ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

NPO TEMI Seminar in Nagoya
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Helene Jarmol Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Obu City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: You are invited to attend the TEMI Nagoya Seminar, especially created for dedicated teachers who are eager to learn innovative and practical techniques to improve the quality and enjoyment level of their preschool and elementary school English classes.

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

Breaking Down the 'Eigo Note'
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Harry Carley
Organization: ETJ Ehime (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: Harry Carley, a teacher of elementary schools with over twenty years of experience will analyze the Eigo Note, the text aimed at 5th and 6th grade students.

Legitimate participation in academic publishing - from the periphery to the core
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Theron Muller, Noah Learning Center
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: This interactive workshop will have two primary focuses. The first will be to encourage audience members to become legitimate participants in academic publishing by explaining different journal systems, including The Language Teacher, JALT's monthly member publication, the JALT Conference Proceedings, and the Asian EFL Journal family of journals, free access online journals.