ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 28th, 2012

Fukuoka JALT Conference and Education Material Expo 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary Speaker: Marjo Mitsutomi. Plus many presentations, roundtables and workshops
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: BookfairVisit the Main Hall to see displays of all the latest textbooks, reference books, and classroom materials. Talk to the publishers about your particular requirements and order your sample copies.

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Using songs and chants
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Songs and chants as teaching materials should present the rhythm, stress and intonation of natural English. Teachers will learn various songs and chants and will make their own.

In My Life: Scrapbooking, Conversation Strategies, Body Language, and Presentations
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: David Kluge (sponsored by MacMillan Language House)
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Do our lessons present language in a way valuable to our students? Conversational textbooks use generic characters and situations that place our students' experiences on the sidelines.

TESOL Certificate (Young Learners): Teaching in elementary schools
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Teachers will learn various classroom-tested activities that compliment Hi, friends!, a MEXT-provided teaching material. Tips on team-teaching with homeroom teachers will be discussed.