Event

Kanto Junior and Senior High School Teacher Seminar

Sunday, January 29th, 2006, 10:00 AM - 5:40 PM

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

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.

Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Tokyo JALT)

Cost: free

Venue: The British Council Tokyo Central map

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Contact Tokyo JALT

Tokyo JALT (gmail)

Tokyo JALT (Teaching Young Learners)