ELT Calendar

Sunday, October 28th, 2018

Teaching Games And Songs Effectively
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: How can we use games and songs to maximise learning? Games and songs are used as extras by some teachers and just to have fun by others. How can we make them the central part of the learning process?.

I am more than a stereotype: Stories of Change and Hope
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Parisa Mehran and Gerry Yokota
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Parisa: This presentation is a journey to my activism and identity reconstruction as an Iranian English teacher/researcher in Japan by recounting my critical events--unexpected incidents that significantly influence an individual (Mertova & Webster, 2012)--and my personal narratives--stories which we tell ourselves and others about our personal lived experiences (Baker, 2006, 2014).

Activities For Children's Classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Teachers will discuss and practice a range of activities. Teachers will also discuss their own and others’ activities.

Simple Activities to Help Engage Learners
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Aleda Krause
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: On behalf of Saitama JALT, it is our great pleasure to host the founder of Omiya JALT (present-day Saitama JALT), Aleda Krause, English teacher and trainer, and author of SuperKids, a 6-level EFL series for elementary-school children, SuperTots, a 3-level EFL series for kindergarteners, and the Longman Children's Picture Dictionary.