ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 10th, 2018

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2018 - Motivate, Encourage and Empower: Smart approaches to help students grow as learners
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley, Ritsuko Nakata, Naoko Ashikawa
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Come and join Oxford at this years Oxford Teaching Workshop series! This interactive and informative event will feature lively and hands-on workshops for teachers of young learners and will stop at ten cities throughout Japan.

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2018 - Motivate, Encourage and Empower: Smart approaches to help students grow as learners
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Peacock, Daryl Haywood, Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Come and join Oxford at this years Oxford Teaching Workshop series! This interactive and informative event will feature lively and hands-on workshops for teachers of young learners and will stop at ten cities throughout Japan.

Cambridge Day on CLIL
Time: 10:10 AM - 2:45 PM
Speaker: Jane Catherine Delaney (CLIL Specialist), Chantal Hemmi (Sophia U), and more
Organization: Cambridge University Press
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) is a teaching method which has gained widespread interest in Japan in recent years. Cambridge University Press invite you to join our CLIL event to learn more about this innovative teaching method through a series of workshops presented by a renowned CLIL expert from Europe, along with several teachers who have successfully implemented CLIL into their English programs at primary, secondary and university level.

Strategies and Activities for Success in the New Teaching Year Presentation and My share
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Melody Elliott (Tokai University)
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Language instructors, particularly at the tertiary level, often teach at a variety of institutions over their careers and must face being "the new teacher" at each one.

(1) Finding What It Takes: Eliciting Answers In University English Classes; (2) Creating Individual Feedback Printouts Using Spreadsheet Software
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Steve Paton; (2) William Pellowe
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: (1) Finding What It Takes: Eliciting Answers In University English Classes Trainees on the Cambridge CELTA course are taught to elicit answers and responses from students throughout lessons.

Ways to Ensure Your Students Are Actively Engaged When Reading in Class
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Amanda Gillis-Furutaka (Kyoto Sangyo University)
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Drawing on recent research in neuroscience, the presenter will demonstrate a variety of activities that can encourage even reluctant readers to take an active part in a reading lesson.