ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Kyushu ELT Expo 2009
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This is one of the premiere events of the year for teachers of English in the Kyushu region. It's an important time for the teaching community to come together, exchange ideas, and grow professionally.

Experience the power of Cross-curricular lessons for young learners
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lesley Ito
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Cross-curricular lessons combine English with other subjects to interest young learners and to let them use English in a real context. Such lessons are common in European ESL classes, but arerare in Japan where the presenter has created an entire pre-school/elementary cross-curricular program for her new school.