Trainers
	David Paul Founded David English House in an apartment in Hiroshima in 1982 and built it up to become one of the most respected schools in East Asia. He is also the founder of ETJ (English Teachers in Japan). David has spent a lot of time travelling around East Asia training teachers and helping both private schools and ministries of education to introduce more student-centered programs. His books include: 'Teaching English to Children in Asia' (Pearson). 'New Finding Out' (Macmillan). 'Communicate' (Compass), .Motivate' (Compass) 'Communication Strategies' (Cengage)
	Rob Waring Dr. Rob Waring teaches at Notre Dame Seishin University in Okayama, Japan. He is an acknowledged expert in Extensive Reading and second language vocabulary acquisition and lectures and publishes widely on these subjects. He is on the Executive Board of the Extensive Reading Foundation and is also author and series editor of the Foundations Reading Library, the Footprint Reading Library, and the Page Turners Reading Library by Cengage Learning.
	Alastair Graham-Marr Has his Masters in Applied Linguistics. He’s an Associate Professor at the Tokyo University of Science and has been teaching in Japan for 22 years. In addition to his teaching he also works as an editor for Abax Ltd., a specialty ELT publisher. His research interests include second language acquisition, the role of output, the role of explicit teaching and communicative competence.
	Robert S. Murphy Founder and Principal, Murphy School of Education. Author of the popular EFL textbook series, Optimal Levels!. Robert studies and conducts research at Harvard University with the main field work in cognitive development rooted in Japanese schools. His current doctoral research (supervised by Zoltan Dornyei at the University of Nottingham) connects neuroscience, intercultural studies, and EFL in Japan - Robert has a Master's degree in TEFL/TESL from the University of Birmingham, and is now a tutor/supervisor for the Birmingham MA distance program. Robert is fully bilingual (English/Japanese).
	Marc Helgesen Author of more than 150 professional articles, books and textbooks including the English Firsthand series (Pearson Education/Longman Asia) and has lead teacher development workshop on five continents. He is professor at Miyagi Gakuin Women's University, Sendai and adjunct at Teachers College Columbia University, MA TESOL Program, Tokyo.
	Grant Trew Grant Trew has been working in the field of EFL for over 25 years as a teacher, trainer and materials developer in the UK, the Middle East, SE Asia, and Japan. He has extensive experience in designing and managing courses for a broad range of end users, including private language schools, major banks, international hotel chains, national railways and government agencies. He is the author of the Tactics for TOEIC: Speaking and Writing Tests/Listening and Reading Tests, a contributing author for Tactics for Listening 3rd Edition, and the series advisor for Business Venture 3rd Edition, all for Oxford University Press.
	Terry Yearley Terry Yearley is Coordinator of ETJ-Tokyo. He achieved a first class honours degree in 'Linguistics with TEFL' in his native England. He has been teaching EFL in Japan for over ten years, and currently works at high schools, exam prep schools, and a university in Tokyo.
	Andy Boon An associate professor in the faculty of humanities at Toyo Gakuen University. He has been teaching in Japan for over 15 years and is an Aston University PhD student. He has been an active member of JALT since 2004, has presented at numerous conferences, and has published several articles on teacher development, motivation, and methodology. At the time of writing, he is currently working on a new coursebook, Discover the News with David Harrington (Language Solutions, 2011).

TESOL1 to TESOL10 are primarily intended for teachers of junior/senior high school students, university students and adults.

TESOL1: Motivating students to communicate

Trainer: David Paul

How can we motivate lower level university students and adults to communicate? How can we motivate junior/senior high school students to use English more communicatively?

TESOL2: Communication activities

Trainer: David Paul

Teachers will practice and assess a range of activities that motivate students to communicate. This will include the creation of new activities by teachers.

TESOL3: The mind, the brain and English language teaching

Trainer: Robert S. Murphy

Learn about cutting-edge neuroscience. Find out which EFL activities make the most neuroscientific sense. Uncover neuromyths and discover how to create potent neuro-based EFL teaching activities for your own classrooms.

TESOL4: Cognitive development and dynamic task-based learning

Trainer: Robert S. Murphy

How do students actually learn topics? We will look at Dynamic Skill Theory (from Harvard) and the fascinating stages of cognitive development that our students go through. Take home a notebook full of task-based activities that you will help design for your own students.

TESOL5: Principles of vocabulary learning

Trainer: Rob Waring

What are the main factors when selecting vocabulary to teach? What approaches lead to the best results?

TESOL6: Managing an Extensive Reading program

Trainer: Rob Waring

Teachers will learn how to set up, manage and run an Extensive Reading program. Teachers will discuss their own programs to find appropriate solutions for the problems they face.

TESOL7: Principles of Second Language Acquisition

Trainer: Alastair Graham-Marr

Teachers will be given a brief introduction to the field of second language acquisition. They will then discuss how to apply some of the discussed principles to their teaching situation.

TESOL8: Fundamentals of Teaching Listening

Trainer: Alastair Graham-Marr

Teachers will learn the fundamentals of teaching listening. Teachers will discuss when, why and how to teach bottom-up and top-down listening skills. Teachers will discuss how to apply these techniques
to their classes.

TESOL9: Teaching Communicative Competence

Trainer: Alastair Graham-Marr

Much of what learners strive for is communicative competence. Teachers will discuss what this means and how to more broadly apply some of
these principles to their teaching situation.

TESOL10: Assessment methods in the EFL Classroom

Trainer: Alastair Graham-Marr

Teachers will learn and discuss many of the issues and difficulties associated with language assessment. They will then discuss how to apply these methods to their particular teaching situation.

TESOL11: Balance in Language teaching

Trainer: Rob Waring

This workshop overviews various aspects of language teaching to determine the appropriate balance of listening and reading and speaking and writing as well as language focus and fluency focus instruction both at the curriculum and lesson planning levels. Participants will reflect on their own teaching practices in light of their discussions.

TESOL12: Getting the most out of your materials

Trainer: Rob Waring

This workshop will focus on learning how to assess and adapt various types of ELT materials for suitability for in various learning environments. Participants will also learn the principles underlying the creation of classroom materials and have a chance to create or adapt their own in the workshop in groups. Teachers are encouraged to bring the materials they are currently using to aid discussion.

TESOL 13: The power of task planning

Trainer: Marc Helgesen

A minute or two of think time – one form of Task Planning -- can result in increased linguistic fluency, complexity, and, at times, accuracy. Find out how to add Task Planning ideas to your classes.

TESOL 14: Happiness 2.0: Positive psychology in the ELT classroom

Trainer: Marc Helgesen

Positive psychology – the “Science of Happiness” has practical application in our classes. The session will explore some of the new developments in positive psychology/ Well-being and specific ways we can use the ideas as we teach English.

TESOL 15: Standardized tests: Understanding the challenges and preparing students to face them

Trainer: Grant Trew

Preparing students for tests like the TOEIC, TOEFL, EIKEN and Cambridge exams can be challenging. This session will look at the types of tasks common to these tests, then present effective techniques to prepare students to get the scores they need.

TESOL 16: Planning and teaching ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses

Trainer: Grant Trew

English courses for specific fields such as business, tourism, or technology, require different approaches to course planning and teaching. This session will look at the basics for this type of course, including analyzing learner needs, course design, class management, and assessment.

TESOL 17: Teaching pronunciation

Trainer: Terry Yearley

We will look at some features of pronunciation, and practice some methods for teaching those features. There will also be an opportunity for you to share your ideas and learn from your fellow students.

TESOL 18: Adapting materials for speaking practice

Trainer: Terry Yearley

We will look at some textbook units and photocopiable materials and consider ways in which they can be further developed for speaking practice. There will be an opportunity for teachers to apply the principles, so please bring along a copy of a textbook that you use.

TESOL: 19 Reflective Practice

Andy Boon

In the hectic activity of classroom teaching, we often have little time to consider the reasons and implications of what it is we do. We need to be able to return to our teaching experiences in order to understand them and grow from them. This workshop will provide teachers with strategies for reflecting on our teaching practice so that we can engage in continuous professional development.

TESOL 20: Teaching as part of a team

Andy Boon

Working with a team-teacher, or just interested in ways to collaborate with your colleagues and peers? This workshop will introduce you to various strategies and methods for working together as a successful team both in and out of the classroom.