ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Teaching Workshop Series 2009: The Teacher's Tool Kit (Sendai)
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil, Kevin Churchley, Miki Sakai
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: What shall I do next? Every teacher in the world has asked themselves this question at least once. Many teachers ask this question every day.

One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Children (Tokyo)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: A one-day certificate course in teaching English to elementary school children. A general introduction to child-centered learning.

Ideas and Problems in the classroom
Time: 10:10 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Catherine Oki, Lisa Manhart and Chuck Kayser
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Come join us talk about some successful activities and some troublesome situations. Add your own or just listen in.

(1) Bridging the Elementary/Junior High School Student Gap; (2) Special Guest
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Group Discussion; (2) Abhilash Sarma
Organization: ETJ Ehime (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: A group effort on how to bridge the elementary school/junior high school gap. For school owners retaining such students is difficult.

ETJ Fukuoka Regional Meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Melinda Kawahara: A Hands-on Workshop on the TPR-S Method Following the natural acquisition of language, TPR-S focuses on teaching sentence structures through story telling.

Nagoya: Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi 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.