ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 6th, 2014

English Grammar Series (day 1)
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi FETJ Founder and Chairman
Organization: Filipino English Teachers in Japan (Tokyo)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: English grammar rules can be tricky no more. Learn grammar in a fun and exciting way! Come and join! Contact details: Maribel Ramos (FETJ Tokyo 1 President) 090-4342-0082.

The Art of Crafting Lessons - Creating lessons with movement, music, mystery and magic.
Time: 10:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Knowing how to craft a lesson to ignite curiosity, inspire motivation, instill self-confidence, and make an impact is an important teaching skill. Attendees will learn essential planning rules, see an actual lesson and then delve deeper into the method and components used in creating a themed lesson.

Engaging Young Learners; Solving Problems
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Facilitator: Yuco Kikuchi
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: Themes: Activity Potluck: How to Engage Children What's your favorite way of teaching? Songs, chants, picture books or games? Participants are to bring their favorite activities and share.

Reassessing Grammar Assessment
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Kei Matsuda
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: In the field of second language writing, there has been much debate about the place of corrective feedback in writing instruction. While some argue that corrective feedback is not effective, if not harmful (Truscott, 1996), a growing body of research has shown that corrective feedback can facilitate L2 development to some extent.

Classroom activities; Opening an English school; more
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Graham Finch, Evelyn Asaka, Sanae Kawamoto
Organization: ETJ Saitama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: The presenters will share some surprise classroom activities (including dates and events) that are working very well with their students. The activities are useful for both private or groups of young and adult learners.