ELT Calendar

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

The 2006 Oxford University Press Kids' Club Tour in Omiya - Growing Up with Oxford - Putting Great Ideas Into Practice
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Kathy Kampa and Charles Vilina, Patrick Jackson, Miki Sakai, Setsuko Toyama
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Join authors and teacher trainers Setsuko Toyama (English Time), Kathy and Charles Kampa (Magic Time) Patrick Jackson (Potato Pals) and Miki Sakai for presentations that show you how to put great ideas for Reading, Songs, Chants and Lively Communication for a wide range of student ages into practice in This tour also sees the launch of the Third Edition of Let's Go - Japan's most popular course for kids! Admission is free and no pre-registration is required.

One-Day Certificate in Teaching English to Children (Osaka)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Many thousands of teachers have attended David Paul 's One-Day Certificate course and many thousands have come away excited and re-energized about teaching English to children.

The Longman / Maruzen Kids Tour 2006 in Shizuoka - A Magical English Journey
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Mari Nakamura, Lesley Ito, Eunice Miyashita
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Chubu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Coming to Chubu, Shizuoka Prefecture! Japan's most popular Kid's Tour is back. Not to be missed, the 2006 Longman Kid's Tour 'The Magical English Journey' comes packed with everything the busy kids teacher needs.

The Longman / Maruzen Kids Tour 2006 in Fukuoka - A Magical English Journey
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Akiko Seino, Kate Sato, Naomi Yonemoto
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Coming to Fukuoka! Japan's most popular Kid's Tour is back. Not to be missed, the 2006 Longman Kid's Tour 'The Magical English Journey' comes packed with everything the busy kids teacher needs.

Teaching Knowledge Test: TKT Seminar
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: TKT (the Teaching Knowledge Test) tests knowledge about the teaching of English to speakers of other languages, and concentrates on the knowledge needed by all English language teachers.