ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 12th, 2015

Memory And Learning In Language Teaching
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly (Kansai University)
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: Part 1: The Secret Mission of Memory and How it Helps Us Make Meaning from Language If you are a normal person, you have memory problems. There is no physiological reason we should mix up so many things, but we do.

Poster Sessions: Meet Nagasaki JALT Executive
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Thom W. Rawson (Nagasaki Int'l U), Karen Masatsugu (Kwassui Women's U), Luc Roberge (Nagasaki Junior College), Brendan Van Deusen (Nagasaki Int'l U), John Patrick Owatari-Dorgan (Nagasaki Int'l U)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: To kick of the 2015 school year, please come and join our April meeting and meet our Nagasaki JALT executive. Better yet, find out what these people are doing when they aren't busy organizing local JALT events.

Workshop on Extensive Reading
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring (Notre Dame Seishin University)
Organization: Tottori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture
Short description: This workshop will first discuss the need for Extensive Reading (ER) in all language programs regardless of students' age or ability. Next we will discuss various types of ER programs and clarify what ER is and isn't.