ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 10th, 2016

Pacific Second Language Research Forum 2016 (PacSLRF2016) (day 2 of 3)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Michael Harrington (Queensland University, Australia), Makiko Hirakawa (Bunkyo University, Japan), Alan Juffs (The University of Pittsburgh, USA), Ianthi Maria Tsimpli (University of Cambridge, UK)
Organization: The Japan Second Language Association
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The Pacific Second Language Research Forum 2016 (PacSLRF 2016) will be hosted at the 16th annual meeting of the Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2016), September 9-11 at Tama Campus, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan (supported by Chuo University).

Creating Supplementary Materials for Reading Classes
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Trevor A. Holster (Fukuoka University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Reading is a complex process that integrates numerous sub-skills, ranging from lower-order decoding skills to higher-order skills that integrate context and background knowledge into the comprehension process.

Call for Papers Due September 10th (Saturday)

JASAL 2016 Annual Conference
Call for papers due: September 10th (Saturday)
Event Date: December 10th (Saturday), 2016
Overview: The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning will hold its annual conference on December 10th, 2016 at Konan Women's University in Kobe.