Kanto Junior and Senior High School Teacher Seminar

Speaker: 9 presenters including: Curtis Kelly, Chuck Sandy, Ivan Sorrentino, Richard Walker, Fergus MacKinnon, Adam Murray, Carolyn Pieroway, William Matheny and Martin Nuttal

Date: Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:40 PM

Location: Tokyo

Venue: The British Council Tokyo Central map

Description: This is a full day mini-conference sponsored by Tokyo Chapter, West Tokyo Chapter, the Jr./Sr. High School SIG, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press and the British Council.

Topics and presenters include:

Curtis Kelly - Writing: What research teaches us about teaching writing.
Chuck Sandy - Projects: Simple projects for big results.
Ivan Sorrentino — Learning doesn't stop in the classroom: Helping students help themselves.
Richard Walker - Motivation: Enhancing learning though motivation and success-oriented materials.
Fergus MacKinnon — The Teaching Knowledge Test: An overview.
Adam Murray — Adaptable activities for classes great and small.
Carolyn Pieroway — Chants: How I add chants to my classes to motivate students and to supplement other material and language points.
William Matheny — Plays: English on the stage, rather than on the page.
Martin Nuttal — The Cambridge ESOL KET and PET speaking tests.

To reserve your spot, email Cambridge University Press at tokyo@cambridge.org. Please include: name, address, school, phone and fax information as well as a preferred e-mail contact address.

Cost: free

Organization: Tokyo Chapter, Japan Association for Language Teaching

This URL: http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/2954

Contact Tokyo JALT Chapter:

Stan Pederson:

spjalt@yahoo.com

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