TESOL Certificate (Young Learners)
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More information
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Registration
Click here to register by e-mail.
If you can't click on the link, send an e-mail to david@LTProfessionals.com
Please state your full name and which workshops you would like to attend. There are three groups (A, B and C) starting in 2012. Please state which of these groups you would like to join, and whether you can join another group if your first choice is full.
Priority will be given to teachers who apply for a series of workshops.
When you register for a workshop, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. If you don't receive an e-mail within a couple of days, it means your registration has not gone through.
Workshop schedule
There are twenty workshops held on ten days for each program.
Morning workshops: 10:30 - 1:00
Afternoon workshops: 2:00 - 4:30 |
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Title |
Trainer |
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
| YL1 |
How children learn |
David Paul |
Sun Feb 12
2012 (AM) |
Sat Apr 21
2012 (AM) |
Sun Apr 29
2012 (AM) |
| YL 2 |
Child-centered learning |
David Paul |
Sun Feb 12
2012 (PM) |
SatApr 21
2012 (PM) |
Sun Apr 29
2012 (PM) |
| YL 3 |
Teaching phonics |
David Paul |
Sun Mar 19
2012 (AM) |
Sat May 19
2012 (AM) |
Sun May 20
2012 (AM) |
| YL 4 |
Phonics activities |
David Paul |
Sun Mar 19
2012 (PM) |
Sat May 19
2012 (PM) |
Sun May 20
2012 (PM) |
| YL 5 |
Teaching listening and
communication |
David Paul |
Sun Apr 22
2012 (AM) |
Sat Jun 16
2012 (AM) |
Sun Jun 17
2012 (AM) |
| YL 6 |
Teaching writing |
David Paul |
Sun Apr 22
2012 (PM) |
Sat Jun 16
2012 (PM) |
Sun Jun 17
2012 (PM) |
| YL 7 |
Teaching games and songs
effectively |
David Paul |
Sun May 27
2012 (AM) |
Sat Jul 28
2012 (AM) |
Sun Jul 22
2012 (AM) |
| YL 8 |
Activities for children's classes |
David Paul |
Sun May 27
2012 (PM) |
Sat Jul 28
2012 (PM) |
Sun Jul 22
2012 (PM) |
| YL 9 |
Lesson planning |
David Paul |
Sun Jun 24
2012 (AM) |
Sat Sep 8
2012 (AM) |
Sun Sep 9
2012 (AM) |
| YL 10 |
Being an effective teacher |
David Paul |
Sun Jun 24
2012 (PM) |
Sat Sep 8
2012 (PM) |
Sun Sep 9
2012 (PM) |
| YL 11 |
Ages and Stages: Selecting
teaching and learning materials |
Ann Mayeda |
Sun Jul 29
2012 (AM) |
Sat Dec 1
2012 (AM) |
Sun Dec 2
2012 (PM) |
| YL 12 |
Content and language-integrated
learning |
Ann Mayeda |
Sun Jul 29
2012 (PM) |
Sat Dec 1
2012 (PM) |
Sun Dec 2
2012 (PM) |
| YL 13 |
Story based lessons for young
children |
Mari Nakamura |
Sun Sep 30
2012 (AM) |
Sat Oct 20
2012 (AM) |
Sun Oct 21
2012 (AM) |
| YL 14 |
A gateway to literary
independence |
Mari Nakamura |
Sun Sep 30
2012 (PM) |
Sat Oct 20
2012 (PM) |
Sun Oct 21
2012 (PM) |
| YL 15 |
Using songs and chants |
Setsuko Toyama |
Sun Oct 28
2012 (AM) |
Sat Nov 10
2012 (AM) |
Sun Nov 11
2012 (AM) |
| YL 16 |
Teaching in elementary schools |
Setsuko Toyama |
Sun Oct 28
2012 (PM) |
Sat Nov 10
2012 (PM) |
Sun Nov 11
2012 (PM) |
| YL 17 |
Multiple intelligences strategies for very young learners |
Kathleen Kampa |
Sun Nov 18
2012 (AM) |
Sat Jan 19
2013 (AM) |
Sun Jan 20
2013 (AM) |
| YL 18 |
Strategies for teaching young learners |
Kathleen Kampa |
Sun Nov 18
2012 (PM) |
Sat Jan 19
2013 (PM) |
Sun Jan 20
2012 (PM) |
| YL 19 |
Projects |
David Paul |
Sun Dec 16
2012 (AM) |
Sat Feb 9
2013 (AM) |
Sun Feb 10
2013 (AM) |
| YL 20 |
Projects |
David Paul |
Sun Dec 16
2012 (PM) |
Sat Feb 9
2013 (PM) |
Sun Feb 10
2013 (PM) |
Course material |
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Teaching English to Children in Asia (Pearson)
David Paul
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Trainers |
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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. He has also been a guest speaker at many conferences throughout the region. However, these days, when he is not teaching, he focuses almost entirely on training and supporting teachers at a grass-roots level.
His books include:
'Teaching English to Children in Asia' (Pearson)
'New Finding Out' (Macmillan)
'Communicate' (Compass)
'Motivate' (Compass)
'Communication Strategies' (Cengage) |
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Ann Mayeda
A teacher and teacher-trainer based in Kobe, Japan. She has over 20 years of experience working with a range of learners but has always been drawn to working with young learners and all the wonderful teachers dedicated to working with them. She has been involved in teaching and coordinating a MEXT-funded teacher-training program for elementary school teachers, and whenever time allows continues to conduct workshops for schools and teaching organizations throughout Japan. In addition to her lecturing duties at Konan Women’s University, she serves on the advisory board for Our Discovery Island, Pearson’s latest young learners EFL series and is a tutor on the University of Birmingham CELS MA distance learning team. The continuing theme in her teaching/learning philosophy centers on learner development and issues in autonomy as it applies to children and young adult learners. |
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Mari Nakamura
Owner of English Square, an English language school in Kanazawa, where she teachers children and teenagers. She has also been authoring several ELT materials, including English Land (Pearson Kirihara) and Doraemon Hajimeteno Eigo Jiten (Shogakkan) while providing teacher training sessions since 2005. She is active at both ETJ and JALT, and has a master's degree in TEYL.
Her books include:
'English Land' (Pearson)
'Doraemon Hajimeteno Eigo Jiten' (Shogakkan) |
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Setsuko Toyama
Having worked in the field of English Language Teaching for more than twenty years, she is a visiting professor at Keiwa College in Niigata, where she conducts teacher-training courses. She has presented at many conferences both in Japan and overseas. As well as teaching English to students of all ages, including team-teaching in special needs classes, she conducts teacher-training seminars at Tsuda College Open School and works closely with elementary school teachers of PEN (Primary English in Niigata) in developing English language teaching content and improving teaching practices.
Her books include:
‘English Time’ series (Oxford)
‘Eigo Katsudo Nyumon Pack’ (Oxford)
‘Journeys Listening/Speaking 1’ (Pearson)
‘Picture Dictionary for Children’ (Pie International)
‘Eigo no Ehon Katsuyo Manual’ (CosmoPier) |
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Kathleen Kampa
With over 25 years’ experience in teaching young learners, Magic Time co-author Kathleen Kampa continues to explore new ways to motivate and inspire children. Kathleen is also co-author of the new Oxford series, Everybody Up. In addition to her work in English language teaching, Kathleen has trained teachers around the world with a focus on very young learners, multiple intelligences strategies, music and movement/dance. She currently teaches at Seisen International School and Sullivan School of English.
Her books include:
Co-author, 'Magic Time' (Oxford)
Co-author, 'Everybody Up' (Oxford) |
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YL1: How children learn
Trainer: David Paul
A comparison of different theories and the implications of these theories for classroom practice. Teachers will look at the assumptions behind the methods we use.
YL2: Child-centered learning
Trainer: David Paul
What is child-centered learning and how can we incorporate child-centered methods in our classes? Teachers will compare teacher-centered and child-centered methods.
YL3: Teaching phonics
Trainer: David Paul
What is the role of phonics and how can we teach phonemic awareness? This session will also contrast phonics with other approaches to teaching reading and writing and look at the role of each approach.
YL4: Phonics activities
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will practice a range of activities for teaching phonics. This will include the creation of new activities by teachers.
YL5: Teaching listening and communication
Trainer: David Paul
How can we develop children's listening and communication ability? The ability to communicate includes a variety of elements. This session will look at how these can be scaffolded over a period of time.
YL6: Teaching writing
Trainer: David Paul
Writing is the most difficult of the four skills, but mastering writing greatly improves the children's ability to internalize language. This session will look at how to teach writing in an effective way.
YL7: Teaching games and songs effectively
Trainer: David Paul
How can we use games and songs to maximise learning? Games and songs are used as extras by some teachers and just to have fun by others. How can we make them the central part of the learning process?
YL8: Activities for children's classes
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will practice a range of activities. This will include the creation of new activities by teachers. Teachers will also assess their own and others' activities.
YL9: Lesson planning
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will look at effective lesson planning, create lesson plans, and demonstrate how the lessons would be carried out in practice.
YL10: Being an effective teacher
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will look at the role of the teacher in class, and at how to manage difficult classes. This will include the way we interact with students, the example we set, our role in activities etc..
YL11: Ages and Stages: Selecting teaching and learning materials
Trainer: Ann Mayeda
Teachers will get a basic overview of first and subsequent language development in children with the aim of deciding the criteria for selecting age and level-appropriate materials.
YL12: Content and language-integrated learning
Trainer: Ann Mayeda
What are your students learning in school? How can you integrate this knowledge into your lessons? Teachers will look at some of the curricular content in primary school, then take authentic materials and develop language learning activities based around them.
YL 13: Story based lessons for young children
Trainer: Mari Nakamura
This session will examine how we can nurture young children' love of language and multiple skills using illustrated stories as a springboard. Teachers will actually design some activities in small groups.
YL 14: A gateway to literary independence
Trainer: Mari Nakamura
What's beyond the ABC'S? This session will discuss effective ways to develop children's reading fluency and comprehension skills with the aim to help them become lifelong readers.
YL 15: Using songs and chants
Trainer: Setsuko Toyama
Songs and chants as teaching materials should present the rhythm, stress and intonation of natural English. Teachers will learn various songs and chants and will make their own.
YL 16: Teaching in elementary schools
Trainer: Setsuko Toyama
Teachers will learn various classroom-tested activities that compliment “Hi, friends!”, a MEXT provided teaching material. Tips on team-teaching with homeroom teachers will be discussed.
YL 17: Multiple intelligences strategies for very young learners
Trainer: Kathleen Kampa
How can we use multiple intelligences (MI) strategies to maximise learning? MI can be used to explore the various ways in which children learn, but it can also be used a teaching tool to diversify our lessons. Learn how to use MI with young learners to create fun, exciting lessons!
YL 18: Strategies for teaching young learners
Trainer: Kathleen Kampa
What do you know about young learners? How do they learn best? Learn some simple strategies for teaching young learners. Come away with some practical activities that will bring joy and magic to your classroom.
YL 19: Your turn
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will be divided into groups in advance. Groups will prepare plans and activities for introducing and practicing assigned language targets, and will demonstrate these to the other teachers taking the program. We wil all discuss the ideas that are demonstrated.
YL 20: Your turn
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will be divided into groups in advance. Groups will prepare plans and activities for introducing and practicing assigned language targets, and will demonstrate these to the other teachers taking the program. We wil all discuss the ideas that are demonstrated.
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