ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Interactive Blended Learning: The next generation of ELT
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Borys Diakonow, Pearson Longman Japan
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: While published ELT materials will continue to dominate the language classroom, technology has undisputedly made significant inroads into collaborating with language education, resulting in "b-learning", or blended learning.

The Best of JALT National Conference
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Niigata JALT will give the floor to anyone who attended the JALT National Conference to give a summary report of their favourite presentation. The national conference is the main focus of the JALT year, and is jam-packed with great ideas and discussions.

The Pecha-kucha Group Share from the JALT National Conference
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Various Members
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: Six of our members will attempt to utilize the growing trend of "pecha-kucha" (using 20 slides for 20 seconds each) to showcase one activity that they learned about at the recent JALT National Conference.