ELT Calendar

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

JACET Convention 2011 - The 50th Commemorative International Convention (day 4 of 4)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:40 PM
Speaker: Plenary Speakers Rod Ellis, Ernesto Macaro, Ikuo Koike, and Peter Skehan
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The JACET Convention 2011 will be held from August 30 - September 2 in Fukuoka City. Plenary speakers are Rod Ellis (University of Auckland), Ernesto Macaro (University of Oxford), Ikuo Koike (Keio University, Emeritus) and Peter Skehan (Chinese University of Hong Kong).

The Significance of the Implicit vs. Explicit Distinction for Language Pedagogy
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Rod Ellis
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This talk will begin by briefly examining the following distinctions: (1) implicit vs. explicit learning, (2) implicit vs.