Our Summer Seminars are in-person professional development workshops designed specifically for teachers of English in Junior and Senior high school. The seminars provide a platform for sharing ideas, learning new skills, and networking with fellow educators.
Join us this year in Osaka and Tokyo for interactive sessions from experts in English language teaching as well as group discussion led by experienced facilitators.
Sessions will be interactive and engaging, allowing you to collaborate with colleagues and gain valuable insights into best practices for teaching English. They are also an excellent opportunity for you to enhance your teaching skills and stay up to date with the latest trends and techniques in English education. We hope you will join us for this exciting event.
Register your place today!
Key topics
- Implementing extensive reading into the curriculum
- Getting the most out of digital materials in classes
- Adapting OUP materials (洋書) for a Japanese secondary school context
Attendee benefits
- Learn practical uses of OUP materials from experienced teachers and OUP trainers
- Enhance your teaching skills and stay up to date with the latest trends and techniques in English education
- Connect with and learn from like-minded educators who share your passion for English language teaching
- Browse the latest print and digital materials from Oxford University Press
Date & Time
- Osaka
- Tueday, 22 August
13:00 – 18:00
- Tokyo
- Thursday, 24 August
13:00 – 18:00
Recommended for
Junior High and Senior High School teachers or equivalent
Admission
Free
- Date & Time
- Tueday, 22 August
Doors open：12:45
Workshops：13:00 – 18:00
- Venue
- AP Osaka Eki Mae, Tokyo Tatemono Umeda Building, Room: AP Hall Ⅱ
1-12-12 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
MAP
Agenda
13:00 - 13:10
Welcome
13:10 - 14:30
Into the Unknown - Overcoming the Fear of Digital in the English Classroom (40 min. presentation / 40 min. group discussion)
Tomek Ziemba
14:30 - 14:40
Break
14:40 - 16:00
Creating a Passion for Reading – Using Extensive Reading to Grow Imagination and Thinking Skills (40 min. presentation / 40 min. group discussion)
Noriko Yamagishi
16:00 - 16:10
Break
16:10 - 17:30
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words – Reinforcing Student-Centered Learning through Art & Technology (40 min. presentation / 40 min. group discussion)
Ken Guerrero
17:30 - 17:40
Closing remarks
17:40 - 18:00
Book display and consultation
Presenters
- Tomek ZiembaNational Institute of Technology, Oita College
- Tomek Ziemba is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Oita College in Kyushu. After graduating with a Masters in Educational Technology from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, he has spent over a decade teaching and researching in the field of student motivation with CALL (computer-assisted language learning) in creating blended learning class environments.
- PresentationInto the Unknown - Overcoming the Fear of Digital in the English Classroom
- Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many teachers unfamiliar with digital materials were forced to change their ways of teaching, and often are found to be in over their heads. However, by the time in-person classes resumed teachers better understood the benefits of incorporating CALL in English classes to create a blended learning environment and help intrinsically motivate students to want to learn even outside of class!< br/> From digitally experienced teachers to those who are even afraid of trial-and-error, everyone will find some unique ways of using digital materials from Oxford and other free source material to spice up your English classes to make your job easier and more fun!
- Noriko Yamagishi St.Hilda's School
- Noriko Yamagishi has been interested in Extensive Reading since she was a high school student when she took a course taught by Kunihide Sakai. After graduating from Keio University, majoring in English and American Literature she worked with bookstores and publishers, editing and selling English books and teaching materials, and was involved in launching an English extensive reading program at the Yotsuya Library in Shinjuku City. In her current position she remains an advocate of extensive reading, supporting junior high school students during integrated learning time, as well as being a regular member of NPO Tadoku Supporters (NPO多言語多読), where she plans and manages events for teachers and librarians.
- PresentationCreating a Passion for Reading – Using Extensive Reading to Grow Imagination and Thinking Skills
- The term Extensive Reading often evokes the image of a teaching method that has students reading lots of books with an aim to increase speed and accuracy or in other cases, just focusing on the activity of reading itself. However, if you don't give your students the experience of having fun while reading, they won't develop the passion needed to acquire true reading skills. In this session, we will explore how to create an environment and encourage students to create virtuous cycles in which they enjoy reading, want to introduce it to others, and are then inspired to continue reading. We will look at practical examples using the Oxford Reading Club.
- Ken GuerreroNara Prefectural Kokusai High School
- Ken Guerrero has been an instructor of English for ten years in Japan. He has found success in integrating art and technology to improve student understanding and engagement in the classroom. By encouraging students to express their thoughts concretely through illustrations, he believes that students can inject their personalities and analyze texts in English more effectively and meaningfully.
- PresentationA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words – Reinforcing Student-Centered Learning through Art & Technology
- By using the “illustrate function” on learning platforms such as ‘LoiloNote’, students can overcome their aversions to reading lengthy and challenging texts in English. This method relaxes students, stimulates their creativity and engagement, and encourages communication with their peers. In addition, it allows students to find pleasure in reading the passages from their Q-Skills textbook. Through these illustrations, educators can clearly grasp to what extent their students have understood a text. These illustrations also provide insight into their students’ beliefs, headspaces, and personal lives.
- Date & Time
- Thursday, 24 August
Doors open：12:45
Workshops：13:00 – 18:00
- Venue
- AP Tokyo Yaesu, KPP Yaesu Building, Room K
1-10-7 Kyobachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
MAP
Agenda
13:00 - 13:10
Welcome
13:10 - 14:30
Using Q: Skills for Success: Trials, Challenges and Successes (40 min. presentation / 40 min. group discussion)
Yoko Miyajima
14:30 - 14:40
Break
14:40 - 16:00
Creating a Passion for Reading – Using Extensive Reading to Grow Imagination and Thinking Skills (40 min. presentation / 40 min. group discussion)
Noriko Yamagishi
16:00 - 16:10
Break
16:10 - 17:30
Digital Tools for Enhanced Learning (40 min. presentation / 40 min. group discussion)
Rob Peacock
17:30 - 17:40
Closing remarks
17:40 - 18:00
Book display and consultation
Presenters
- Yoko Miyajima Shizuoka Prefectural Hamamatsu Commercial High School
- Yoko Miyajima has taught English in public high schools in Shizuoka Prefecture for 35 years. She first encountered Q: Skills for Success at Hamamatsu Konan High School and began to explore ways to incorporate it into lessons and emphasizes the balance of the four English skills. After transferring to Hamamatsu Minami Prefectural High School, she continued to utilize Q: Skills for Success in cooperation with teachers in other grades with an aim to develop English proficiency to meet university entrance exams needs and build students’ mastery of the four English skills. Currently, she is teaching at Hamamatsu Commercial High School, still using Q: Skills for Success, as she leads communication-centered classes that emphasize increased output.
- PresentationUsing Q: Skills for Success: Trials, Challenges and Successes
- In this session I will share some of the challenges and successes that have emerged from my trial-and-error approach in implementing and utilizing Q:skills in three schools which I have worked at. We will explore some of the following:
• Challenges and strategies of teaching the 4 skills in English
• Applying Shohei Otani’s two-way approach to the English curriculum, - using approved and supplemental textbooks side by side.
• Getting buy in and support from colleagues and supervisors
• Reforming the way we teach and prepare for lessons to achieve a better work-life balance
Throughout the session and in small group discussions we will explore these topics and learn from each other's experience.
- Noriko Yamagishi St.Hilda's School
- Noriko Yamagishi has been interested in Extensive Reading since she was a high school student when she took a course taught by Kunihide Sakai. After graduating from Keio University, majoring in English and American Literature she worked with bookstores and publishers, editing and selling English books and teaching materials, and was involved in launching an English extensive reading program at the Yotsuya Library in Shinjuku City. In her current position she remains an advocate of extensive reading, supporting junior high school students during integrated learning time, as well as being a regular member of NPO Tadoku Supporters (NPO多言語多読), where she plans and manages events for teachers and librarians.
- PresentationCreating a Passion for Reading – Using Extensive Reading to Grow Imagination and Thinking Skills
- The term Extensive Reading often evokes the image of a teaching method that has students reading lots of books with an aim to increase speed and accuracy or in other cases, just focusing on the activity of reading itself. However, if you don't give your students the experience of having fun while reading, they won't develop the passion needed to acquire true reading skills. In this session, we will explore how to create an environment and encourage students to create virtuous cycles in which they enjoy reading, want to introduce it to others, and are then inspired to continue reading. We will look at practical examples using the Oxford Reading Club.
- Rob PeacockOxford University Press
- Rob Peacock currently works at Oxford University Press as an Educational Services Consultant. He has spent over 20 years in Japan teaching students of all ages as well as providing teacher support and workshops.
- PresentationDigital Tools for Enhanced Learning
- Learners and educators are increasingly looking to technology to enrich education. In this session, we will see how online practice activities can increase exposure to English and learner agency, and how a learning management system allows teachers to assign activities and track students’ progress. We will also look at the benefits of using classroom presentation software for heads-up learning.
Date & Time
- Osaka
- Tueday, 22 August
13:00 – 18:00
- Tokyo
- Thursday, 24 August
13:00 – 18:00
Recommended for
Junior High and Senior High School teachers or equivalent
Admission
Free
Schedule and content are subject to change without prior notice.
Updated: 21 April 2023