ELT Calendar

Saturday, December 2nd, 2017

Resistance is Normal: Barriers to Motivation and the Psychology of Learning
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Shaules (Juntendo University), Gabriela Schmidt (University of Tsukuba), Rob Fritz (Nagasaki University), Sumiko Miyafusa (Showa Women's University)
Organization: Japan Intercultural Institute
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Join JII for a half-day workshop on the motivation and the psychology of language learning. We will be discussing JII’s current research project (sponsored by the Ministry of Education) into psychological resistance towards language and culture learning.

Motivating Learners to Speak; followed by Bonenkai (end-of-year party)
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Rob Peacock (sponsored by Oxford University Press)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: In this session we will take some time to discuss the difficulties which learners face when developing their productive skills, and then look at some effective methods to motivate students to speak out.