ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 16th, 2013

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2013 Bringing Body and Mind into English Education (Okayama)
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Ben Shearon, Karen Frazier, Julia Chang and Craig Wright
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively. 10:30-11:20 The Oxford Reading Tree: Why, What, When, Who, How? by Ben Shearon 11:40-12:30 Let Puppets Bring Language to Life for Your Students by Karen Frazier 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-14:20 5 E's to Teaching Excellence by Julia Chang and Craig Wright Please see the OUP website for more information and to register online.

Applying Principles of Social Psychology for Better Classroom Management
Time: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Leander Hughes (Saitama University)
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: This presentation introduces several principles from social psychology which can help you help your students make the right choices about how they spend their time in your class.

Testing and Teaching: Myths and Misunderstandings
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Trevor Holster (Fukuoka Women's University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Standardized tests are often seen as harmful for language instruction. While much of this criticism is justified, many claims are founded on myths and misunderstandings.