Kitakyushu JALT Southwest Regional Mini-conference
Date: Sunday Sep 23, 2007
Location: Kitakyushu International Conference Centre 3rd floor (Map link here)
Place: Room 21D
Fees: JALT Members: Free / "One-day members": 1000 yen
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Speaker: Julian Warden
Title: Supercharge your kids' English classes
Time: 14:30 - 15:10
Description:
This presentation will focus on effective methodology for teaching English to children. Subtopics will include warm up and review activities, Total Physical Response, how children learn, learning and having fun, presenting
and teaching grammar and vocabulary, student focused lessons, recycling and expanding of activities from controlled activities to more open activities and classroom management.
Julian Warden is the Sales Manager for Oxford University Press, experienced teacher and teacher trainer. His presentations are noted for being practical and lively!
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Speaker: Janina Tubby
Title: Books, books, books: Activities and ideas for children
Time: 15:20 - 16:00
Description:
By reading and being read to, children meet English in a natural, rhythmic, and interesting way, increase their vocabularies and their understanding of English speaking cultures, and gain exposure to grammar structures and English commonly considered above their levels. In short, books provide a quick, exciting, and useful way of giving children an English immersion experience.
Fostering interest in English books starts as soon as children enter the classroom for the first time. Janina will take us on a walk from pre-reading up to reading fluency, sharing books and activities along the way that will stimulate interest, thinking, conversation and especially reading(!) in our younger students.
Janina Tubby has been teaching in Japan for 15 years. For the past few years she has been working exclusively with children in her own small school.
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Speaker: Cynthia Keith
Title: Children are natural chatterboxes!
Time: 16:10 - 16:50
Description:
Children have lots to say and they run into classes with plenty to tell you. Are you giving them the skills they need to tell you in English? Speaking is a skill that only starts with vocabulary! This presentation will look at various activities which will help your students get the hang of talking simply and talking a lot.
Cynthia Keith has been teaching young children for over 10 years. She has a background in performing arts and loves encouraging her student to talk! She has been living and teaching in Kagoshima since 1993, she runs her own English school and is a lecturer at Kagoshima University, Kagoshima Kenritsu Tanki Daigaku and Kukita Nursing College. Cynthia has held various JALT chapter and national positions and is currently the National Vice President. However, what she enjoys most of all is relaxing with friends and family at the many onsens in and around Kagoshima.