ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2010 (Fukuoka)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Laurie Thain
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This fun and informative day involves lively and hands-on workshops for teachers of English to children in nine cities throughout Japan:* Sunday, January 31st OUP Teaching Workshop in Sendai * Sunday, February 7th OUP Teaching Workshop in Fukuoka* Saturday, February 13th OUP Teaching Workshop in Yokohama * Sunday, February 14th OUP Teaching Workshop in Nagoya * Saturday, February 20th OUP Teaching Workshop in Okayama * Sunday, February 21st OUP Teaching Workshop in Osaka * Sunday, February 28th OUP Teaching Workshop in Tokyo * Sunday, March 7th OUP Teaching Workshop in Sapporo * Sunday, March 14th OUP Teaching Workshop in Niigata Come and join this year's Oxford Teaching Workshop series.

One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Elementary School Children (Tokyo)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: About the course: A general introduction to child-centered learning. All sessions are interactive.

Let's Make Beautiful Music Together: The Elements of Poetry in Music Lyrics
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: David Kluge
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: What makes a song interesting? There are some hidden tools that song writers use, such as rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, consonance, and other elements to catch the listener's attention.

Eigo Note
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Rosalina Laurente Tatnell
Organization: Himeji Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This presentation is about Eigo note teaching experience with year 5 and 6. The presenter will then discuss Eigo note resource materials.

Achievable Pronunciation Goals for Japanese Learners of English
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Eoin Jordan
Organization: Oita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Oita City, Oita Prefecture
Short description: Eoin Jordan works as a short-term overseas language program coordinator and translator at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. His research interests include English pronunciation, L1 transfer in language learning, and vocabulary acquisition and assessment.