ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

ACLL 2011: The Inaugural Asian Conference on Language Learning
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers Garr Reynolds and Jill Robbins; featured speakers Deryn P. Verity, Charles Kowalski and Kevin Cleary
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural Asian Conference on Language Learning, to be held from June 10-12 2011, at the Ramada Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

ACTC 2011: Inaugural Asian Conference on Technology
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speakers Garr Reynolds and Jill Robbins; featured speakers Bill Pellowe and Roger Palmer
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural Asian Conference on Technology (actc. iafor.

A Revision Lesson for Junior and Senior High School
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Terry Yearley
Organization: Filipino English Teachers in Japan (Saitama)
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: In this presentation Terry will share two activities that he found useful in preparing students for upcoming exams. The first is a quiz called 'Climbing Grammar Mountain '(Gunn and McCallum, 2005).

Testing times: Ensuring success
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Philips
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This multifaceted presentation will begin with a brief theoretical review of the major types and functions of language assessments, as well as fundamental criteria and desirable properties of good tests.

Writer's Night: Writing for Young Adults
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Suzanne Kamata and Holly Thompson
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: RSVP: Please reserve by June 10 by sending an e-mail to info@scbwi. jp This event will be in English.