ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 24th, 2016

Assessing speaking: examiner training
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jim George, Team Leader for Cambridge English Language Assessment and owner of JP004
Organization: Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Professional development day-long session to train experienced and qualified teachers to be become Speaking Examiners (SEs). This workshop will cover the speaking tests for the Key English Test (KET) and Preliminary English Test (PET), the Lower Main Suite of Cambridge English Language Assessment examinations for adults (CEFR levels A2 and B1).

JALT CUE SIG Conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Makoto Ikeda, Laurence Anthony.
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The College and University Educator's Special Interest Group's 2016 Conference will be held September 24 at Kinki University in Osaka. The conference title is Are you conTENT with teaching CONtent? Embracing Alternative Methodologies in the Modern Language Classroom.

(1) Listening Skills; (2) Lit Circles
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr (Abax)
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: 1. Underdeveloped Listening Skills & Lost Learning Opportunities Undeveloped listening skills can seriously hamper one�s ability to learn a foreign language.