Sunday, January 27th, 2008English Teachers in Japan
ETJ Aichi January 2008 Workshop on Teaching ChildrenSpeaker: Nicola Oshima and Otto Lamb
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Moralogy Kenkyuujo, Tokai Shutchohjo (Institute of Moralogy Tokai Branch Hall) a 2 - story building near Shirakabe bus stop next to Aoyama clothing shop
Description: ETJ-Aichi is a group for teachers of children up through middle school in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie. For the January workshop, Nicola Oshima will share pointers on how to ...
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David English House Certificates in Teaching English to Children
One-day course in teaching English to children (Tokyo)Speaker: David Paul
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo Bungu Kyowa Kaikan, 1-2-10 Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Description: Topics covered: * How do children learn? * Using games effectively * Building reading and writing skills * Developing communicative skills * Integrating songs * Lesson planning * Developing ...
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English Teachers in Japan
Avoiding Confusion and Creating Clarity: Effective Use of Technology in the ClassroomSpeaker: Joshua Loy
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Hiroshima
Venue: David English House, 3f Polesta Buidling, Nakamachi 7-5, Hiroshima
Description: The presentation will cover the proper setting up of equipment, language elicitation from students, ideal teaching situations and conditions for the effective use of PPP and how to use ...
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Two Presentations: (1) Teacher Immediacy; (2) Teacher EfficacySpeaker: (1) Keita Kikuchi; (2) Quint Oga-Baldwin
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Fukuoka
Venue: Nakamura Gakuen University, 5-7-1 Befu, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka-shi (Higashi 2 Building, Room 105) map: www.nakamura-u.ac.jp/campus_map.jpg
Description: Our January event will feature two 50-minute presentations followed by a round table dissusion. Please note that this meeting's event day, time, and venue are different than usual. (We're ...
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
1. Actually Teaching Listening; 2. Teaching the Strategies of SpeakingSpeaker: Hugh Graham-Marr
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Venue: Hokkai Gakuen University - Subway Building 6, 3rd floor
Description: 1. This talk looks to examine how you can go beyond giving practice in listening and actually teach listening skills. Knowledge of script is something that can be taught ...
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English Teachers in Japan
Regional Organization and PlanningSpeaker: none this time
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Okayama
Venue: Okayama International Center
Description: We are going to hold a general meeting to look at what we can do to revitalize our regional group. SOME of the things up for discussion include: Whether ...
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Creating and Maintaining Student AutonomySpeaker: Tomomi Katsuki
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Maebashi, Gunma
Venue: MIT: Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi Koka Daigaku), 460-1 Kamisadori, Maebashi
Description: Most students' English learning time is a few hours a week with their teacher. As learners of language ourselves, we know this is never enough to reach a good ...
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Institute of International Education in London
Nagoya: Briefing sessions on postgraduate course on teaching JapaneseSpeaker: Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Venue: Nagoya International Centre in Nagoya
Description: The Institute of International Education in London will hold briefing sessions on a postgraduate program on teaching Japanese as a foreign language that the organization offers in the British ...
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Dyslexia: What is it? What is it not? And how to help our students overcome its effectsSpeaker: Thomas Warren-Price
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Sendai, Miyagi
Venue: AER Building, 28th floor, kensyuusitu 2
mapDescription: Order of Presentation: 1. What is dyslexia? What is it not? Some basic background information 2. Intelligence quotient 3. The weaknesses dyslexia brings on 4. Descriptions of the subtests ...
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Kagoshima JALT Shin Nen Kai (Meeting of the New Year)Speaker: JALT Members
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: Welcome to 2008. Come out and meet with the new officers and help us plan this year's program.
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Japan Association for Language Teaching
Shizuoka JALT yearly planning meeting.Speaker: Everyone
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Date: Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Location: Shizuoka
Venue: Kyouiku Kaikan (across from Shin-Shizuoka) in the basement (5-minute walk north from JR station)
Description: This is our officers and annual planning meeting. We will be brainstorming, planning and confirming the presentations and events for 2008.All officers should attend. Everyone else is welcome to ...
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