ELT Calendar

Saturday, March 30th, 2013

MyShare
Time: 1:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: James Rogers (Kansai Gaidai University), Kevin Stein (Clark Memorial International High School), Daniel J. Mills (Ritsumeikan University), Michael Sullivan (Nippon Steel, Sumikin-Intercom, Inc)
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: MyShare is an opportunity for teachers to present on a wide range of classroom activities to an audience looking for fresh ideas for the new academic year.

Cross-linguistic Variations In Second Language Reading Development: Research and Practice
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Keiko Koda (Carnegie Mellon University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: In all languages, learning to read entails making links between a spoken language and its writing system. In second language reading, the linking process is far more complex because it involves two languages and their writing systems.

Call for Papers Due March 30th (Saturday)

The Annual JALT Vocabulary Symposium
Call for papers due: March 30th (Saturday)
Event Date: June 29th (Saturday), 2013
Overview: The 2nd Annual JALT Vocabulary Symposium will be held June 29th, 2013 at Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka City.