ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

One-day Certificate Course in Teaching Japanese Students
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring, David Paul, Mike Guest, Alastair Graham-Marr
Organization: ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The course is appropriate for teachers of Japanese junior and senior high school students, college students and adults. To obtain the certificate, it is necessary to attend the one-day training course and write four reports based on each of the following four training sessions.

Osaka JALT's 6th Annual Tech Day at Hannan University
Time: 12:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Speaker: 32 presenters
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Explore practical ideas that teachers can use either in or outside of the classroom with minimal technical knowledge to enhance our teaching and learning.

Getting Back to Basics in English Language Teaching
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: David Barker, BTB Press
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: The history of English Language Teaching has been characterized by a stream of ever-changing fashions and trends. In most cases, proponents of new methodologies have urged teachers and learners to abandon all their old tools and techniques and embrace the new dogma, and all too often teachers have been willing to follow unquestioningly.

Voice Training for Teachers
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Claudine Marais
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: This is a joint meeting with ETJ. This workshop is designed to introduce participants to voice techniques used to train actors, but have been adapted for the lifestyle and demands of teachers.