ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 31st, 2012

5th International Symposium on Digital Technologies in Foreign Language Learning
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speaker James Paul Gee (Arizona State University)
Organization: Kyoto University
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: The 5th International Symposium on Digital Technologies in Foreign Language Learning will be held on March 31st, 2012 at Kyoto University, Clock Tower Centennial Hall.

English Teaching Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: English Teaching Workshop
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Part 1: TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) Study Meeting Module 1, Unit 3 Phonology. Participants are expected to: bring a copy of The TKT Course Module 1, 2 and 3, second edition (ISBN 978-0-521-12565-9) Cambridge University Press, or visit cambridgeesol.

TUJ Osaka Distinguished Lecturer Series: Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning: Theory, Practice and Research
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Ema Ushioda (University of Warwick, UK)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: This seminar will focus on the interactions between motivation and autonomy in language learning. The opening lecture will provide an overview of the rather different traditions of inquiry that have shaped theories of L2 motivation on the one hand, and theories of learner autonomy in language education on the other.

Call for Papers Due March 31st (Saturday)

FAB3: First Annual Brain Days
Call for papers due: March 31st (Saturday)
Event Dates: July 14th (Saturday) - July 16th (Monday), 2012
Overview: Kitakyushu JALT's First Annual Brain Days event is an International Three-Day TEFL Certification Event to be held July 14-16, 2012 at Kitakyushu University in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Call for Papers Due March 31st (Saturday)

JASFL Spring Meeting 2012
Call for papers due: March 31st (Saturday)
Event Date: April 21st (Saturday), 2012
Overview: The Japan Association of Systemic Functional Linguistics will hold their Spring Meeting 2012 on April 21st in Kyoto.

Call for Papers Due March 31st (Saturday)

EFL Teacher Journeys Conference
Call for papers due: March 31st (Saturday)
Event Date: June 24th (Sunday), 2012
Overview: Shizuoka JALT and the JALT Teacher Education and Development (TED) SIG will hold this one-day conference in Shizuoka on June 24, 2012.