ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2010 (Osaka)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Osaka City, Osaka 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 (Kanazawa, Ishikawa)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: About the course: A general introduction to child-centered learning. All sessions are interactive.

Pearson Longman Kids Tour 2010 in Tokyo
Time: 10:25 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Aleda Krause, Mari Nakamura, Catherine Oki, Devon Thagard
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Pearson Longman is pleased to invite you to the Pearson Longman Kids Tour 2010. This year's theme is "What Teachers Do Next," and will highlight practical and effective ways to handle classroom challenges.

Task-Based Language Learning in Japan
Time: 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Shinichi Izumi, Eric Setoguchi, Naoko Mochizuki
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: This meeting is a day-long workshop on task based language teaching. For this special event, Yokohama JALT has invited Shinichi Izumi of Sophia University, Eric Setoguchi of the Kanda Language Institute and Naoko Mochizuki from Tokyo Metropolitan Secondary Education School as guest speakers.

Two Workshops for Elementary School Teachers
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Polina Mitkova (2) Laura Blefgen-Togashi
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: 1. 00 - 1.

Extensive Reading and Reading Circles
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne
Organization: Toyohashi Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: For people with either some experience with extensive reading or none at all, this presentation will explain its benefits as well as how to get students engaged with reading books that are appropriate for their levels so that they make reading a routine.