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Tuesday January 4th

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Japan education news

Read the news every day on ELT News

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Cutting edge research

The importance of making a good first impression
in the classroom
Advances in Physiology Education

Early years' initiatives are failing the poor
Oxford Review of Education

The present perfect in British and American English:
Recent changes.
ICAME Journal

Widening our perceptions of reading and writing difficulties
Cortex

Best to teach in the accent of the listener?
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

Why and how do languages change over time?
Language

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Special ETJ presentation - this Sunday

What's wrong with traditional grammars?
Brett Reynolds

Sunday January 9th
12:00-17:00
Toyo Gakuen University
Admission: Free

Click here to register
Click here for more information

This is Brett's first visit to Japan for many years,
and is a chance not to be missed.

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Interview with Raymond Murphy

Author of Essential Grammar in Use, English Grammar in Use,
Basic Grammar in Use, and Grammar in Use

John Lowe interviews Raymond Murphy
for ELT News.

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Presentations coming soon

Sat Jan 8 - Kitakyushu
Improve memory and learning: Practical classroom applications
Robert Murphy

Sun Jan 9 - Omiya
Language Output, Language Input: Things that are true of all learners
Alastair Graham-Marr

Sun Jan 23 - Chiba
Ideas for teaching 3 to 14 year olds

Sun Feb 13 - Okayama
Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar 2011
Rob Waring and Atsuko Takase

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Testwiseness - the educational soul of Japan?
Mike Guest
Read Mike's latest blog on ELT News
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Phonics materials developed by teachers in Japan

Fun Phonics Readers
by Greg Crawford
information / to buy

Blending  a Hand
by David Lisgo
information / to buy

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