ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 18th, 2018

ETJ Kansai Expo
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: ETJ is a free association for English teachers in Japan that encourages the exchange of information and teaching ideas and supports the professional development of teachers.

TESOL Certificate Program: Getting your students to speak out
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Lori Ligon
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: As an English teacher, one thing that we all struggle with is getting our students to speak. Teachers will look at some techniques to get students start talking.

Developing Student-led Small Group Discussion of Student-Selected and Developed Video Content
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kevin Ryan
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, we will look at developing student-led small group discussions of student-selected and developed video content. Students choose videos to develop into lessons online for other students, then for repeated small group presentations and immediate peer feedback in the classroom.

TESOL Certificate Program: Storytelling for young learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Lori Ligon
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Using storytelling as a powerful tool to develop language learning skill by increasing verbal proficiency, enhancing listening skills and incorporating target language.