ELT Calendar

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

The Fourth Annual Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom (day 3 of 4)
Time: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Steve Cornwell (Osaka Jogakuin), Barbara Lockee (Virginia Tech), TBA
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The Fourth Annual Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom will be held from April 17-20 2014. The conference theme is Individual, Community, Society: Connecting, Learning and Growing.

Using Tasks with Extensive Reading
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Brendan Van Deusen (Nagasaki International University)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Mr. Van Deusen explores the aspects of Extensive Reading with Task-Based Learning in the April monthly meeting of Nagasaki JALT.

The Fourth Annual Asian Conference on Language Learning 2014 (day 3 of 4)
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Steve Cornwell (Osaka Jogakuin) Barbara Lockee (Virginia Tech)
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The Fourth Annual Asian Conference on Language Learning will be held from April 17-20 2014, at the Rihga Royal Hotel and the adjoining Osaka International Conference Center (OICC) in Osaka.

Integrating Integrated Speaking Into Your Curriculum
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Sei Isomine
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The purpose of the presentation is to demonstrate how TOEFL Speaking Integrated Tasks can be effectively incorporated into classroom instruction and assessment.

Yardsticks of Quality in Japanese Higher Education
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Sarah Louisa Birchley (Toyo Gakuen University)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: Dr. Sarah Louisa Birchley's presentation and workshop will explore and seek to make sense of the concept of quality in HE institutions in Japan.