ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Effective Four Skills EFL
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Warner
Organization: Power Seminars
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Understanding is power - for the teacher and the student. Come to this 4-hour intensive workshop for an explanation and demonstration of clear, logical methods and activities to teach the four skills of English, with special focus on reading and writing.

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2010 (Tokyo)
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: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
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 (Fukuoka)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: About the course: A general introduction to child-centered learning. All sessions are interactive.

Pearson Longman Kids Tour 2010 in Nagoya
Time: 10:25 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Aleda Krause, Mari Nakamura, Catherine Oki, Devon Thagard
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
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.

ELT and the Science of Happiness: Positive psychology in the classroom
Time: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Marc Helgesen
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Bonus Pre-session (12:30 pm-1:45 pm): Join us to watch and discuss the PBS special, "Happiness 101," featuring Tal Ben-Shahar (formerly of Harvard), which introduces some of the science behind Marc's presentation.

Extensive Reading and ICT contents: Improving University Students' Reading Proficiency
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Natsumi Onaka, Iwate University
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Iwate University has increased the number of programs in which their students can spend a year abroad, which is a part of the internationalization of their education.

The Benefits of Output in Language Learning: An Evolving Understanding
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Does student output enhance language learning? Although most teachers would answer affirmatively, research results in support of output have not been unanimous.

Two MA TESL Graduation Project Reports: Motivation and Autonomy
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Nagisa Haraguchi and Amy Ives
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Two MA TESL grad student presenters will introduce their graduation research projects. The first presentation is on action research examining motivational strategies in Japan.