ELT Calendar

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Examiner Training - Cambridge ESOL workshop
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Jim George
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Professional development day-long session to train experienced and qualified teachers to be become Oral Examiners (OEs). This workshop will cover the speaking tests for the Key English Test (KET)and Preliminary English Test (PET), the Lower Main Suite of Cambridge ESOL's examinations for adults (CEFR levels A2 and B1).

Developing Japanese learners' use of the English article system through task-based learning
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Neil Millington and Colin Thompson
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: In recent years the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan has expressed its desire for English language educators to move away from more traditional teacher-centered models of instruction and adopt approaches that focus on communication skills and group work.