ELT Calendar

Saturday, July 12th, 2014

Bi-Lingual Moodle Workshop
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Thom Rawson, Brendan Van Deusen
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: Come learn about Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment), a popular free software e-learning platform. .

Three presentations on Extensive Reading (followed by a beer garden party)
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Peacock, Trevor Holster, J. Lake, William Pellowe, Paul Goldberg
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This meeting consists of three presentations on the topic of Extensive Reading. After the meeting, Fukuoka JALT will hold its annual summer beer garden event.

Humor in EFL: Gold Mine or Mine Field?
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Gardner (Okayama University)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: This workshop discusses humor's potential in EFL instruction. It looks at two intertwined applications of humor in the classroom: "humor as subject" - giving students input showing how humor pervades contemporary English usage; and "humor as medium" - encouraging humor as a teaching / learning / socializing tool in classroom interaction.