ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 7th, 2012

TESOL Certificate: Standardized tests: Understanding the challenges and preparing students to face them
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Grant Trew
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Preparing students for tests like the TOEIC, TOEFL, EIKEN and Cambridge exams can be challenging. This session will look at the types of tasks common to these tests, then present effective techniques to prepare students to get the scores they need.

Planning and teaching ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Grant Trew
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: English courses for specific fields such as business, tourism, or technology, require different approaches to course planning and teaching. This session will look at the basics for this type of course, including analyzing learner needs, course design, class management, and assessment.

Balsamo Asian Scholar Four Corners Tour
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Inggy Yuliani Pribady, Ivan Botev
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Botev will conduct a workshop on social media use in professional development, followed by Pribady's presentation on genre pedagogies. .