ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

2-Day Certificate Course in Teaching English to Children
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil (Director IETC)
Organization: Institute of English Teaching to Children
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Learn to teach. Teach to learn.

Embrace your power to connect: Creative techniques to improve teamwork and communication
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Mhairi Anne Robson
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: An interactive workshop using engaging and energetic activities to explore and improve a teacher's communication skills, which can then be used to improve teamwork with colleagues or students.

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2012 (Fukuoka)
Time: 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina, Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively. Pre-registration strongly recommended.

Empowering Young Readers with Fun and Simple Activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Asuka Imanishi (Eigokan Aska), Mari Nakamura (English Square)
Organization: ETJ Ishikawa (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: Asuka Imanishi and Mari Nakamura will share their theoretically-sound classroom-piloted reading activities with the audience. We will also have time for networking over tea and discussion.