PLS Newsletter - September 22nd, 2022
Seminar 2 (In-person) 1-day event
In September, we held in-person teacher training seminars in both Tokyo and Osaka for the first time since the start of the pandemic. We received feedback from participating teachers that it was a great opportunity to get practical guidance as well as raising awareness of various issues. As announced in the previous newsletter, Seminar 2, which is to be held in October, will also be a one-day event. Please see the attached file for details.
Seminar 2
Tokyo: 2 October (Sun), 10 am - 5 pm at PLS Hamadayama School
Osaka: 9 October (Sun), 10 am - 5 pm at Osaka Shashin Kaikan
Please register via the link below.
Seminar 3
We are currently planning for this to be held over two days, with some of the content of Seminar 2 interwoven.
Tokyo: 6 November (Sun) and 7 November (Mon) at PLS Hamadayama School
Osaka: 13 November (Sun) and 14 November (Mon) at Osaka Shashin Kaikan
(Contact person: Makiko Hara)
The PLS Autumn Forum (online)
This year's Autumn Forum will be held online, and will put the spotlight on multi-national, multi-cultural workplaces with the theme, “Language and Culture in the workplace”.
More details will be available soon. We hope to see you there.
Date: 27 November (Sun), 10 am - 2 pm (tentative)
(Contact person: Saki Imamura)
Oxford Reading Tree series price changes, etc.
The Oxford Reading Tree (ORT) series publishers have notified us of changes to the series (price revisions, out-of-print notifications, and restructuring of some products).
Please review the attachments for further details.
Please also find an updated order sheet for teaching materials reflecting the new prices attached.
Orders placed before 30 September will be honored at the current price.
Contents of the attached file:
• Price revision sheet
• Stage 2 First Sentences CD Pack - Partial out-of-print notice
(Deadline for orders for the current edition: 26 September)
• Restructuring of CD Packs
(Contact person: Makiko Hara)
6th Rank Click: Changes to Track 32, If... Say...
In response to feedback from sister schools, the game element of 6th rank Click - Track 32, If... Say... will be changed in conjunction with the update of the app on 26 September. Please see the link below for details.
(Contact person: Mitsu Asami)