ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Part-time CELTA Course (January- March 2006)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: British Council
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: CELTA is an internationally recognised qualification in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). It is one of the world's foremost initial qualifications for people who have little or no experience teaching but is also applicable to teachers who have experience but no officially recognised qualification.

Three Talks: Encouraging Kids' Originality: English Through Art; Romaji Isn't English; Practical Strategies for Classroom Management
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Yoshimi Midori, Peter Warner, and Doug Evans
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: ETJ-Aichi is a group for teachers of children up through middle school in Aichi, Gifu and Mie. For the January workshop: Yoshimi Midori will discuss how to use original art in an English lesson to help children express themselves.

One-Day Certificate in Teaching English to Children (Okayama)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Okayama City, Okayama 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 awarness of different communication styles and the roles of teachers in different cultures
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Minako Kumagai, Kozukata High School, Morioka
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: The Japan Exchange and Teaching program (the JET program) started in 1987, and the JET program seeks to improve foreign language education in Japan, and to enhance internationalization by helping promote international exchange at the local level and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries.

ETJ Yamaguchi January Meeting - Teaching Older Children
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Various speaker
Organization: ETJ Yamaguchi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Short description: Yamaguchi ETJ meetings are great chances for local teachers to get together and exchange ideas with fellow teachers. The theme of January's meeting is teaching older children (ages about 11 to 15).

Student-Centered Learning
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Bo Causer (Junshin High School) Description: For many years now teachers have been talking about student centered learning. Most agree it's a good thing, but how can we put it into action? This worksh
Organization: Kagoshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Short description: Location: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop. .

Specialized Vocabulary and My Share
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Simon Fraser (Hiroshima University) and everyone present!
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: During the 1st hour, Associate Professor Simon Fraser will speak about what teachers need to know about the nature and role of specialized vocabulary.

What Makes a Successful School?
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Charlie Richards, The Learning Tree
Organization: ETJ Osaka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Intriguing question? Find out an even more intriguing answer as special guest, Charles Richards, shares practical and creative ideas from his 15 years of experience that helped propel his own school, The Learning Tree, to success and, more importantly, to keep it there.