ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Two Presentations for Elementary and JHS Students
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Mitoshi Izumi, Edward Shier
Organization: ETJ Hiroshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: These two presentations are aimed at teachers of children and/or junior high school students: "Activities for higher level children and junior high students" (Mitoshi Izumi) and "Creating classroom matererials for elementary and junior high students" (Edward Shier).

Developing Discussion Tasks for EFL Classrooms
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Gregory Strong
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Commercial course books offer discussion material, but often fail to engage students because the topics seek to avoid controversy, and are often of little interest to students.

Workshop on D.R.E.A.M Management in the ELT Context
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: John Honisz-Greens
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: The DREAM Management workshop introduces a thought-provoking alternative model of management designed for the ELT context. DREAM, an acronym, suggests policies that will help keep quality teaching and learning as the core value of the institution.

The Games Teachers Play
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Heather Fukase
Organization: ETJ Nagano (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: In case you missed March's round-table discussion on elementary English, Nagano ETJ is back with 'Games Teachers Play' for teachers of young learners.