Events Sunday July 29th 2007 for English teachers in Japan

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Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
The New TOEIC Test : Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges
Speaker: Grant Trew, sponsored by Oxford University Press
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Location: Morioka, Iwate
Venue: Aiina, 5th floor, room 501B (in International Center area)
Description: The TOEIC Test is the primary tool for assessing English proficiency in Japan and a good score has become a common prerequisite for job and academic placement and advancement. ... (274 more words)
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ETJ Okayama (English Teachers in Japan)
Activities for Teaching Phonics
Speaker: Amy Godden
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Date: Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Location: Okayama
Venue: Okayama International Center
Description: Amy Godden, who has taught English in an immersion program in Korea, and is currently working in Okayama, will share activities she has found to be helpful and effective ... (31 more words)
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Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Problems and Issues in Primary English Education in Japan
Speaker: Irina Babanova
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Date: Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Location: Chiba
Venue: SATY Bunka Hall, Room 1 (4th Floor), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line. map
Description: In many countries, globalization has led to the introduction of foreign language learning by young children. In Japan, the teaching of English in elementary schools was implemented in 2002. ... (51 more words)
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Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Reading Children's Picture Books
Speaker: David Gilbey
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Location: Sendai, Miyagi
Venue: Sendai Mediatheque, map
Description: This is a joint meeting with JALT and ETJ.We know how to read text: in English cultures, it's left to right and top to bottom. In other cultures it ... (134 more words)
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ETJ Sendai (English Teachers in Japan)
ETJ-Sendai July Event - Reading Children's Picture Books
Speaker: David Gilbey, Charles Sturt University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Date: Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Location: Sendai, Miyagi
Venue: Sendai Mediatheque, map
Description: This is a joint meeting with JALT and ETJ.We know how to read text: in English cultures, it's left to right and top to bottom. In other cultures it ... (134 more words)
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ELT means English Language Teaching. The ELT Calendar contains information about conferences, conventions, workshops, presentations and other events of professional interest to teachers of EFL ( English as a Foreign Language ) and ESL ( English as a Second Language ) in Japan, and the research communities of SLA (Second Language Acquisition), TESOL ( Teaching English as a Second or Other Language ), TEFL ( Teaching English as a Foriegn Language ) and others relevant to language learning and teaching English in Japan.