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!

April 28th (Sunday) 2019

How children learn
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Child-centered learning (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

May 11th (Saturday) 2019

Must-Read Picture Books
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Namiko Tsuruta and others
Organization: EFL Arena
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Designing EFL Materials that Work
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

May 12th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching phonics (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Eiken and demystifying other Japanese tests; General Planning Meeting for ETJ Tokyo
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Toshihito Fujinuma and Mona Kumata
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

ACET May meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: ACET Members
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Phonics activities (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

May 19th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching phonics (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Phonics activities (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Managing Special Needs Students in the EFL Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Jennifer Yphantides (Soka University)
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

May 26th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching phonics
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Phonics activities
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

June 9th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching listening and communication
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

ACET June meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Group Members will make presentations on various topics
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Teaching writing (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

June 16th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching listening and communication (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Teaching writing (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

June 22nd (Saturday) 2019

2nd Annual JANET Conference: Nursing English Education for a New Age
Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due March 31
Organization: Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture

June 23rd (Sunday) 2019

Teaching listening and communication
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Cambridge Day Hokkaido
Time: 12:15 PM - 4:40 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Cambridge University Press
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

Teaching writing
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

2nd Annual JANET Conference: Nursing English Education for a New Age (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due March 31
Organization: Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture

July 7th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching games and songs effectively (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

July 21st (Sunday) 2019

Teaching games and songs effectively (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Activities for children's classes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 28th (Sunday) 2019

Teaching games and songs effectively
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Activities for children's classes (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

August 9th (Friday) 2019

The Extensive Reading 5th World Congress (ERWC5)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due 15 Feb. 2019
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Taichung City, Taichung (Taiwan)

August 10th (Saturday) 2019

The Extensive Reading 5th World Congress (ERWC5 day 2 of 4)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due 15 Feb. 2019
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Taichung City, Taichung (Taiwan)

August 11th (Sunday) 2019

Today is Mountain Day

The Extensive Reading 5th World Congress (ERWC5 day 3 of 4)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due 15 Feb. 2019
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Taichung City, Taichung (Taiwan)

August 12th (Monday) 2019

Today is Mountain Day (observed)

The Extensive Reading 5th World Congress (ERWC5 day 4 of 4)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due 15 Feb. 2019
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Taichung City, Taichung (Taiwan)

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

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

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