ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

9th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching (day 2 of 2)
Time: 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Nation (Victory University of Wellington, New Zealand) and many others
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Short description: The 9th CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching will be held on 23-24 February 2013 at the National Institute of Education, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Cambridge ESOL examiner training for KET and PET
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Jim George (Cambridge ESOL Team Leader)
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Professional development day-long session to train experienced and qualified teachers to be become Speaking Examiners (SEs). This workshop will cover the speaking tests for the Key English Test (KET) and Preliminary English Test (PET), the Lower Main Suite of Cambridge ESOL's examinations for adults (CEFR levels A2 and B1).

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2013 Bringing Body and Mind into English Education (Tokyo)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Nathalie Reverchon, Karen Frazier, Julia Chang and Craig Wright, Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively. 10:30-11:20 Oxford Reading Tree in the Classroom by Nathalie Reverchon 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 14:40-15:30 Making the Most of Chants and Songs by Kathleen Kampa and Charles VilinaPlease see the OUP website for more information and to register online.

APRICOT Plaza 2013: 15th Anniversary (Osaka)
Time: 11:15 AM - 4:50 PM
Speaker: Mikiko Nakamoto, Yukako Manta, Kierryn Bowring, Peter Morris, Kidzania Koshien
Organization: Apricot Publishing
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Come join us for a fun day of activities, check out APRICOT materials at the booth, and meet with fellow teachers! Presentations in English and Japanese.

Overview on ALT, Home-Based Teaching and Eikaiwa
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Filipino English Teachers in Japan (Kanagawa)
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, we will learn how to adapt our language-learning games and activities to different levels at to any different settings. We will demonstrate how to make eco-friendly materials for your games and activities.

Proficiency and Personality
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Masa Tsuneyasu (Utsunomiya University)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: This is a combination presentation including both paper and workshop. First, the speaker will explain about a small study which examined the relationships between personality type based on the Yatabe-Guilford Personality Inventory Test and English proficiency measured by TOEIC scores.