ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 16th, 2013

3rd International Conference in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (FLLT Conference)
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Vivian Cook (New Castle University, UK), Ken Hyland (University of Hong Kong), Pete Sharma (Oxford Brooks University, UK). Call for papers due Nov. 16, 2012
Organization: Foreign Language Learning and Teaching Conference
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)
Short description: The 3rd FLLT International Conference, organized by the Language Institute of Thammasat University, Thailand, aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and educators with common interests in language learning and pedagogy at all levels from around the world.

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2013 Bringing Body and Mind into English Education (Tsukuba, Ibaraki)
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Ben Shearon, Marco Brazil, and Setsuko Toyama
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 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 Critical Thinking and Creative Learning in Children's English Classes by Marco Brazil 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-14:20 Activities Galore! - Involving Children as Whole-Beings by Setsuko ToyamaPlease see the OUP website for more information and to register online.

Keeping Kids Happy, Active and Engaged
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Catherine Littlehale Oki, Notre Dame Elementary School
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: Catherine will share the main features of her kindergarten series Happy Valley, show other ideas that go beyond the text and introduce some of her favorite songs, games, storybooks and review and extension activities.