ELT Events CalendarSunday, February 20th, 2005Oxford University Press Kids' Club 2005 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Osaka: Rhythm and Reading: Classroom Fun for the Very YoungSpeaker: Carolyn Graham, Charles Vilina and Kathy Kampa, Craig Wright, Patrick Jackson, Setsuko Toyama, Kevin Churchley Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Osaka Venue: YMCA Tosabori, 7F 1-5-6 Tosagori Nishi-ku Osaka-shi Description: Oxford University Press is delighted to announce their premier event for teachers of young and very young learners: the Oxford Kid's Club Tour. This year the tour will be ... (158 more words)[more details]
ETJ Miyazaki (English Teachers in Japan) English in elementary schoolsSpeaker: Uemura Masanobu, Sayed Mohamed, Bradley Yexley Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Miyazaki Venue: Kyoiku Johu Kenshu Center, Miyazaki Board of Education, 3F. 4-1, Asahi 1 chome, Miyazaki Description: ETJ-Miyazaki invites all teachers of young learners to their meeting. [more details]
Teaching English Methods Institute LATEM Seminars in Kagoshima (two sessions: morning and afternoon)Speaker: Helene Jarmol Uchida Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Kagoshima Venue: Jyutaku Kyokyu Kosha Buliding 1F, Conference room 117, Shinyashiki cho 16, Kagoshima shi Description: LATEM Group Seminars provide an excellent way for you to improve your teaching skills. Little America sponsors a number of Group Seminars in various cities around Japan every year. ... (115 more words)[more details]
Pearson Longman Longman Kids Tour 2005 in Osaka: An English CelebrationSpeaker: Aleda Krause, Junko Yamanaka, Mayumi Tabuchi, Mari Nakamura, Katherine MacKay Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Osaka Venue: Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Centre, 10F, Room 1009) Description: Join our team of experienced Authors and motivating Teacher Trainers for these very special seminars. We guarantee you a fun day learning the very latest methods and activities to ... (24 more words)[more details]
David English House Certificates in Teaching English to Children Introductory Certificate Course in Teaching English to Children (Fukuoka)Speaker: David Paul Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Fukuoka Venue: Kyushu Bldg, 1-8-31, Hakataeki-minami, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka Description: One-day course in teaching elementary school children. The five components of the course are: 1. How do children learn? 2. Getting children fully involved in playing and learning. 3. ... (131 more words)[more details]
Shinshu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Mini Colloquium: Local ELT Research by Local TeachersSpeaker: Greg Birch, Danny Madjanac, Hideki Sakai and Eddy Jones Time: 10:15 AM - 3:30 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Okaya, Nagano Venue: Irufu Plaza (ILF), Okaya, 3rd Floor, Room 7. Turn right outside Okaya Station and walk 3 minutes through the shopping area. Description: This joint Shinshu ELT Research Group and Shinshu JALT is a free day event in which four local teacher-researchers will present their most recent research on their local classrooms. ... (72 more words)[more details]
Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Bikkurishita! - The Use of Surprise in the English Language ClassroomSpeaker: Brian Evans (Morioka College High School) Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Morioka, Iwate Venue: Iwate International Plaza, Morioka Description: Motivating students is a difficult task in any classroom. In the EFL classroom, the issue is compounded by a number of factors, such as the unique difficulties of working ... (123 more words)[more details]
Nagoya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Introducing the FutureSpeaker: Mark O'Neil, Cambridge University Press Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Nagoya, Aichi Venue: Nagoya International Center 3rd Floor (Sakuradori line from Nagoya Station, 1 stop to Kokusai Center Station) Description: Session 1: Cambridge University Press and Hitachi Software have formed a joint-venture company to develop classroom lesson presentation software. The presenter will demonstrate interactive teaching software for Interchange on ... (75 more words)[more details]
Nagoya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Introducing the FutureSpeaker: Mark O'Neil, Cambridge University Press Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Nagoya, Aichi Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3rd Fl Description: Session 1: Cambridge University Press and Hitachi Software have formed a joint-venture company to develop classroom lesson presentation software. The presenter will demonstrate interactive teaching software for Interchange on ... (78 more words)[more details]
Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Video Storyline: Actively Engaging Learners with FilmSpeaker: Daniel Ferreira, High School English Instructor for Kawasaki City Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi, Room 801, 8th Floor Description: Given the many uses of video in the classroom, this presentation focuses on following a storyline and character development through the use of key scenes. Daniel Ferreira will demonstrate ... (32 more words)[more details]
Omiya Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Tactics for Better High School Language LearningSpeaker: Karl O'Callaghan, Oxford University Press Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Omiya, Saitama Venue: Sakuragi Kominkan (near Omiya Station, west exit, see map). Description: In daily life, we listen twice as much as we speak and four times as much as we write. Unfortunately, as important as this skill is, Japanese high school ... (72 more words)[more details]
Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Online Group DiscussionsSpeaker: Wesley Dennis (Hiroshima Shudo University) Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Hiroshima Venue: Hiroshima Shudo University, Bld. #2, Room 2302 (3rd Fl.) Description: In this workshop, Wesley Dennis will focus on the idea of enhancing EFL classroom discussions by utilizing online asynchronous group discussions. Participants will learn how to set up and ... (17 more words)[more details]
Pearson Longman Longman Kids Tour 2005 in Hokkaido: An English CelebrationSpeaker: Akiko Seino, Mitsuyo Ohta, Ali Taylor and Megumi Takemura Time: 8:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 20th, 2005 Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido Venue: Shin Sapporo Arc City Hotel, 5F, Arc Hall Description: Join our team of experienced Authors and motivating Teacher Trainers for these very special seminars. We guarantee you a fun day learning the very latest methods and activities to ... (24 more words)[more details]
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