ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 6th, 2015

JALTCALL 2015 Language Learning Technologies and Learner Autonomy (day 2 of 3)
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:50 PM
Speaker: Keynote Speaker: Ema Ushioda (University of Warwick); Plenary Speaker: Rab Paterson (International Christian University)
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The JALTCALL 2015 conference will be held June 5-7 at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka, Japan. The theme of the conference is "Language Learning Technologies and Learner Autonomy.

Second Conference on Critical, constructive assessment of CEFR-based language teaching in Japan and beyond (CriConCef)
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Prof. Yukio Tono (CEFR-J, TUFS)
Organization: CEFR and Language Portfolio Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Critically and constructively assessing implementations of the CEFR and the Language Portfolio in Japan and beyond has been the topic of our MEXT-funded Kaken project.

2nd Annual Conference on Global Higher Education
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Global education offers an expanded viewpoint from which the old demarcations of countries, cultures, and academic disciplines become less divisive. In their place, global citizenship suggests the potential for powerful new fusions of perspective and identity.