ELT Calendar

Friday, August 30th, 2013

Moodle Summer Workshop in Hokkaido (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: To be announced. Tentative schedule available online
Organization: English Resource Center of Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Location: Obihiro City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: The theme of this free conference is "Learning From Each Other and Giving Back To The Community". Hosted by the English Resource Center of Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, it will include two days of Moodle workshops for beginners and intermediate users as well as Lightning Rounds (short 10-minute presentations of activities you can do in Moodle), academic presentation and commercial presentations.

JACET 2013: The 52nd International Convention
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Susan Bassnett (The University of Warwick), Ken Hyland (The University of Hong Kong), Toru Iiyoshi (Kyoto University). Call for papers due Feb. 8th
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: The theme of JACET's 52nd International Convention, held August 30th to September 1st, is Collaboration and Relativization in English Language Education 「英語教育の連携と相対化」.

JACET Warm-up Party
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Ken Hyland
Organization: Oxford University Press
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Kick off the 2013 JACET National Convention the right way! Catch up with colleagues and friends, meet leaders in many academic fields, enjoy drinks and food on Oxford! Space is limited (150 maximum) so we strongly recommend you pre-register online.

Call for Papers Due August 30th (Friday)

Peace as a Global Language Conference 2013
Call for papers due: August 30th (Friday)
Event Dates: November 16th (Saturday) - November 17th (Sunday), 2013
Overview: Peace as a Global Language will be held on November 16-17th at Rikkyo University Niiza Campus in Saitama, Japan.