ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

The 2010 PAC-KOTESOL International Conference (day 1 of 2)
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Nation, Patricia Duff, Thomas Farrell, David Nunan, Kathleen Bailey, Rod Ellis and many more
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
Short description: The 2010 KOTESOL International Conference will include the 10th Conference of the Pan-Asian Consortium of Language Teaching Societies. The title of this conference is "The 2010 PAC-KOTESOL International Conference", and its theme is "Advancing ELT in the Global Context.

TEMI Spring Pioneer Seminar (day 1 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Teaching English Methods Institute, a nonprofit organization founded by Helene J. Uchida, the Language Connection's "Primary Advice" columnist, will offer a teacher-training seminar for October 16th-17th.

Proofreading: Problems and Practice
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ian Willey and Kimie Tanimoto
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Native English-speaking teachers at Japanese universities are often asked to proofread manuscripts written by colleagues in scientific fields. However, research has questioned the efficacy of "native checks" by language teachers on professional texts.