ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 13th, 2014

The 3rd Annual JALT CUE-SIG ESP Symposium: Kanto 2014
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Yasushi Ikebe (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation), Michael Handford (University of Tokyo), Brian Paltridge (University of Sydney)
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The 3rd annual JALT-CUE ESP Symposium comes to Kanto. The symposium will feature a full-spectrum of invited speakers: two ESP specialists - one from abroad and one from Japan - as well as an industry leader.

TUJ Osaka Distinguished Lecturer Series: Research-based Curriculum and Pedagogy in Second Language Writing
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Eli Hinkel (Seattle Pacific University, U.S.A.)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The Temple University Distinguished Lecturer Series brings internationally-recognized TESOL scholars to TUJ for intensive weekend seminars. Each seminar can be taken for elective credit for the master's and doctoral degrees.

Pseudo-science in EFL; Woo, does it hurt?
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Terry Fellner (Saga University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This talk will discuss some practices in EFL that, while enjoying some popularity, may have little or no scientific evidence to support their use. The presentation begins by defining what is meant by the term "pseudo-science" and then looks at some areas in EFL that either are pseudo-science or alarmingly close to being pseudo-science.

What Can Younger Learners Teach Us?
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Zack Robertson (Ashiya Town Board of Education, ALT)
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will begin by exploring the differences in language learning/acquisition processes of children and adults through the examination of various physiological/neurological, psychological/cognitive, and sociolinguistic patterns that are emerging currently in the fields of SLA, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.