listening and actually teach listening skills. Knowledge of script is something that can be taught that helps students with their top-down predictive skills.