ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2011: A New Start for English in Japan (Sapporo)
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Ritsuko Nakata, Geordie McGarty, Laurie Thain
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Whether you are teaching at elementary school, or teaching elementary school-aged students, you will find informative presentations on this year's Oxford Teaching Workshop Series to meet your needs.

2011 We Can! Spring ELT Forum (Niigata)
Time: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Yoko Matsuka, Mayumi Tabuchi, David White
Organization: mpi
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: McGraw-Hill Education and mpi present a series of exciting, information-packed presentations and workshops for all Japanese and native English teachers in Japan.

How to get students to talk and keep them talking ... in English
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Eric Shannon
Organization: ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: How do you keep students interested? Is it the subject matter, the teaching method, or the teacher? How do you get quiet students to talk? This workshop outlines some simple games for beginning learners that will get them talking, and also phonetic games for students who are beginning to read and write.