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Workshops are held on Sundays about once a month | ||||
Workshop schedule: See further down this page.
There are two workshops in a day.
Morning workshop: 10:30 – 1:00 Afternoon workshop: 2:00 – 4:30
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Certificates offered | ||||
For each program, there are four kinds of certificates:
Click here for more information on each of these certificates
All certificates and reports are sent as e-mail attachments once every four months.
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Fees | ||||
For attending one workshop:
For submitting an assignment to be graded:
For submitting an audio or video for the applied certificate accompanied by a report:
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Workshop schedule |
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YL 1 | How children learn | David Paul | May 10 |
YL 2 | Child-centered learning | David Paul | May 10 |
YL 3 | Teaching phonics | David Paul | Jun 7 |
YL 4 | Phonics activities | David Paul | Jun 7 |
YL 5 | Teaching listening and communication | David Paul | Jul 5 |
YL 6 | Teaching writing | David Paul | Jul 5 |
YL 7 | Teaching games and songs effectively | David Paul | Sep 6 |
YL 8 | Activities for children’s classes | David Paul | Sep 6 |
YL 9 | Lesson planning | David Paul | Sep 27 |
YL 10 | Being an effective teacher | David Paul | Sep 27 |
YL 16 | Teaching in elementary schools | Aurora Dobashi | Oct 11 |
YL 15 | Activities that are effective in both large and small classes | Aurora Dobashi | Oct 11 |
YL 12 | Ages and Stages: Selecting teaching and learning materials | Ann Mayeda | Nov 29 |
YL 13 | Content and language-integrated learning | Ann Mayeda | Nov 29 |
YL 13 | The neuroscience of young learners’ development | Robert Murphy | Jan 17 |
YL 14 | Practical applications of neuroELT | Robert Murphy | Jan 17 |
YL 17 | Brain rules; tools for teaching very young learners (ages 4-6) | Kim Horne | Feb 7 |
YL 18 | A treasure chest of classroom ideas for teachers of very young learners (ages 4-6) | Kim Horne | Feb 7 |
YL 19 | Your turn | David Paul | Mar 6 |
YL 20 | Your turn | David Paul | Mar 6 |
Trainers |
< | David PaulFounded David English House in an apartment in Hiroshima in 1982 and built it up to become one of the most respected schools in East Asia. He is also the founder of ETJ (English Teachers in Japan). David has spent a lot of time travelling around East Asia training teachers and helping both private schools and ministries of education to introduce more student-centered programs. He has also been a guest speaker at many conferences throughout the region. However, these days, when he is not teaching, he focuses almost entirely on training and supporting teachers at a grass-roots level. His books include: |
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Ann MayedaA teacher and teacher-trainer based in Kobe, Japan. She has over 20 years of experience working with a range of learners but has always been drawn to working with young learners and all the wonderful teachers dedicated to working with them. She has been involved in teaching and coordinating a MEXT-funded teacher-training program for elementary school teachers, and whenever time allows continues to conduct workshops for schools and teaching organizations throughout Japan. In addition to her lecturing duties at Konan Women’s University, she serves on the advisory board for Our Discovery Island, Pearson’s latest young learners EFL series and is a tutor on the University of Birmingham CELS MA distance learning team. The continuing theme in her teaching/learning philosophy centers on learner development and issues in autonomy as it applies to children and young adult learners. | |
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Robert S. MurphyFounder and Principal, Murphy School of Education. Author of the popular EFL textbook series, Optimal Levels!. Robert studies and conducts research at Harvard University with the main field work in cognitive development rooted in Japanese schools. His current doctoral research (supervised by Zoltan Dornyei at the University of Nottingham) connects neuroscience, intercultural studies, and EFL in Japan – Robert has a Master’s degree in TEFL/TESL from the University of Birmingham, and is now a tutor/supervisor for the Birmingham MA distance program. Robert is fully bilingual (English/Japanese). | |
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Kim HorneKim has been teaching children and training teachers in Japan since 2000. She has shared her experience in a wide range of presentations for teachers of young learners in public and private schools, as well as for professional development organizations such as ETJ and JALT. Kim has also contributed to various published English language learning materials and is a co-author of a workbook for the Happy Valley English textbook series. | |
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Aurora DobashiFounder of FETJ (Filipino English Teachers in Japan), a highly effective volunteer group that supports Filipino English teachers in Japan. Aurora has been teaching, training, advising, organizaing events . . . and much more for English teachers in Japan. She was the teacher trainer and chief of foriegn teachers for Sogakukan for many years, and is a presenter for the Oxford University Press Kids Club, and former teacher trainer for the International English Education of Children (IIEEC).
Aurora currently works for the Saitama City Board of Education teaching elementary and junior huigh school students. In the past, she has taught young learners in a wide variety of situations in both Japan and in the Philippines. | |
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Workshops |
YL1: How children learn |
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YL2: Child-centered learning |
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YL3: Teaching phonics |
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YL4: Phonics activities |
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YL5: Teaching listening and communication |
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YL6: Teaching writing |
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YL7: Teaching games and songs effectively |
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YL8: Activities for children’s classes |
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YL9: Lesson planning |
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YL10: Being an effective teacher |
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YL11: Ages and Stages: Selecting teaching and learning materials |
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YL12: Content and language-integrated learning |
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YL13: The neuroscience of young learners’ development |
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YL14: Practical applications of neuroELT/strong> |
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YL15: Activities that are effective in both large and small classes |
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YL16: Teaching in elementary schools |
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YL17: Brain rules and tools for teaching very young learners (ages 4-6) |
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YL18: A treasure chest of classroom ideas for teachers of very young learners (ages 4-6) |
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YL19: Your turn |
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YL20: Your turn |