ELT Calendar

Saturday, December 19th, 2015

Trends in Language Teaching Conference
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: James Elwood and Andrew Meyerhoff
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: A nationwide invitation for speakers for Okinawa JALT's "Trends in Language Teaching Conference" will ensure a variety of interesting presentations for everyone.

JACET ESP SIG Kanto (December 2015 Meeting) Classroom practices
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Lawrie Hunter, Michael Sharpe, Uma Maheswari Rajagopalan and Shi Jie
Organization: JACET English for Specific Purposes SIG (Japan Association of College English Teachers) Kanto
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Members will present practical teaching ideas for ESP classes. Program:15:00 to 15:25: The invisible structures of technical writing: Pattern recognition for learner executive mode Lawrie Hunter 15:30 to 15:55 Promoting L2 reading skill development and technical language structure knowledge through text mapping work Michael Sharpe 15:55 to 16:10 Short Break 16:10 to 16:35 Teaching of summary writing to science and technology students of a Japanese university Uma Maheswari Rajagopalan & Shi Jie After the meeting, there will be a dinner for those who are interested in joining.