ELT Calendar

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

TKT Study Meeting and CLIL Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Yuco Kikuchi and others
Organization: English Teaching Workshop
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Part 1: TKT Study MeetingOverview of TKT and study Module 1, Part 1, Unit 1 Grammar. Participants are expected to bring: A copy of The TKT Course Module 1, 2 and 3, second edition (ISBN 978-0-521-12565-9), Cambridge University Press.

Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching Japanese (Tokyo)
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Organization: Institute of International Education in London
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The Institute of International Education in London will hold briefing sessions on a postgraduate program on teaching Japanese as a foreign language that the organization offers in the British capital.

ER in the Classroom and Beyond: Practical Applications from Research
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Greg Rouault (Konan University, Hirao School of Management); John Eidswick (Konan University)
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will look at extensive reading (ER) under two themes: a) ER-related classroom activities and b) ER and autonomy. The presenters will use highlights from their research findings into Reading Circles and peer evaluations as well as 'interest' and 'choice' to outline various practical implications.