ELT Calendar

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Integrating Language and Content in Immersion Classrooms
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Fred Genesee, McGill University
Organization: Katoh Gakuen
Location: Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, we will briefly examine student outcomes in immersion, with a focus on second language achievement and factors that influence second language achievement.

Preparing for the TOEFL iBT with Longman
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM
Speaker: Deborah Phillips
Organization: Pearson Japan
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Schedule: 1. Explanation of the new TOEFL IBT Test (about 25 minutes) 2.

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ELT means English Language Teaching. The ELT Calendar contains information about conferences, conventions, workshops, presentations and other events of professional interest to teachers of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) in Japan, and the research communities of SLA (Second Language Acquisition), TESOL (Teaching English as a Second or Other Language), TEFL (Teaching English as a Foriegn Language) and others relevant to language learning and teaching English in Japan.