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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 unless you need a certificate urgently for a job application.
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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 |
Title | Trainer | Date | |
YL 1 | How children learn | David Paul | May 28 |
YL 2 | Child-centered learning | David Paul | May 28 |
YL 3 | Teaching phonics | David Paul | Jun 25 |
YL 4 | Phonics activities | David Paul | Jun 25 |
YL 5 | Teaching listening and communication | David Paul | Jul 23 |
YL 6 | Teaching writing | David Paul | Jul 23 |
YL 11 | Context-based teaching for very young learners | Scott Crowe | Oct 22 |
YL 12 | Story-based teaching for very young learners | Scott Crowe | Oct 22 |
YL 16 | Teaching in elementary schools | Aurora Dobashi | Nov 12 |
YL 15 | Activities that are effective in both large and small classes | Aurora Dobashi | Nov 12 |
YL 17 | Planning and integrating language games | David Paul | Jan 28 |
YL 18 | Planning and integrating songs | David Paul | Jan 28 |
YL 7 | Teaching games and songs effectively | David Paul | Feb 25 |
YL 8 | Activities for children’s classes | David Paul | Feb 25 |
YL 9 | Lesson planning | David Paul | Mar 25 |
YL 10 | Being an effective teacher | David Paul | Mar 25 |
YL 13 | Getting your students to speak out | Lori Ligon | Apr 8 |
YL 14 | Storytelling for young learners | Lori Ligon | Apr 8 |
YL 19 | Your turn | David Paul | Apr 22 |
YL 20 | Your turn | David Paul | Apr 22 |
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: | |
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. | |
Scott CroweA Founder of Sunshine Kids English School Chain and Nuthouse Education Publishing company. Author of 9 published children’s textbooks and 4 other in-house textbooks, Scott is focused on creating learning environments in which students speak of their own volition and engage in imaginative play in English. He integrates high frequency sight word use and phonics into the language activities so that students have a fun and emotionally engaging experience when they start reading. He uses a story based approach to bring children into the imaginative world of English.
His books include: | |
Lori LigonExecom member of FETJ (Filipino English Teachers in Japan) as well as one of the teachers trainers for aspiring teachers in Japan. She has been teaching at her private Eikaiwa School for 17 years and currently works for Saitama City Board of Education, teaching elementary and junior high school students. | |
Workshops |
YL1: How children learn |
YL2: Child-centered learning |
YL3: Teaching phonics |
YL4: Phonics activities |
YL5: Teaching listening and communication |
YL6: Teaching writing |
YL7: Teaching games and songs effectively |
YL8: Activities for children’s classes |
YL9: Lesson planning |
YL10: Being an effective teacher |
YL11: Context-based teaching for very young learners |
YL12: Story-based teaching for very young learners |
YL13: Getting your students to speak out |
YL14: Storytelling for young learners |
YL15: Activities that are effective in both large and small classes |
YL16: Teaching in elementary schools |
YL17: Planning and integrating language games and activities |
YL18: Planning and integrating songs |
YL19: Your turn |
YL20: Your turn |