ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Eureka! Finding a direction forward with research planning
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuin University)
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, the presenter will provide an overview of Freeman's (1998) chapter on forming and developing lines of inquiry when researching one 's own teaching context.

TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 2): Teaching, Learning, and Researching Vocabulary
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Stuart Webb (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Today there is a great deal of attention given to vocabulary in the literature on language learning. It is now the norm rather than the exception to find research on vocabulary in most Applied Linguistics journals.