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Saturday, June 17th, 2017
JALTCALL 2017 Conference (day 2 of 3)
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:10 PM
Speaker: Invited Speakers: Hayo Reinders, Laurence Anthony and Leigh Graves Wolf, plus many others
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Short description: JALTCALL2017 will be held at Matsuyama University, in beautiful Shikoku, Japan, from June 16th to 18th 2017. The theme for this year's conference is "Active Learning through CALL".
TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series: Cognitive and Corpus Linguistics-Inspired Approaches to Lexico-Grammar Instruction
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dilin Liu (University of Alabama, U.S.A.)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Grammar and vocabulary are arguably two of the most important, albeit most difficult, aspects in second language learning. How to effectively teach these important aspects of language has long been a challenge.
Resistance on the Brain: Why Student Demotivation is Normal (and what to do about it)
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Shaules (Juntendo Faculty of International Liberal Arts)
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Many teachers complain about demotivated students. We will see, however, that common ideas about motivation are at odds with recent insights in cognitive neuroscience.
Using the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) to Improve Language Teaching in Japan
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Morten Hunke (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: The CEFR has now been available for more than 15 years and is an important point of reference in foreign language teaching. Despite research done on the CEFR in Japan, teachers often feel uncomfortable (having to) use it.
