ELT Calendar

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Power Seminars EFL Six-hour Event
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:45 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne, Kaj Schwermer, Jeffrey Scott, and Peter Warner
Organization: Power Seminars
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: In this six-hour series of workshops, four great presenters, Kim Horne, Kaj Schwermer, Jeffrey Scott, and Peter Warner, will be presenting on the EFL topics they know best.

Voice training for teachers: Positive psychology in the classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Claudine Marais
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: This workshop is designed to introduce participants to voice techniques used to train actors, but has been adapted for the lifestyle and demands of teachers.

Adapting under stress: Surviving and succeeding in learning English
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Falout
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in Japan can be described as compulsory stress. A test-driven system without practical purpose to use English decreases motivation and leaves students without meaningful goals.