ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Survey for New San-in Area Teachers Group
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Samantha Kawakami
Organization: New San-in Area Teachers Group
Location: Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture
Short description: If you're an English teacher in the San-in area, Samantha Kawakami wants to talk about starting a teachers' group. She has created a bilingual survey to start the discussion.

Certificate Course in Teaching Conversation Skills to Japanese University Students (Fukuoka)
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Bruno Vannieu
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Teaching oral communication to groups of Japanese students (such as university or high school classes) requires solid professional skills. This certificate training course will give participating teachers an understanding of the cultural factors at play in a Japanese university and a working knowledge of the Immediate Method, a set of classroom management principles that have proven effective in the Japanese context.

My Share and End of Year Party
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Open to Members
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: My Share is an event where members present ideas, techniques, games and activities that have worked well. Each presentation should be around 15-30 minutes long, focusing on practical explanation, demonstration, or getting the audience to actually do the technique.