David Paul`s Newsletter for English Teachers

Language Teaching Professionals
http://ltprofessionals.com/

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Monday February 28th

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Japan education news

Read the news at ELT News

British Council ELTon Award goes to ABAX's Fiction in Action: Whodunnit
Japan-based publisher and authors win another prestigious award (ELT News)

Christchurch Earthquake: Ninety from English language school unaccounted for
Includes links to New Zealand reports and how to donate (ELT News)

Fewer Japanese students studying abroad
An 11% drop in one year (ELT News)

Are schools ready for English?
Elementary school teachers fear they lack sufficient training (Japan Times)

Sex abuse by teachers up 40% since 1999
Big increase in the number of public school teachers punished (Daily Yomiuri)

High school students lack confidence
New survey results (Daily Yomiuri)

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Cutting edge research

Bilinguals better at multi-tasking
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Violent video games increase aggression long after the game
Social Psychology and Personality Science (full text not free)

Korean schools testing robots to teach English at elementary school
Primary ignition

American college students learning next to nothing
The American Dream

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Starting a children's reading program

Benefits to students and schools
Article by Greg Crawford

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ELTBOOKS.com
The online store for English materials for teachers,
schools and colleges in Japan

Click here to see the site.

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Rob Waring's graded readers

Rob has co-written or edited three series of graded readers

The Foundations Reading Library
The Footprint Reading Library
The Pageturners Reading Library

Click here for information

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Presentations coming soon

See events supported by Language Teaching Professionals

Sun Mar 6 - Saitama
How to get students to talk and keep them talking ... in English
Eric Shannon

Sun Mar 13 - Tokyo
ETJ Tokyo workshop
Various presenters

Sun Mar 13 - Fukuoka
Improve your memory and learning: Practical classroom applications
Robert S. Murphy

Sun Mar 13 - Ishikawa
Workshop for teachers of young learners
Mark Elwell, Yasuhiro Shimizu

Sun Mar 20 - Nagoya
Teaching special children
Cynthia Akazawa

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ELT News columns

EFL Classroom 2.0: A community by teachers for teachers
Barbara Sakamoto

Starting a children's reading program: Part 1 - Benefits to students and  schools
Greg Crawford

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Language Teaching Professionals
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Comprehensive list of events around Japan

OKAYAMA -- February 19 (Sat) 10:00-15:00
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2011: A New Start for English in Japan (Okayama)
Speaker(s): Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Kevin Churchley, Caroline Marie Gerner
OUP Kids' Club
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5007

SAITAMA -- March 5 (Sat) 10:00-15:00
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2011: A New Start for English in Japan (Saitama)
Speaker(s): Marco Brazil, Aurora Dobashi, Miki Sakai
OUP Kids' Club
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5003

SAPPORO, Hokkaido -- March 6 (Sun) 10:00-15:00
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2011: A New Start for English in Japan (Sapporo)
Speaker(s): Ritsuko Nakata, Geordie McGarty, Laurie Thain
OUP Kids' Club
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5004

NIIGATA -- March 6 (Sun) 12:30-17:30
2011 We Can! Spring ELT Forum (Niigata)
Speaker(s): Yoko Matsuka, Mayumi Tabuchi, David White
McGraw-Hill Education
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5035

OMIYA, Saitama -- March 6 (Sun) 14:00-17:00
How to get students to talk and keep them talking ... in English
Speaker(s): Eric Shannon
Saitama ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5062

NIIGATA -- March 12 (Sat) 10:00-15:00
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2011: A New Start for English in Japan (Niigata)
Speaker(s): Ritsuko Nakata, Setsuko Toyama, Ben Shearon
OUP Kids' Club
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5005

FUKUOKA -- March 12 (Sat) 12:30-17:30
2011 We Can! Spring ELT Forum (Fukuoka)
Speaker(s): Yoko Matsuka, Mayumi Tabuchi, Rumiko Kido
McGraw-Hill Education
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5034

KITAKYUSHU, Fukuoka -- March 12 (Sat) 18:30-20:00
Behavior Management: Sleeping in class, playing with phones, teacher hair loss... arrgh!
Speaker(s): Matthew Jenkins
Kitakyushu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5020

FUKUOKA -- March 13 (Sun) 10:00-15:00
Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2011: A New Start for English in Japan (Fukuoka)
Speaker(s): Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Marco Brazil, Laurie Thain
OUP Kids' Club
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5006

OKAYAMA -- March 13 (Sun) 12:30-17:30
2011 We Can! Spring ELT Forum (Okayama)
Speaker(s): Yoko Matsuka, Mayumi Tabuchi, David White
McGraw-Hill Education
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5033

TOKYO -- March 13 (Sun) 13:00-17:00
ETJ Tokyo Workshop
Tokyo ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5055

FUKUOKA -- March 13 (Sun) 13:30-15:30
Improve your memory and learning: Practical classroom applications
Speaker(s): Robert S. Murphy
Fukuoka JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5041

KANAZAWA, Ishikawa -- March 13 (Sun) 14:00-16:30
ETJ Ishikawa Workshop for Teachers of Young Learners
Speaker(s): Mark Elwell, Yasuhiro Shimizu
Ishikawa ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5061

GIFU -- March 19 (Sat) 19:00-21:00
My Share Workshop
Speaker(s): Gifu Chapter Members
Gifu JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5049

NAGOYA, Aichi -- March 20 (Sun) 9:00-17:00
Professional Development: Teachers of adults - Speaking test examiners
Speaker(s): Jim George
Cambridge ESOL
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5057

NAGOYA, Aichi -- March 20 (Sun) 10:00-12:00
Teaching Special Children
Speaker(s): Cynthia Akazawa
Aichi ETJ
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5074

NAGOYA, Aichi -- March 21 (Mon) 9:00-17:00
Professional Development: Teachers of children - Speaking test examiners
Speaker(s): Jim George
Cambridge ESOL
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5056

SENDAI, Miyagi -- March 27 (Sun) 12:30-17:30
2011 We Can! Spring ELT Forum (Sendai)
Speaker(s): Yoko Matsuka, Rumiko Kido. Hiromi Sasaki
McGraw-Hill Education
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5032

SENDAI, Miyagi -- March 27 (Sun) 14:00-17:00
Performances, Skits and Drama: Getting students to play with language.
Speaker(s): Matt Wilson
Sendai JALT
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5042

SAPPORO, Hokkaido -- April 3 (Sun) 12:30-17:30
2011 We Can! Spring ELT Forum (Sapporo)
Speaker(s): Yoko Matsuka, Rumiko Kido. Hiromi Sasaki
McGraw-Hill Education
http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/5031

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