ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 18th, 2015

Speaking Assessment: Examiner training with worldwide clout
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Jim George, Team Leader for Cambridge English Language Assessment and owner of JP004
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Professional development day-long session to train experienced and qualified teachers to be become Speaking Examiners (SEs). This workshop will cover the speaking tests for Cambridge Key (KET), Preliminary (PET) & “First” (FCE) levels of Cambridge English Language Assessment examinations for adults (CEFR levels A2, B1 & B2).

Humanizing EFL classrooms: Poetry writing as meaningful literacy practice in the Japanese EFL context
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Atsushi Iida
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: The aim of this presentation is to explore how poetry writing can humanize the EFL classroom. In this presentation, the presenter- a teacher and researcher of second language (L2) writing- will first problematize traditional L2 pedagogy and then discuss how to make the EFL classroom dynamic and humanistic from theoretical viewpoints.

Creative teaching for 21st Century Learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, sponsored by OUP.
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: There's a lot of talk these days about including 21st century skills in language classes. What are these skills, and do they have any place in a language class where teachers have limited contact time, and the priority is, still, to teach English? In this workshop, teachers will learn teaching techniques to help their learners become strong English users and also critical and creative thinkers.