ELT Calendar

Saturday, December 5th, 2015

Academic Writing: Cultivating Success in the Publishing Process
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Beaufait and David Ockert
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kokubunji City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: In this three-part presentation, JALT Writers' Peer Support Group (PSG) members will first describe the PSG and its workings with aspiring academic writers.

Investigating the world outside: Students and Teachers as Researchers
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Short description: 1) Students as ResearchersProject work can be a powerful means of empowering students to take their learning beyond the borders of the classroom, to examine the world outside, to seek answers, and suggest change.

New frontiers in teaching writing: Exploring the feasibility and effectiveness of synchronous written corrective feedback
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Aubrey (Kwansei Gakuin University
Organization: Oita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Oita City, Oita Prefecture
Short description: None supplied. .

Internationalized Tertiary Education, followed by Bonenkai (Fukuoka JALT's annual end-of-year party)
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Haswell (Kyushu University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: PresentationThis presentation covers recent efforts by MEXT to internationalize Japanese education through the use of English. The current language education policies in Japan mandate over 10 years of English language education.