ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Temple University Japan/Fukuoka JALT 3rd Annual Applied Linguistics Colloquium
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Plenary: David Beglar and presentations by 19 others
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Plenary: Principles for Developing Second Language Learners' Lexical Knowledge (David Beglar, Temple University Japan)Researchers have convincingly shown that the primary factor supporting communicative language use is lexical knowledge.

Hurt your Brain
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Jack Curran, Colin Skeates
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Machida City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Jack Curran: 'Detailed Reading' has been the subject of several publications by David Rose and James Martin of Sydney University. They have taken Vygotsky's 'scaffolding' to a higher level and introduced a new important element 'elaboration'.

Validity and Validation of Language Tests
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Rie Koizumi (Tokiwa University)
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
Short description: Validity and validation are highly important to the development and use of language tests. In this presentation, Rie Koizumi will first describe the concept of validity and the procedures of validation using examples from projects she has been involved in.

Kim's Summer Song and Chant Boot Camp
Time: 2:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne, Izumi Chuo Kindergarten
Organization: ETJ Kyoto (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Kim's bringing back some classics and a lot of new material! Explore songs, chants, games and other activities that will bring language and laughter to young children.