ELT Calendar

Sunday, July 27th, 2014

(1) Overcoming English Teaching Challenges Together; (2) The Relationship Between Japan and Foreign People/Cultures Since The Meiji Era (in Japanese)
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Kojima Naoya
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: (1) Overcoming English Teaching Challenges Together: Japanese and English discussions with like-minded teachers The first half is a 50-minute group session to discuss teaching challenges, solutions, and milestones.

Talk: Revisiting Mechanical Speaking Practices
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Emiko Kaneko (University of Aizu)
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: In the English as a foreign language (EFL) context, learners only have limited exposure to naturally spoken English. They also have very few opportunities in which they use English naturalistically for oral communication.