Introductory Certificate in Teaching English to Children
with David Paul
Supported by: eigoTown, ELT News, The British Council, The Foreign Buyers Club,
GenkiEnglish.com, Longman ELT Pearson, Macmillan Language House
ELT News and eigoTown are producing the "Introductory Certificate in
Teaching English to Children" teacher seminars throughout Japan. The next
seminar is scheduled for Sunday, February 6th, 2005 in Nagoya. Teachers will spend the
day with David Paul, author of bestsellers such as "Finding Out", "Songs and
Games for Teaching Children", and "Teaching English to Children in Asia".
Many thousands of teachers have attended David Paul's One-Day Certificate
course and many thousands have come away excited and re-energized about
teaching English to children.
Here's what teachers had to say of children's courses run by David Paul:
"The course has made such a profound difference in my daily teaching life.
I'm seeing many more smiles, more involvement. Discipline problems I can
stop in their tracks." -- Anna Isozaki, Takasaki City
"It was a great course, which I thoroughly enjoyed and benefited from. It
was well organized and presented...Thanks a lot!" -- Alison Devine, British
Council
"Absolutely excellent." -- Richard Matten
Components of the Course
- How do children learn?
- Getting children fully involved in playing and learning.
- Using phonics to develop active reading and writing
- Integrating and having fun with songs
- Planning lessons that keep children focused and motivated
All sessions are interactive and full of games. There are many examples of
activities for teachers to take away and use in classes. The focus is on
teaching children between 6 and 12 years old.
Participating teachers will receive a certificate.
Essential Information
The fee for one day is ¥12,000, (¥9,000 for ETJ members). Payment can be
made on the day. ETJ membership is free.
Date & Location |
Feb 2005
06 Nagoya
13 Osaka
20 Fukuoka
27 Tokyo
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Mar 2005
06 Kagoshima
13 Hiroshima
20 Nagasaki
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Apr 2005
17 Sendai
24 Aomori
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Time |
From 10:00am until 5:15pm (with a 1-hour lunch break) |
Language |
The training will be in English |
To Register: E-mail: Rie@DavidEnglishHouse.com or
Fax: 082-244-2651 with your name. You will be sent a map and letter of confirmation. Payment can
be made on the day. The course is also suitable for Japanese
teachers of English and parents.
About David Paul
David Paul is the author of 'Teaching English to Children in Asia', 'Communication Strategies', 'Finding Out',
'Communicate', 'Songs and Games for Children', 'Discover English', 'Discover The World', 'Discover the Universe'.
He graduated with an MA from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University
where he specialised in social pyschology. After teaching EFL in the UK he
went to teach in Hiroshima and has been there ever since. In 1982 he founded
David English House which over the last 20 years has developed an
international reputation for excellence in teaching and teacher training.
Since 1991, David Paul has written a number of best-selling course books,
which have sold in the millions, and has run teacher training courses
throughout East Asia. He has been a plenary or featured speaker at many
major conferences in the region.
In 2002 Longman ELT, the world's largest publisher of English teaching
materials, published David's "Teaching English to Children in Asia". The book
is the handbook for teaching children and is being translated into many
different languages.
In his spare time David is the President of the Hiroshima City Soccer
League.
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