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ETJ Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students

ETJ offers unique one-day certificate courses sponsored by David English House and Oxford University Press. This course has been designed to address the needs of teachers in Japan and is offered in May/June in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osakaeach year.

The Aim
The aim is for the ideas in the courses, and in the reports written by those who attend the courses, to be based on research, and trial-and-error experience, in various kinds of Japanese teaching situations.

The course is appropriate for teachers of Japanese junior and senior high school students, college students, and adults (see below for a recommended one-day course in teaching elementary school children).

Introductory Certificate / Certificate
Different course contents are offered in alternating years. To obtain the 'Introductory Certificate', it is necessary to attend one course and write a report based on that course. To obtain the full 'Certificate', it is necessary to attend a Course A and a Course B and write a report on each of the courses.

The Certificates are awarded by Oxford University Press and David English House.

To register and get more information, please go to http://www.oupjapan.co.jp/events/deh08s

Dates
Courses are in May/June each year, and are held on Sundays or national holidays from 10:00 until 17:00 (doors open at 9:30).

Here are the details of the upcoming courses. Please note that these are different courses from the 'B' courses held last year.

2008 Courses

Sessions, Dates and Venues

DATE/TIME

Sunday
June 1st



Sunday
June 8th


Sunday
June 15th

CITY

TOKYO




OSAKA



NAGOYA

PLACE

Toyo Gakuen University, Phoenix Hall, 2nd floor, Building 1), 1-26-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (5 min walk deom Hongo 3-chome subway station, 7 min walk fro Suidobashi JR station)

Osaka Minami YMCA, 9-52 Minami Kawahori-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka (5-minute walk from Tennoji JR / Subway station)


Chukyo University (Centre Building 0602), 101-2, Yagoto, Honmachi, Showa-ku, Nagoya (direct access from Yagoto subway station)

TRAINER

Alastair Graham-Marr
Associate Professor of English
Tokai University

David Paul
President
David English House

Dr. Rob Waring
Associate Professor of English
Notre Dame Seishin University

Grant Trew
ELT materials writer and teaching consultant

TOPIC

Teaching skills for listening and speaking
 

Personal construct psychology and its implications in the classroom
 

Reading skills - methods and applications
 

Teaching natural English - helping students use language appropriately

Topics
Each course consists of four topics, so over two years eight topic are covered.

Fees
ETJ members - ¥4,500
Non-members - ¥5,500
Non-members can join ETJ on the day of the course, and so pay the lower rate. Payment is on the day of the course.

How to get information and reserve a place
A registration form and more information on the courses is available at http://www.oupjapan.co.jp/events/deh08s
The dates and trainers for the next courses are usually on this site in early April each year.

Or to reserve a place on a course, ETJ members can just send your name and/or ETJ membership/number to Yumi@DavidEnglishHouse.com.

Non-members should also send your address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and the name of the school you teach at. Reservations are usually confirmed from the middle of April, but they can be placed at any time.

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Other recommended courses

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David English House

Introductory Certificate in Teaching Children

One-day courses in teaching elementary school children held throughout Japan between December and March each year. (fees are reduced for ETJ members)

Distance course in teaching elementary school children

For more information, send an e-mail to Rie@DavidEnglishHouse.com.

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University of Birmingham

MA in TEFL/TESL by distance learning

Enter in April or October. The most reputable MA course in teaching English available by distance in Japan.

For more information, go to Distance Learning

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University of Sheffield

Japanese Language Course

Enter in April or October with no Japanese. A six-month course that leads to a certificate.

MA in Japanese Language and Society

Enter in April with about Level 3, or follow on from the Japanese Language Course.

MA in Advanced Japanese Studies

Enter in April or October with about Level 2 in Japanese. The most established international course in Japanese studies.

For more information, go to Distance Learning.

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