ELT Calendar

Sunday, March 24th, 2013

From Crib To Classroom: Certificate Course In Teaching Very Young Learners
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil (iETC Training Director)
Organization: Institute of English Teaching to Children
Location: Edogawa City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Another chance for us to GET it right. A basic and general introduction to teaching English to very young learners with mothers in the classroom.

Engaging Young Readers: Introducing Young Learners to Extensive Reading
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Thomas Bieri
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Thomas Bieri will begin his presentation with an introduction of Extensive Reading and a variety of materials available for young English learners. This will be followed with an examples of classroom activities for getting young students interested in reading.

LCSAW 2013 (Learner Corpus Studies in Asia and the World) day 2 of 2
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Sylviange Granger (Louvain Catholic U.), Vincent Ooi (Singapore National U.), Yukio Tono (Tokyo U. of Foreign Studies), Andy Kirkpatrick (Griffith U,) Shin'ichiro Ishikawa (Kobe U.), and 10 more
Organization: The International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: The Learner Corpus Studies in Asia and the World 2013 (LCSAW2013) will be held March 23rd to 24th at Kobe University in Kobe, Japan. This is an international symposium to commemorate the completion of the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE) Project.

Music and Movement for our Youngest Learners
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Lisa Manhart (English Square) and Yuka Hosoda (Hosoda Music Studio)
Organization: ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: Come join us, Lisa and Yuka, in experiencing some highlights of our English program based on the Dalcroze Eurhythmics Method. We'll share program ideas with a strong focus on child development -- activities for not only building language skills, but cognitive, motor and social skills as well.