ELT Events CalendarSunday, February 27th, 2005Oxford University Press Kids' Club 2005 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Nagoya: 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: 9:45 AM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Nagoya, Aichi Venue: Club Diamond Hall Space D (A Hall), Unryu FLEX Bldg Nishi-kan 5F, 2-1-9 Shinsakae Nakaku Nagoya-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]
Pearson Longman Longman Kids Tour 2005 in Kobe: An English CelebrationSpeaker: Aleda Krause, Akiko Seino, Mitsuyo Ohta, Katherine MacKay Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Kobe, Hyogo Venue: Kobe International Conference Centre, 4F, Room 401 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]
Pearson Longman Longman Kids Tour 2005 in Sendai: An English CelebrationSpeaker: Mari Nakamura, Eunice Miyashita, Ali Taylor, Megumi Takemura Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Sendai, Miyagi Venue: Sendai Waseda 13 Ji Hall, 3F, Room 301 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 (Tokyo)Speaker: David Paul Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Tokyo Venue: Hougakukan Ito Juku, Suidobashi HS Bldg, 8F, 1-2-8 Misaki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Description: This one-day course in teaching elementary school children has these components: 1. How do children learn? 2. Getting children fully involved in playing and learning. 3. Using phonics to ... (128 more words)[more details]
Macmillan Language House Maruzen Kids' Club English Teaching Materials FairSpeaker: Euan McKirdy Time: 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Osaka Venue: Maruzen Osaka Shinsaibashi Description: Lots of great presentations all day! The Macmillan LanguageHouse presentation is from 3:00 to 4:30 and is entitled Building Blocks: Having Fun While Building a Strong Foundation. This workshop ... (93 more words)[more details]
ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan) Kyoto ETJ February Meeting: Building a better curriculumSpeaker: Open Panel Discussion Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Kyoto Venue: Kyoto kokusai koryu center in Kyoto station building Isetan 9fl Description: Kyoto-ETJ is a support group for English teachers teaching children up through middle school in Kyoto Prefecture. All teachers of English, members and non-members, are welcome to attend. Today's ... (12 more words)[more details]
Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching International Students' DaySpeaker: Students from Other Countries Studying in Japan Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Hitachi, Ibaraki Venue: Ibaraki Christian University, Building 5, Hitachi-Oomika Description: In the first part of today's event, we have invited several students from various countries around the world to speak briefly about life in their homeland or about their ... (123 more words)[more details]
Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Classroom ManagementSpeaker: Chris Perry Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station Description: This roundtable will provide a forum for discussing problems with classroom discipline. Regardless of subject matter, level, or institution, all teachers face the administrative difficulties of lateness, absence, and ... (26 more words)[more details]
ETJ Niigata (English Teachers in Japan) The Business Side of Teaching EnglishSpeaker: Various Eikaiwa School Owners in the Niigata area Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Niigata Venue: Niigata Bandai Shimin Kaikan, 7 minute walk from Niigata Station ( map) Description: Interested in opening your own school? Come and join ETJ Niigata's panel of school owners and learn the secrets of running a successful school. We will be discussing a ... (38 more words)[more details]
GU (the General Union) Shakai Hoken Forum Hosted by the General UnionSpeaker: Open Forum Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Osaka Venue: Osaka District Labour Commission (L - Osaka) Description: This is an open forum discussing the Employee's Health and Pension Fund (Shakai Hoken). If you work in Japan, you may be entitled to coverage even if you aren't ... (20 more words)[more details]
Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching How is CLT viewed and implemented by high school teachers of English?Speaker: Rieko Nakajima Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Maebashi, Gunma Venue: Maebashi Koka Daigaku Description: Since Monbu-kagakusho introduced the idea of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in the Course of Study, nurturing practical "communicative competence" has been emphasized in the Japanese secondary English education. However, ... (48 more words)[more details]
Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching PowerPoint: How to use it. How to use it betterSpeaker: Anthony Crooks (Miyagi University of Education) Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Sendai, Miyagi Venue: Sendai Mediatheque mapDescription: This session will introduce Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation software as a teaching and presentation tool. No previous experience with it is necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring notebook/laptop computers loaded ... (48 more words)[more details]
Shinshu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Classroom talk in children's classesSpeaker: Naoki Fujimoto-Adamson Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Matsumoto-shi, Nagano Venue: Matsumoto M-Wing, Room 4-2, across from PARCO Description: This session will look at the kind of talk that occurs between teachers and children in English language classes. Naoki Fujimoto-Adamson will raise your awareness of the type of ... (8 more words)[more details]
Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Practical Tips for Teaching KidsSpeaker: Panelists: Larry Dodds, Liz Parke, Ann Mayeda Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Nara Venue: Tezukayama University Gakuenmae Campus (JALT2004 Conference Site) Facing South Exit of Gakuenmae Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line Description: Three panelists will give a practical, hands-on presentation on teaching children from preschool through the elementary grades. Games and activities that can be used in small classes then adapted ... (82 more words)[more details]
Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Teaching Returnee ChildrenSpeaker: Michael Mielke Time: 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station Description: Returnee children, or Japanese children who have lived abroad and have returned to Japan, can sometimes be a challenge for English teachers due mainly to a lack of resources ... (34 more words)[more details]
Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching Encouraging English Enthusiasm through the use of Team Teaching in Kagoshima CitySpeaker: KAJET Prefectural Representative Ms. Sam Farmer and AEA Mr. Todd Hakuraku Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, February 27th, 2005 Location: Kagoshima Venue: Kosha Biru (same bldg as Jelly Beans) Description: For many junior & senior high school students, their first and most constant source of access to a foreign native-English-speaking teacher is the school ALT. We have had this ... (71 more words)[more details]
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