ETJ-Aichi -- workshops

The Ins and Outs of Teaching Prepositions

Two presentations: Ben Blackwell and Patricia Gage on cooperative learning activities for junior high, followed by Kim Horne on learning English with multi-sensory activities.

As part of an exchange program between ETJ regions, ETJ-Osaka member and teacher Kaj Schwermer shared some ideas on using songs and chants to help liven up classes, improve memory, and overcome shyness.

Mayumi Kako demonstrated her successful higher elementary class through lesson plans and practical tips, while Peter Warner discussed the reading process by looking at phonics, whole word and mixed methods.

Two parts: a session of round table discussions for sharing teaching ideas on different topics, such as phonics, reading, and parent education, as well as a sales bazaar for attendees to sell their extra ESL related materials.

Three presenters led hands-on discussions: Yoshimi Midori, on how to use original art in an English lesson to help children express themselves; Peter Warner, on understanding Romaji and its correct use; and, Doug Evans, with practical classroom management strategies for various classroom scenarios.

Part of ETJ's third annual series Language Teachers' Expos throughout 7 cities in Japan.

The speaker, Biagio Christiano, talked about his experiences as a team teacher at a pilot English program in an elementary school. He explained the trio team teacher system and lesson planning. Workshop participants also had the chance to simulate the lesson planning and teaching scenarios as experienced by the program's homeroom teacher, English-speaking Japanese volunteer and native English speaking teacher.

Ritsuko Mori, a teacher at Inazawa Higashi Senior High School, explored ideas on encouraging students to speak out through activities which improve their ability in both listening and reading comprehension.

Three presenters: Yoko Takano, shared with us her fun activities and the ways of making them student centered; Chris Williams, talked about some techniques that help teachers organize their time, their teaching and their discipline in the classroom; and Linda Donan, presented how to convert children's picture and story books into simple stories for reading aloud in EFL class.

Two parts. First, to encourage ETJ-Aichi members to exchange ideas with each other, there were five round table discussion groups -- preschool, lower, upper elementary, adult students, and owners -- each with a moderator to initiate and sustain exchanges. Afterwards, a Spring Cleaning ELT Bazaar, open to any members wishing to donate/sell surplus teaching material.

Our first presenter, Mayumi Kako, introduced "TELL: Express Yourself", a way for getting children to express themselves through activities, while our second presenter, Nicola Oshima, discussed successful language teaching methods for the 2-3/4-5/5-6 year old groups.

ETJ-Aichi's annual year-end party. This year, we enjoyed casual billiards, darts, and friendly conversation over food and drinks at Player's.

Do EFL students need phonics? What is the importance and role of phonics in studying English as a foreign language? How can we teach phonics beyond the basic consonants and vowel sounds? The presenter, Peter Warner, adderssed these questions, and demonstrated methods and materials to lift EFL students beyond basic phonics skills into reading and writing double letter consonants and vowels. There was also time made for questions from the 30+ participants.

Our students are fabulous if we have the right range of fun activities to keep them motivated. This presentation, by John Moore, looked at ways to inspire students to communicate and channel their vibrant energy into English through student centered activities that are sure to get them speaking. The presenter offered highly practical tips and advice on what to do and what not to do during speaking activities. These activities were all demonstrated and participants joined in and became "chatterboxes"!

What kind of English education is needed in Japan, and what kind of teacher is needed for Japanese students? Rieko Takagi spoke from her years of experience working with Japanese young learners as a teacher and Kumon teacher trainer. Naoyuki Takeda briefly explained the theory of the Kumon teaching materials.

Chuck Sandy presented how to chain activities and bring English classes alive. He is a well-known ELT author, essayist, and poet; Professor of Humanities at Chubu University; and, co-author with Jack Richards on Passages, Connect, and various pieces of the Interchange Series.

Lesley Ito, co-owner of 'Sunrise English School' in Nagoya and a frequent writer on the ETJ discussion board, presented a simple and easy-to-use "Pie Chart" system for consistenly creating high quality, balanced lesson plans and for keeping a manageable record of what has been taught throughout the year. The "Pie Chart" system is structured, but within that structure the teacher has freedom to teach how they choose. This system is also ideal for school owners who want to maintain quality control.

Felix Puschkarski and Jonathan Lipschitz shared their research results and ideas on how to jump-start language acquisition through the implementation of their 'Theory of Language Reflexes'. Their innovative approach has been tested in their own school, the 'Reflex Language Workshop' in Okazaki for three years with impressive results, and opens new doors by systematically training language in highly effective ways in order to greatly accelerate language learning.

Only a few pictures unfortunately since the hard-drive on the party's main photographer's Mac decided to misbehave after New Year's :-(

Speech contests & Language-game essentials

David Rawn and Chris Williams, ALTs at Reitaku Mizunami Jr/Sr High (website includes past speeches) in Gifu, talked and illustrated with videos and tapes some of the ways they have successfully prepared their students for speech competitions. As well Joshua Myerson, an EFL teacher for children and adults in Japan since 1994, led a discussion about which features are essential for successful language games.

Thank you to all the participants, presenters, publishers, volunteers and ETJ-Aichi officers for making the event a smooth-running success.

Hamish Buchan, from the British Council, led a demonstration basic-Hungarian lesson to give participants a first-hand understanding of the why's and how's of putting together young-learner lesson plans which integrate reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Lesley Ito discussed the merits and demerits of two young-learner English proficiency tests, JAPEC and Jr Eiken, both used at her school . Then John Raby (Saxoncourt ELT) introduced his company's STYLE proficiency test, also aimed for young learners.

ETJ-Aichi officers Hiromi Yano, Mayumi Kako, and Peter Warner shared successful teaching activities for children's classes.

Miki Aoki discussed, in English, various forms and documents necessary for reporting taxes in Japan.

Teaching reading to young EFL learners, particularly through the Oxford Reading Tree graded-reades series. Mayuka Habbick's focus was on elementary-school and younger students, while Nicolas Cueto covered the junior high level.

Linda Donan presented several activities for Teaching For Christmas, including why we should teach our students about Christmas, and then we had the chance to try out some of her Christmas crafts ourselves! In addition, some other members of ETJ-Aichi brought in their own ideas to explain and share (including a Pin-the-tail variation and online Bingo maker), and we had the opportunity to find out more about these ideas.

This was our first multi-mini-presentation workshop with three speakers --Joe Alsheimer, Peter Warner, Sharon Abe -- covering topics such as using mnemonics, enlivening bingo, and tools for classroom activities. Plenty of variety and learning for everyone!

Kimiko Hiramatsu, from Education Network, talked about phonics for young learners, an integral part of teaching English. The workshop covered the following:
1. What is phonics? What is the result of learning phonics in our classes?
2. What do students need to learn before starting phonics?
3. How to introduce phonics to our students?
4. How to demonstrate phonics rules?
5. The well-balanced curriculum

Elin Melchior discussed how to help children master pronunciation, and demonstrated various useful pronunciation activities useful for young EFL learners. Michael Hunter reviewed briefly the variety of childrens' learning styles, and demonstrated learning activities which incorporate each of these various learning styles.

Mathew White showed ways of making/gathering materials inexpensively, plus creative ways to use these with our young learners.

Peter Warner showed how he makes and uses his homemade picture word-cards to get students of all ages talking with gusto, while Nicolas Cueto introduced his Extensive Reading and Vocabulary Thru Video secondary-school courses to highlight do's and dont's when deciding which words to teach.

Yoshimi Nagano talked about the what's and why's of her expectations of non-native teachers and the language learning classroom.

Past workshops
The Ins and Outs of Teaching Prepositions	22 July 2012	Peter Warner explains and demonstrates twelve steps of preposition lessons for children, teenager, and adult students. Prepositions are a big part of language, and helping students develop a sense of English prepositions can be enjoyable.
Embrace your power to connect: Creative techniques to improve teamwork and communication	18 Mar 2012	Mhairi Anne Robson offers an interactive workshop using engaging and energetic activities to explore and improve a teacher's communication skills, which can then be used to improve teamwork with colleagues or students.
Active engagement with orthographic text dictation / Interclass Communication	29 Jan 2012	Paul Tanner explains the benefits of dictation in the learning process and demonstrates how a teacher can successfully implement a dictation in class. Specific instruction is provided for the five stages of the activity: 1. preview; 2. delivery/transcription; 3. consolidation and correction; 4. final corrections; and 5. follow-up stage. Brent Simmonds presents two examples of inter class activities done at Sugiyama University, after which workshop participants discuss other possibilities where these class activities can be used in their own context.	Akemashite!
ETJ Chubu ELT EXPO	6 Nov 2011	Otsukaresama to everyone for another fabulous Expo.	Green Team Magic
Using magic in the classroom / Ideas for Halloween!	25 Sep 2011	First, teacher- / magician-extraordinaire Bob Pensak performs and explains magic for use in the language classroom. Then it's a Halloween my-share, where workshop participants share their own fabulous classroom ideas for Halloween.	It's maaagic!
Brain Rules and Tools for Teaching Young Learners	24 July 2011	Learn the brain rules and tools necessary for effective learning. Discover how to motivate, empower, and involve your students to boost their self-confidence.	There be pirate treasure here!
Ready for action (research)! - Where do I start?	22 May 2011	Action research is a powerful way to explore your own classroom. But where do you begin? How do you frame your research questions? How can you create data? If you would like to begin doing action research but are not sure where to start, then this session with Robert Croker will help you.	Roll the camera and,,, action!
Teaching special children	20 Mar 2011	Cynthia Akazawa presents a model for student assessment that uses detailed criteria for evaluating learning disabilities. Included are examples of classroom activities designed to integrate auditory and visual processing skills with kinesthetic components for more effective, dynamic lessons. Emphasis is on isolating the areas of weakness in struggling learners in order for teachers to better support these students.	from Okayama
World Englishes and Related Paradigms: Putting Theory into Practice in the Japan Context / Presenting the Perfect Speech	23 Jan 2011	James D'Angelo explains how World Englishes theory can be the basis of a revolutionary methodology for ELT practitioners in Japan. Ula Gorski shows how to coach a winning speech with guidelines for pronunciation, intonation, body language, and conveying mood.	Englishing
ETJ Chubu ELT EXPO	10 Oct 2010	Thank you everyone for another great Expo.	8's great too
From chalk to chip: A journey from a no-tech to lo-tech classroom	26 Sept 2010	Lance Bennett shares experiences, tips and ideas teaching junior and senior high students using multimedia.	from chalk to chip
Effective Use of Multi-Media in the Classroom	11 July 2010	Mark Reed provides ideas on how to use pop songs, TV programs, etc. in a constructive way, using range of activities tried and tested in public, private, and international schools in Japan.	Reed's creed
The Reflective Cycle / American Values, Human Values, and Teaching English	30 May 2010	In the first workshop, Ben Backwell guides participants on using the Reflective Cycle, a method of problem solving for teachers. To illustrate, participants are asked to bring along a recent teaching dilemma/problem they would like to examine and solve. In the second workshop, Peter Warner presents a fascinating and important look at the three founding values of America, how they compare with basic human values, and how they are part of the English classroom.	in a WINC
World Englishes Education in High School	28 March 2010	Naoko Murata and Kayo Sugimoto report on a high school pilot program in which English was taught via the concept of world Englishes, and how awareness of varieties of English increased student motivation.	Sunday can
Drama in the Classroom	24 Jan 2010	Jeffrey Scott explains how acting techniques can bring to life even the most repetitive and mechanical daily conversational patterns practiced in the language classroom.	back in black
ETJ Chubu ELT EXPO	18 Oct 2009	Once again a great success -- thank you everyone!	7th and counting
Is One Two Hard? Teaching 'Sight Words' in a Phonics-based Curriculum	27 Sep 2009	Peter Warner examines what 'sight words' are, and demonstrates how to help students deal with them even in a phonics-based curriculum.	sight unseen
Creating meaning through literature and the arts	12 July 2009	Ruth Barnes presents how to use puppets, songs, rhymes and magnetic stories to develop English language skills for young children.	Flight of The Kiwi
Teaching verbs	17 May 2009	Peter Warner shares twelve gradual steps for teaching verbs and tenses to young EFL students.	the verb lion
Using Portfolio Assessment in the EFL Classroom	29 Mar 2009	Steve Quasha, on how teachers can use portfolios to develop their own grading rubrics, perform peer assessment, and explore ways to increase student accountability and learner autonomy.	portfolios
Phonetics: it's all in your head, literally	25 Jan 2009	Jeffrey Scott, on an experiential guide to phonemic awareness, a method of instilling language learners with the tools to self-check and self-correct their pronunciation.	feel the buzz
ETJ Chubu ELT EXPO	26 Oct 2008	Our 6th Expo! Many thanks to everyone for helping create a successful event.	otsukaresama!
Create your own stories / Halloween party ideas	28 Sept 2008	Chris Loeber, on how to create your own stories; Joe Alsheimer, with ideas for Halloween parties.	full house
Games: spelling, vocabulary, grammar / Putting ourselves in another language	13 July 2008	Bob Jones, with bingo games, a shopping activity, the coffee-potting game, and other games suitable for jr high; Vic Ssali gives a Swahili lesson to remind attendants of what being a language student feels like.	bingo & Swahili
Four Skills for Effective EFL: How and Why	11 May 2008	Peter Warner on how reading and writing skills can be taught in an active children's EFL curriculum to provide a balanced and effective language learning experience. This presentation promotes lively class activities, Linguistic Phonics, and systematic alphabetic code instruction. Attendees will engage in active demonstrations, and there will be time for questions.	It is a sun.
Let's enjoy picture books in the classroom / A Tale of Two Kindergartens - A Journey of Intercultural Exchange	23 Mar 2008	Kazumi Takagi, on a read-aloud program regularly held at Gifu Prefectural Library, plus ways to help Japanese children enjoy foreign picture-books; Kim Horne and Aya Asano, on a homestay project involving 50 Japanese kindergarteners, and how the children made it into homes and hearts in the U.S.A. This was also the last workshop for our reception officer, Chris Williams. Thank you for all your help, Chris!	kids & books
Relating to very young children / Crosswords for fun	27 Jan 2008	Two presenters: Nicola Oshima, with pointers on how to relate to very small children - ages 0 - 5; and, Otto Lamb, on how crosswords can be a fun and efficient way to achieve your teaching aims in the classroom.
ETJ Chubu ELT EXPO	14 Oct 2007	From the ETJ-Aichi officers, thank you to the volunteers, attendees, presenters, publishers and to David Paul English House for their generous help and enthusiastic participation. Together, we all made this, our 5th Expo, yet another great success.	The Expo
Interactive conversation: jr high to adult / Halloween events and games	9 Sept 2007	Two presenters: Bob Jones, with simple activities that help students develop a more interactive conversational style; and, Joe Alsheimer, on organising classroom- or school-sized Halloween parties (haunted house, trick or treating, and games).	Bob & The Piñata Kid
Using Music to Teach Rhythm, Vocabulary and Self-Confidence / Homework for Young Learners	1 July 2007	John Wilcutt, on using popular music in the classroom to teach vocabulary, rhythm, and confidence with the language; and, Peter Warner, on how to design, use, and correct children's EFL homework that is attractive, enjoyable and effective.	peachy
Cooking & childrens EFL / Deactivating the Mute Button in JHS Classrooms	27 May 2007	Joe Hindman, exploring techniques for getting those taciturn junior high students to talk; and, Chris Williams, on how to use cooking in childrens EFL lessons -- including actually cooking from muffin and cake recipes during the presentation !	cooking talks
Enjoy learning grammar / Refresh your game & activity repertoire / Techniques to enliven storytelling in the classroom	18 Mar 2007	Three presentations: Yoko Takano showed how easy it is to teach past tense verbs through games and activities; Joshua Myerson discussed new ideas for games to help start off the school yea; and, Ben Backwell explained how to make storytelling and dialogue work more engaging and memorable for students in jr high and elsewhere.	"wigging" out
Teach them All By Reaching Them All	14 Jan 2007	Continuing with the exchange program between ETJ regions, ETJ-Kyoto member Chuck Kayser pays us a visit to discuss methods and activities for not only surviving but also enjoying the challenging classroom: suddenly enrolled new students, 'problem' students, classes of mixed abilities and ages... all will be covered and all will be answered!
ETJ Chubu ELT EXPO	26 Nov 2006	Our fourth Chubu ELT EXPO !!! ETJ-Aichi would like to thank the volunteers, publishers, David Paul and especially Chukyo University for making this valuable event possible.	Spot the potatoes
Multi-Sensory Teaching/ Cooperative Learning	10 Sept 2006	Two presentations: Ben Blackwell and Patricia Gage on cooperative learning activities for junior high, followed by Kim Horne on learning English with multi-sensory activities.	Ding, ding, ding!
Six Secrets to Success with Songs and Chants	2 July 2006	As part of an exchange program between ETJ regions, ETJ-Osaka member and teacher Kaj Schwermer shared some ideas on using songs and chants to help liven up classes, improve memory, and overcome shyness.	'Motion, Language, and Music'
Lesson planning for higher elementary / Reading: understanding phonics and whole word methods	14 May 2006	Mayumi Kako demonstrated her successful higher elementary class through lesson plans and practical tips, while Peter Warner discussed the reading process by looking at phonics, whole word and mixed methods.	'cc' as in 'soccer' um, 'football'
Round-table discussions & sales bazaar	12 Mar 2006	Two parts: a session of round table discussions for sharing teaching ideas on different topics, such as phonics, reading, and parent education, as well as a sales bazaar for attendees to sell their extra ESL related materials.	A time for sharing, and a time for saving
Encouraging Kids'Originality: English Through Art	22 Jan 2006	Three presenters led hands-on discussions: Yoshimi Midori, on how to use original art in an English lesson to help children express themselves; Peter Warner, on understanding Romaji and its correct use; and, Doug Evans, with practical classroom management strategies for various classroom scenarios.	From fried egg to the look of death
ETJ Chubu ELT EXPO	20 Nov 2005	Part of ETJ's third annual series Language Teachers' Expos throughout 7 cities in Japan.	Thank you everyone!
The Future of Team Teaching in Elementary School	11 Sept 2005	The speaker, Biagio Christiano, talked about his experiences as a team teacher at a pilot English program in an elementary school. He explained the trio team teacher system and lesson planning. Workshop participants also had the chance to simulate the lesson planning and teaching scenarios as experienced by the program's homeroom teacher, English-speaking Japanese volunteer and native English speaking teacher.	Pleased to meet you. I'm E.T.
Practice Makes Confident	10 July 2005	Ritsuko Mori, a teacher at Inazawa Higashi Senior High School, explored ideas on encouraging students to speak out through activities which improve their ability in both listening and reading comprehension.	We felt something PLASTICKY !!!
Make Your Own Reading Textbooks / Classroom Management - the basis of all good teaching	8 May 2005	Three presenters: Yoko Takano, shared with us her fun activities and the ways of making them student centered; Chris Williams, talked about some techniques that help teachers organize their time, their teaching and their discipline in the classroom; and Linda Donan, presented how to convert children's picture and story books into simple stories for reading aloud in EFL class.	nine batches
Round table & Spring Bazaar	20 Mar 2005	Two parts. First, to encourage ETJ-Aichi members to exchange ideas with each other, there were five round table discussion groups -- preschool, lower, upper elementary, adult students, and owners -- each with a moderator to initiate and sustain exchanges. Afterwards, a Spring Cleaning ELT Bazaar, open to any members wishing to donate/sell surplus teaching material.	Discussions, donuts, and deals
Teaching Pre-School / TELL : Express yourself	23 Jan 2005	Our first presenter, Mayumi Kako, introduced "TELL: Express Yourself", a way for getting children to express themselves through activities, while our second presenter, Nicola Oshima, discussed successful language teaching methods for the 2-3/4-5/5-6 year old groups.	Cute, beautiful, ugly, COOL
ETJ-Aichi 2004 Year-end party!!	26 Dec 2004	ETJ-Aichi's annual year-end party. This year, we enjoyed casual billiards, darts, and friendly conversation over food and drinks at Player's.	suitable for publication
Intermediate phonics	14 Nov 2004	Do EFL students need phonics? What is the importance and role of phonics in studying English as a foreign language? How can we teach phonics beyond the basic consonants and vowel sounds? The presenter, Peter Warner, adderssed these questions, and demonstrated methods and materials to lift EFL students beyond basic phonics skills into reading and writing double letter consonants and vowels. There was also time made for questions from the 30+ participants.	u-e is for ewww...
ETJ Chubu ELT Expo 2004	17 Oct 2004	We at ETJ-Aichi would like to thank the publishers, presenters, volunteers, ETJ staff, and 200-plus teachers and educators who attended for their support and teamwork in making the Chubu area's participation in this national ELT event such a success. We look forward to seeing you all again at the 2005 ETJ Chubu ELT Expo!	A great day, a great event!
Turn your students into chatterboxes	5 Sept 2004	Our students are fabulous if we have the right range of fun activities to keep them motivated. This presentation, by John Moore, looked at ways to inspire students to communicate and channel their vibrant energy into English through student centered activities that are sure to get them speaking. The presenter offered highly practical tips and advice on what to do and what not to do during speaking activities. These activities were all demonstrated and participants joined in and became "chatterboxes"!	Chatterboxes
A New Challenge to English Learning in Japan	11 July 2004	What kind of English education is needed in Japan, and what kind of teacher is needed for Japanese students? Rieko Takagi spoke from her years of experience working with Japanese young learners as a teacher and Kumon teacher trainer. Naoyuki Takeda briefly explained the theory of the Kumon teaching materials.	1st time at Moralogy
Developing projects for younger learners	16 May 2004	Chuck Sandy presented how to chain activities and bring English classes alive. He is a well-known ELT author, essayist, and poet; Professor of Humanities at Chubu University; and, co-author with Jack Richards on Passages, Connect, and various pieces of the Interchange Series.	Is that a UFO or do you like bread?
Lesson Planning: As Easy As PIE	7 Mar 2004	Lesley Ito, co-owner of 'Sunrise English School' in Nagoya and a frequent writer on the ETJ discussion board, presented a simple and easy-to-use "Pie Chart" system for consistenly creating high quality, balanced lesson plans and for keeping a manageable record of what has been taught throughout the year. The "Pie Chart" system is structured, but within that structure the teacher has freedom to teach how they choose. This system is also ideal for school owners who want to maintain quality control.	The best pies in Aichi
Entering a New Era with Reflex Training	25 Jan 2004	Felix Puschkarski and Jonathan Lipschitz shared their research results and ideas on how to jump-start language acquisition through the implementation of their 'Theory of Language Reflexes'. Their innovative approach has been tested in their own school, the 'Reflex Language Workshop' in Okazaki for three years with impressive results, and opens new doors by systematically training language in highly effective ways in order to greatly accelerate language learning.	The men in black
ETJ-Aichi year-end party	28 Dec 2003	Only a few pictures unfortunately since the hard-drive on the party's main photographer's Mac decided to misbehave after New Year's :-(	Rack'em up
Speech contests & Language-game essentials	16 Nov 2003	David Rawn and Chris Williams, ALTs at Reitaku Mizunami Jr/Sr High (website includes past speeches) in Gifu, talked and illustrated with videos and tapes some of the ways they have successfully prepared their students for speech competitions. As well Joshua Myerson, an EFL teacher for children and adults in Japan since 1994, led a discussion about which features are essential for successful language games.	Boot camp cha-cha-cha
Chubu ELT Expo	19 Oct 2003	Thank you to all the participants, presenters, publishers, volunteers and ETJ-Aichi officers for making the event a smooth-running success.	A success!
Integrating the four skills	7 Sept 2003	Hamish Buchan, from the British Council, led a demonstration basic-Hungarian lesson to give participants a first-hand understanding of the why's and how's of putting together young-learner lesson plans which integrate reading, writing, speaking and listening.	Hungarian 101
English proficiency tests for young learners	13 July 2003	Lesley Ito discussed the merits and demerits of two young-learner English proficiency tests, JAPEC and Jr Eiken, both used at her school . Then John Raby (Saxoncourt ELT) introduced his company's STYLE proficiency test, also aimed for young learners.	Hooey and frightened children
Kids' favorite learning activities	25 May 2003	ETJ-Aichi officers Hiromi Yano, Mayumi Kako, and Peter Warner shared successful teaching activities for children's classes.	Dancing time
Tax Workshop for English School Owners and Teachers	9 Mar 2003	Miki Aoki discussed, in English, various forms and documents necessary for reporting taxes in Japan.	Off the record, though...
Graded readers & young-learners	26 Jan 2003	Teaching reading to young EFL learners, particularly through the Oxford Reading Tree graded-reades series. Mayuka Habbick's focus was on elementary-school and younger students, while Nicolas Cueto covered the junior high level.	Oh no! I've lost my teddy
Holiday Lesson Plans	17 Nov 2002	Linda Donan presented several activities for Teaching For Christmas, including why we should teach our students about Christmas, and then we had the chance to try out some of her Christmas crafts ourselves! In addition, some other members of ETJ-Aichi brought in their own ideas to explain and share (including a Pin-the-tail variation and online Bingo maker), and we had the opportunity to find out more about these ideas.	The mistletoe berry is NOT red!
Multi-workshop	8 Sept 2002	This was our first multi-mini-presentation workshop with three speakers --Joe Alsheimer, Peter Warner, Sharon Abe -- covering topics such as using mnemonics, enlivening bingo, and tools for classroom activities. Plenty of variety and learning for everyone!	Suzushi, The Neutral Zone, & Ding! Time's Up
Phonics for young learners	14 July 2002	Kimiko Hiramatsu, from Education Network, talked about phonics for young learners, an integral part of teaching English. The workshop covered the following: 1. What is phonics? What is the result of learning phonics in our classes? 2. What do students need to learn before starting phonics? 3. How to introduce phonics to our students? 4. How to demonstrate phonics rules? 5. The well-balanced curriculum	e-e-e is for air-conditioner
Ideas for Teaching Pronunciation to Children & Learning Styles and Teaching Children	19 May 2002	Elin Melchior discussed how to help children master pronunciation, and demonstrated various useful pronunciation activities useful for young EFL learners. Michael Hunter reviewed briefly the variety of childrens' learning styles, and demonstrated learning activities which incorporate each of these various learning styles.	If the sound is in my head...
Learning Through Play & The Meat and Potatoes of Teaching Children	17 Mar 2002	Tania MacDonell and Joshua Myerson focused on two aspects of teaching: activities useable with very young learners, and activities that can get students speaking more in each class.	May I ...
Games for little children & Roundtable discussion	20 Jan 2002	Shizuka Mori , a teacher of young children in the Nagoya area, presented games for little children, and had us join in and try out some activities. Afterwards, there was a round-table discussion on any teaching points of interest to participants.	Catch the balloon!
Phonics for kids & Planning Class Activities	18 Nov 2001	Sharon Abe discussed ideas about planning extracurricular activities, and Stephen Brivati spoke on teaching phonics to elementary school-aged children.	Talent time!
Activities, Songs, & Chants for Children	30 Sept 2001	Robert Habbick (Oxford University Press) demonstrated hands-on some activities, songs & chants for children's classes, plus provided a book display of Oxford University materials.	I doubt it!
Applying the three R's to teaching: Recycling, Reusing and Reducing	8 July 2001	Mathew White showed ways of making/gathering materials inexpensively, plus creative ways to use these with our young learners.
Vocabulary: what words do we teach and how?	22 April 2001	Peter Warner showed how he makes and uses his homemade picture word-cards to get students of all ages talking with gusto, while Nicolas Cueto introduced his Extensive Reading and Vocabulary Thru Video secondary-school courses to highlight do's and dont's when deciding which words to teach.
One Japanese perspective on employing & teaching	25 Feb 2001	Yoshimi Nagano talked about the what's and why's of her expectations of non-native teachers and the language learning classroom.

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The next ETJ-Aichi workshop ...	The Ins and Outs of Teaching Prepositions	July 22 (Sun), 10:00-12:30 Sugiyama Jogakuen University (Hoshigaoka Campus) School of Cross-Cultural Studies, Rm 108 Details & Maps ** Photo directions Pre-register