Certificate course in teaching children
One-day courses in teaching
elementary school children
How to register
To register for the course: Click here to send an e-mail
(please give your name, address, and state which course you would like to attend)
Dates and cities
Times for all courses: 10:00 - 17:15 (with one hour break for lunch).
Addresses and maps will be added very soon.
Sunday May 13
Sendai
This course is free of charge for teachers from Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate prefectures.
IMPORTANT - Due to the exceptionally high interest in this course, we have moved it to a larger room in a different venue.
New venue: Main lecture hall, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University (just in front of Kunimi station)
Click here for the train schedule from Sendai. It takes about 15 mins by train.
Sunday June 3
Nagoya
WINC Aichi, room 1208
Sunday June 10
Fukuoka
Hakata Bus Terminal, 9F, No 5 Hall
Map (1 minute from JR Hakata Station - Hakata exit)
Sunday July 1
Osaka
AA Hall
Sunday July 22
Hiroshima
Hiroshima YMCA, room 408
About the course
A general introduction to child-centered learning. All sessions are interactive. Methodology is underpinned by theory, but the emphasis is on how this theory can be applied to the teaching of elementary school children in the Japanese classroom.
The course leads to an 'Introductory Certiticate in Teaching English to Children.'
Topics covered
● How do children learn?
● Using games effectively
● Building reading and writing skills
● Developing communicative skills
● Integrating songs
● Lesson planning
● Developing international attitudes
Trainer - David Paul
Author of 'Teaching English to Children in Asia',
'Communication Strategies', 'New Finding Out',
'Communicate', 'Songs and Games for Children',
'Discover English', 'Discover the World',
'Discover the Universe'. Founder of David English
House and of ETJ. MA, Cambridge University.
Fees
The fee for one day is 12,000 yen (9,000 for members of ETJ*)
* Membership of ETJ is free and you can join on the day.