ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 20th, 2013

TKT (University of Cambridge ESOL Teacher Knowledge Test) Module 1 Examination
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Matthew Reynolds (Center Exams Manager)
Organization: Cambridge ESOL Centre JP172 (English-Please!)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Module 1 - Language and background to language learning and teaching is an 80 question, 80 minute examination-based ESL teaching award from Cambridge University ESOL Examinations Board.

January ACET Meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Miki, Alexis, Yukiko, Nigel, Fukuoko, Yoriko
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: We are a non-profit organization, and this is our monthly meeting. We share lots of useful ideas, games & activities, and discuss teaching methods.

(1) The voices of academic publishing; (2) Narrative inquiry in the classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Theron Muller, University of Toyama
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: In academic literature, the increasing pressure to publish is discernible. Muller will share research into emerging scholars in Japan pursuing academic publishing and their writing motivations/goals.

Turning your Course into a Student-driven, Content-based Group Project
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Luc Loosveldt
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Bringing content into the ESP class room can be a daunting task for non-specialist English teachers. This presentation will illustrate a PBL approach where students find and research topics in their chosen major to present and teach to their peers as group projects.

Active Participation through Student Response Systems
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Bill Pellowe (Kinki University, Fukuoka)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Please note the new location YMCA (Red Brick Building), 7-11 Hatchobori, Naka-ku, HiroshimaTeachers can motivate students to stay focused in the classroom through student response systems (SRS) that require all students to respond simultaneously.

TKT (University of Cambridge ESOL Teacher Knowledge Test) Module 2 Examination
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Matthew Reynolds (Center Exams Manager)
Organization: Cambridge ESOL Centre JP172 (English-Please!)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Module 2 - Planning lessons and use of resources for language teaching is an 80 question, 80 minute examination-based ESL teaching award from Cambridge University ESOL Examinations Board.

TKT (University of Cambridge ESOL Teacher Knowledge Test) Module 3 Examination
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Matthew Reynolds (Center Exams Manager)
Organization: Cambridge ESOL Centre JP172 (English-Please!)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Module 3 - Managing the teaching and learning process is an 80 question, 80 minute examination-based ESL teaching award from Cambridge University ESOL Examinations Board.

Easy Web Tools for Teachers
Time: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Speaker: Ozge Karaoglu Ergen
Organization: Teaching Younger Learners Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
Short description: JALT TCSIG and the International Teacher Development Institute (iTDi pro) are proud to present esteemed educator and web expert, �zge Karaoglu, as the host of a series of online workshops this January.