ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 10th, 2017

4th Annual Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland University Japan
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due Dec 15th
Organization: Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: "Building Bridges" Recent years have seen growing influence among those who wish to erect barriers, both national and ideological. However, global higher education, by its very nature, is aimed at overcoming such barriers by fostering connections across geographic, ideological, political, and other frontiers, creating bonds both in and out of the classroom.

9th Annual NEAR Conference Challenges and Opportunities in Education
Time: 9:45 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: An excellent opportunity to share ideas with a diverse group of colleagues. Please see the call for papers for details.

Turning Speaking Tasks Into Assessment Activities
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Speaker: Jerry Talandis Jr. (University of Toyama)
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: One effective way to assess your students' speaking skills is to turn regular language practice tasks into tests. To do that, all you really need is some sort of feedback loop that provides insight into performance.

Linguaculture Learning-Theory, Research and Classroom Practice
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Shaules (Juntendo U), Rob Fritz (Nagasaki U), Gabriela Schmidt (Tsukuba U), Sumiko Miyafusa (Showa Women's U), Valerie Hansford (Soka U), Michael Dancsock (Juntendo U)
Organization: Japan Intercultural Institute
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Are you interested in an intercultural approach to foreign language education? In helping students have a deeper, more meaningful language learning experience? In understanding the psychology of language and culture learning? Please Join JII (The Japan Intercultural Institute) for a workshop focused on the theory, research and classroom practice of linguaculture learning.

The Brain is Built for Stories: Using them in ELT
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The presenter will discuss research showing how effective stories are, explain the neuroscience behind this phenomenon, and suggest techniques for using them in class, including Rex Tanimoto's DigiTales.

Call for Papers Due June 10th (Saturday)

1st International Conference on Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts
Call for papers due: June 10th (Saturday)
Event Dates: September 21st (Thursday) - September 24th (Sunday), 2017
Overview: The 1st International Conference on Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts: Community Development, Education and Policy will be held September 21-22, 2017 at Saga University, and September 23-24 at NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano, Fukuoka.