ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Twelve Steps to Teaching Verbs and Verb Tenses
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Peter Warner
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will demonstrate twelve gradual steps to teach verbs and tenses for young EFL students. From swimming around the room to writing verb tenses, each steps shows how to develop student's confidence and understanding in systematic lessons.

Using a Classroom Response System
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Jonathon Lynch
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: A classroom response system provides class participants with a remote control (a clicker) to enable the instructor to conduct an interactive lesson for classes with larger numbers of students.

Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Osaka)
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.

Interview Discourse and National Sports
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Chie Yamane-Yoshinaga (Sanyo Gakuen University)
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will examine the interview discourse of athletes, coaches and supervisors who participate in the national sports of four countries (Australia, Korea, China and Japan).

Enhancing EFL Instruction Through the Use of Manga
Time: 4:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Chad Godfrey
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Through this one-hour workshop, educators can discover techniques to tap into a learner's use of English through comics. Educators will be able to see how manga is a relevant tool in helping reluctant learners to share language, and for instructors to channel instruction.