ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 22nd, 2015

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2015 - Tokyo
Time: 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Rob Peacock, Kevin Churchley, Ritsuko Nakata, Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Practical and interactive workshops from well-known presenters to help you teach children more effectively. Free Admission.

Using Popular Culture to Create Interesting English Classes
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Jason Hill (Hachimantai City Board of Education)
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Creating motivation in the English classroom is a challenging proposition in Japanese schools. This is especially true with junior high and high school English curricula.

ETJ February Online Workshop: Effective Ways to Teach JHS and SHS Students
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Nicky Sekino and others
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Schedule: 13:30 Sharing Session: Participants will share activities and challenges. 14:00 Presentation by Nicky Sekino Theme: Shadowing for JHS and SHS students 15:30 Break 15:40 Sharing Session: Participants will share materials.

(1) European Language Portfolio to Foster Learner Autonomy; (2) Self and Peer Evaluation using Moodle
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Sergio Mazzarelli (Kwassui Women's College)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: The speaker will offer two presentations. The first will explain how an adapted version of the European Language Portfolio (ELP) was used to foster student autonomy and motivation in three classes at a Japanese university.