ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 1st, 2014

Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2014 English Education (Saitama)
Time: 10:30 AM - 2:20 PM
Speaker: Renee Sawazaki, Kevin Churchley and Patrick Jackson
Organization: Oxford University Press Kids' Club
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: The Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2014 will be held in several cities throughout Japan. The theme is "Giving today's children the wings to fly into the global age.

New Year Curriculum My Share
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: (1) Bill Pellowe; (2) Steve Paton; (3) Kate Parkinson; (4) Robert Cochrane
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: With exams out of the way and courses planned for the new school year, we have some local presenters sharing their ideas for 2014. The line up so far includes: Bill Pellowe: Using Excel and Numbers for class attendance and grade calculations Steve Paton: 1) Using mind-mapping software to get and stay organised through a semester 2) Using hyperlinks in Keynote to pre-teach vocabulary Kate Parkinson: Easy scoring and feedback systems for student presentations Robert Cochrane: Using Google forms for online quizzes, surveys & activities There are still some open spots If you would like a 20-minute slot to present your advice or innovations, please contact Kate Parkinson as soon as possible to reserve a place.

Creating Authentic Materials for the Language Classroom
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Robert Chartrand (Kurume University) and Arthur Meerman (Kurume University)
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will outline the process of obtaining and receiving permission to add bilingual subtitles to copyrighted footage of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope from the Terry Fox Foundation, Canada.

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