Events

The Institute for Excellence in Higher Education presents a Professional Development Seminar for Language Teachers on March 24 at Kawauchi Kita Campus.

The objectives of the seminar are to promote collaboration in all levels of English education in Japan, from primary schools to universities, as well as to engage in a dialogue about current issues in language teaching and language teacher education.

Date: Sunday, March 24
Time: 2:00-5:20 p.m.
Venue: Room C101, Lecture Building C (Map)
Kawauchi Kita Campus
Register online here
The seminar will be held in English.

Program

Opening Remarks - 2:00-2:10 p.m.

Masahiro Yamaguchi, Vice President of Tohoku University

Workshop 1 - 2:10-2:50 p.m.

SMART activities for elementary school classrooms
Andy Lankshear, English Instructor, Koriyama Xaverio Gakuen

Workshop 2 - 2:50-3:30 p.m.

Unlocking clues to new ways of teaching in secondary schools
Takaaki Hiratsuka, Associate Professor, Tohoku University

Workshop 3 - 3:50-4:30 p.m.

Nurturing Global Citizens at Higher Education
Masuko Miyahara, Associate Professor, ELA, International Christian University

Panel Discussion - 4:30-5:20 p.m.

Current issues in language teaching and language teacher education