ELT Calendar

Sunday, May 11th, 2014

PanSIG 2014 Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Nobuyuki Takaki (Kumamoto University), Alice Hsia Hui Chik (City University of Hong Kong). Call for papers due January 15, 2014
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Short description: PanSIG2014 will be held at Miyazaki Municipal University on May 10-11, 2014. The conference theme is "Sustainability: Making Teaching and Learning Last.

Lesson Planning for Very Young Learners
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Bob Pensak (Bob's English)
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Music, Movement and Imagination are the keys to planning fun and exciting lessons for very young learners. Activities and games for 2 to 4 year olds will be introduced, in addition to the use of transition songs between activities, magic and props.

Sharing stories: Children's perspective.
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Chiyuki Yanase
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: In this workshop, the speaker will introduce how stories can be explored and enjoyed with young learners in different settings such as large and small classes.