ELT Calendar

Saturday, January 28th, 2017

Getting Students Researching
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: Project work can be a powerful means of empowering students to take their learning beyond the borders of the classroom, to examine the world outside, to seek answers, and suggest change.

Self-Determined Language Teaching: What It Means and How To Do It
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Quint Oga-Baldwin and Neil McClelland (University of Kitakyushu)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Self-determination theory describes human motivation in terms of how individuals control their lives and environments. Central to this theory is the concept of autonomy, the sense that our actions are internally directed.