ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 13th, 2015

PIGATE meeting (cosponsored with NanKyu JALT)
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Hiroshi Fukushima and Rick Lavin (Prefectural University of Kumamoto)
Organization: NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Short description: Hiroshi Fukushima will discuss his current research into shadowing as a technique to improve listening for Japanese learners of English. .

TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series: Reflective Practice for Language Teachers
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Thomas Farrell (Brock University, Canada)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Reflective practice generally means conscious thinking about what we are doing and why we are doing it and is now used in many different professions such as the legal profession, nursing, and education.

(1) Phonological Memory and Listening Comprehension: An Exploration into the Students' Insights about Extensive Reading; (2) The Effective Use of a Checklist on Silent Reading in the EFL Reading Class
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: (1) Junichiro Takeno; (2) Kyoko Sunami-Burden
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: This presentation focuses on the role of phonological memory in listening comprehension of Japanese learners of English. It can be said that phonological short-term memory, specifically the capacity of the phonological loop of working memory, is largely affected by the learner�s rehearsal speed.

The Innovation Adoption Lifecycle and Teaching Practice
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Phillips
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Using Bell's Technology (or Innovation) Adoption Lifecycle theory, this presentation will be allow attedees to reflect on elements of their current teaching situations and practices, based on an understanding that the model "describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation, according to the demographic and psychological characteristics of defined user categories.