ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Teaching Children Workshop Series 2008: Teaching Children Confidently and Effectively (Yokohama)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley, Patrick Jackson and Miki Sakai
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Learn the tips and techniques needed to teach English to elementary school students with confidence from experienced teacher and co-author of the bestselling English Time series, Setsuko Toyama.

Workshop on Web 2.0 Technologies in Education
Time: 10:20 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Vallance (Hakodate Future University), Gordon Bateson (Kanazawa University), Takahiro Ioroi (Kochi Women's University), Mark Shrosbree (Tokai University)
Organization: East Shikoku Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture
Short description: Today's global learning environments have benefited tremendously from the emergence of web 2. 0, the revolutionary second generation of web-based platforms and services.

The Culture, Education and Language of Maryland
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Rebecca Wickizer
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: The speaker will present her background and how it has helped her in her duties as an ALT in Yamagata prefecture. .

Osaka: Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The Institute of International Education in London will hold briefing sessions on a postgraduate program on teaching Japanese as a foreign language that the organization offers in the British capital.