Seminar 1 Preparation

1. Pre-seminar Questionnaire

Please fill out the pre-seminar questionnaire (even if you have submitted one for a previous seminar).

2. Teacher’s Manual

Please carefully read the following manual entries to get the most out of the seminar practice sessions.

• A Case for Actively Teaching Pronunciation

• Checking and Assigning Homework

• Flashing Cards

• Important Points in Teaching English to Children

• The PLS Rank System

• PLS Seminars

If time allows, reading the procedure for the following activities will also give you a more solid foundation before coming to the seminar.

• Alphabet & Calendar

• Bingo Games

• Can/Can't Piles

• The Class Info Game

• Colored Word Cubes

• Daily Expressions

  • Daily Expressions Hint Game

• Elementary Lies

• Elementary Openers

• Enterquest

• Error Correction

• Family Concentration

• Flash 5

• Noun Recall Game

• Paired Command Cards (PCCs)

• Phonic Charts

• The Phonic I.D. Game

• Phonic Tic Tac Toe

• Point and Say

• Pro-Con Cards

• Question/Answer

• Quick Response Questions (QRQs)

• Speak 'n Sit

• The Vowel Game

3. Training Videos

We recommend watching the following training videos. Please be aware that some of the videos are based on the old rank system, so any references to a particular rank number may be inaccurate, but other information remains relevant.

• A Quick Look at PLS Classes (about 38 minutes)

• Important Points in Teaching English to Children (about 12 minutes)

• Error Correction (about 6 minutes)

• 10 Rank Overview (about 7 minutes)

• Flashing Cards (about 19 minutes)

• Tips for Planning Effective Lessons (about 12 minutes)

4. Homework Materials

To make the most of the homework check practice, we ask that you learn:

• Daily Expressions, Set A

• Alphabet & Calendar

• Question/Answer, Set A

While it is possible for teachers to learn these cards without doing so, we recommend you listen to the lessons and play through the games on PLS Click for those homework sets to understand what your students are doing. Please note that if you are not familiar with the materials, you may not be able to practice the homework checks (as either a teacher or “student”) at the seminar.

Please talk to your manager or senior teachers about access to these homework materials.

＊ Optional Pre-quiz

For this seminar, there is an option pre-quiz for attendees and/or their schools who wish to check their preparation before attending the seminar. If submitting the quiz, please do so at least one week before attending the seminar and we will return your results before the seminar.

Questions may include content from anything listed on this page, including the “recommended” reading list. The quiz should be taken closed-book, so we recommend completing all preparation before attempting the quiz.

Please be advised that future seminar quizzes may be mandatory.