ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 23rd, 2015

7th Annual NEAR Language Education Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due Feb 15, 2015
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Re-envisioning Language Teaching: Understanding Challenges, Creating Solutions, Inspiring Success. For details, please see the NEAR Conference website.

Teaching Guidelines Seminar
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Lori Ligon, FETJ Global Exe.Com Vice Pres. for Training
Organization: Filipino English Teachers in Japan (Okazaki)
Location: Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Teaching Guidelines Seminar. .

TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series: Applications of Corpus Linguistics in Language Materials Design and In-Class Teaching and Learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Laurence Anthony (Waseda University, Japan)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This course introduces the principles of corpus linguistics and explains how corpus approaches can be applied in the design of language materials and the development of innovative language teaching and learning approaches.

Multicultural Me: Expanding horizons for intercultural communication
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Jon Dujmovich
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Rescheduled from Feb. 21Updated time: 6 PM startUtilized in various settings for adults & university students, down to J.

(1) Retasking Dictogloss; (2) Extremely Short Stories (ESS)
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Stockwell (Sugiyama Jogakuen University), Saya Ike (Sugiyama Jogakuen University), Cheryl DiCello (Sugiyama Jogakuen University)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: (1) Retasking Dictogloss This presentation will demonstrate three ways a short dictogloss component on quizzes supports vocabulary acquisition, timely assessment, and evaluation of achievement for learners.