Teaching Children and Young Learners

If you teach English to children or young learners (elementary school, junior high school, or high school), the events listed here are especially for you!

September 22nd (Sunday) 2019

One-day certificate course in teaching children
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture

Context-based teaching for very young learners
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Crowe
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Story-based teaching for very young learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Scott Crowe
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

September 29th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching in elementary schools
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Activities that are effective in both large and small classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

ETJ East Tokyo September Workshop
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Toshio Jo
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

The Fukuoka Seminar
Time: 9:40 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Tristan Scholze, David Paul, Amy Long, Simon Moran, Jeff Hodsdon
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

October 6th (Sunday) 2019

(1) Children's Author; (2) Halloween Song-writing
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Rishma Hansil; (2) Pieter Van Leuven
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

One-day certificate course in teaching children
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

October 12th (Saturday) 2019

2019 JALT Vocabulary SIG Symposium
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Irina Elgort (Victoria University of Wellington), Tatsuya Nakata (Hosei University). Call for posters due August 31
Organization: Vocabulary Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

October 20th (Sunday) 2019

Context-based teaching for very young learners
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Crowe
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Story-based teaching for very young learners
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Scott Crowe
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

October 27th (Sunday) 2019

Songs, chants and rhymes in the classroom
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Herman Bartelen
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Child-centered story telling
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Herman Bartelen
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

November 10th (Sunday) 2019

englishbooks.jp Education Day for ELT Teachers Autumn 2019 in Osaka
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: TBC
Organization: englishbooks.jp
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Teaching in elementary schools
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Activities that are effective in both large and small classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 17th (Sunday) 2019

englishbooks.jp Education Day for ELT Teachers Autumn 2019 in Fukuoka
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: TBC
Organization: englishbooks.jp
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Songs, chants and rhymes in the classroom
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Herman Bartelen
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Child-centered story telling
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Herman Bartelen
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 24th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching in elementary schools
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Activities that are effective in both large and small classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Aurora Dobashi
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

December 1st (Sunday) 2019

englishbooks.jp Education Day for ELT Teachers Autumn 2019 in Tokyo
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: TBC
Organization: englishbooks.jp
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

December 8th (Sunday) 2019

englishbooks.jp Education Day for ELT Teachers Autumn 2019 in Nagoya
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: TBC
Organization: englishbooks.jp
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture