ELT Calendar

Saturday, July 20th, 2013

Summer Seminar 2013: KUIS 12th Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Atsuko Takase (Kinki University, Osaka), Hajime Narita (Osaka University)
Organization: Research Institute for Communication of Kansai University of International Studies
Location: Amgasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: This is an annual one-day mini-conference, which aims to share ideas on a wide range of topics on language teaching and learning to help teachers prepare for the autumn semester.

Cambridge English Language Assessment: YLE examiner training
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Jim George
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: Professional development day-long session to train experienced and qualified teachers of young learners, to be become Speaking test Examiners (SEs). This workshop will cover the speaking tests for the three levels of YLE - Starters, Movers and Flyers.

Self Access Centers
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: Brett Milliner (Tamagawa University), Travis Coyte (Tamagawa University), Darrell Wilkinson (Soka University) and Bob Morrison (Kanada University of International Studies)
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Presenters from universities with active self-access centers (conversational lounges, writing centers, etc. ) will speak about what it takes to set up, administer and get your students to effectively use them.

Foreign Language Motivation in Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Terry Fellner (Saga University)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will introduce the latest findings of motivation research carried out in Japan. The presenter will summarize our current understanding of foreign language learning motivation and the significant contributions being made by Japan-based researchers.

Materials and Methods for the Communicative Classroom
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Mark Shrosbree
Organization: Oita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Beppu City, Oita Prefecture
Short description: Commercial textbooks form the backbone of many language courses. While such textbooks offer many advantages, they are rarely perfectly suited to any one particular group of learners.

Teaching Debate as a Physical Activity; afterwards: Beer Garden Summer Social 18:00 - 22:30
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: David Kluge (Nanzan University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Charles Adamson's presentation originally scheduled for today has been postponed, and we hope to reschedule it again sometime in the new year.

New ways of teaching listening
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Andrew Blyth (University of Canberra)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: In the past, teachers have not actually taught listening, but tested it instead. That is, commonly teachers used to play an audio cassette, elicit answers to comprehension questions, and so ‘teaching listening’ was supposedly done.