ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

Today is Showa Day (Showa no hi)

2-Day Intensive Certificate Course In Teaching English To Children (Tokyo)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil, Founder and Training Director
Organization: Institute of English Teaching to Children
Location: Edogawa City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: "Learn to teach. Teach to learn.

How children learn
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: A comparison of different theories and the implications of these theories for classroom practice. Teachers will look at the assumptions behind the methods we use.

Child-centered learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: What is child-centered learning and how can we incorporate child-centered methods in our classes? Teachers will compare teacher-centered and child-centered methods.