ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 29th, 2012

The M&Ms of Teaching English to Young Learners
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Kathy Kampa
Organization: Akita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Short description: Discover the power of music, movement, and multiple intelligences (MI) to create a dynamic learning environment for your students. Music is celebrated in many cultures around the world.

New Finding Out (for teachers of children)
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: A presentation on New Finding Out - A multi-skill, child-centered, phonics-based course for elementary school children. In this presentation, David Paul will demonstrate how New Finding Out motivates children to be active learners, and how children can start with phonics and then move from phonics into reading stories.

Oxford All-Japan Summer Tour for Teachers 2012 (Matsuyama, Ehime)
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: Eric Kane (ELF Learning), and one other presenter TBD
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: From mid-June to late-September, Oxford University Press will be holding a tour of 30 cities across the country. There will be presentations at each venue on teaching pre-schoolers and children up to the age of 12.

Communicate / Motivate
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Presentation on Communicate and Motivate - these courses are intended for low-level university classes, junior/senior high school communication classes, and adults.

TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series: The Architecture of Assessment
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Glenn Fulcher (University of Leicester)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This seminar will explore testing practices through the metaphor of architectural design. This approach has been developed over the last five years in order to deal with emerging issues such as the use of existing tests for audiences and purposes for which they were not originally intended.

Communication Strategies
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Presentation on Communication Strategies - A topic based course for intermediate and upper intermediate university students and adults. This presentation will demonstrate how the course covers the vocabulary, patterns and collocations students need to commicate actively within a range of relevant and interesting topics.

Using Games Effectively
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: ETJ Fukuoka Committee
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Discussion/Workshop: It's not the just the game, it's how it's played. New theories suggest that humans learn best as a result of well-designed experiences.

(1) Chapter AGM; (2) Teaching young learners
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Chapter officers; (2) Mayuka Habbick
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: The Chapter's AGM is the opportunity for all members (and anyone who is interested) to hear what your officers have been doing in the last year. It is an opportunity to ask questions, make suggestions and to advocate change.