ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 13th, 2017

FAB 11 and KOTESOL National Conference 2017: Boosting the Power of ELT -- FABulously!
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Robert Murphy, Marc Helgesen, Tim Murphey, Joseph Shaules, Amanda Gillis-Furutaka, and more!
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
Short description: Saturday will feature plenaries by Curtis Kelly and Robert Murphy, and neuroELT sessions throughout the day, as well as general ELT concurrent sessions.

Helpful Hints on How to Get Published in the EFL Market in Japan: Making your Proposal Count: Four Industry Perspectives: the Publisher, Editor, Salesperson, and Author
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Todd Jay Leonard
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: In today's competitive publishing world, getting the proverbial foot in the door can seem daunting and nearly impossible. What are publishers looking for in the current market? What appeals to editors who ultimately decide which titles go to production and which ones do not? What are the salespeople on the front lines hearing from their market base? What must an author do in order to get his/her book published? This presentation focuses on these very questions, offering inside insights from all the various points of view that must be considered when writing a proposal to publish a textbook--the publisher, the editor, the salesperson, and the author.

TUJ Tokyo Distinguished Lecturer Series: Invariant Measurement with Rasch Models for Rater-Mediated Assessments
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: George Engelhard (The University of Georgia, U.S.A.)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Measurement issues play a critical role in discussions of second language acquisition. This seminar examines key psychometric issues related to invariant measurement based on Rasch models for rater-mediated assessments.

Professional development: Qualitative research, data analysis methodology, and introduction to QSR Nvivo
Time: 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Andrew Blyth (Nanzan University), Yuzo Kimura (University of Toyama)
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The aim of these two workshops is for novice researchers to further develop and enhance their skills. There are two parts; first is a review of basic skills and an introduction to qualitative data analysis methodology; and the second introduces industry standard software commonly used in research projects.

(1) Writing for Fluency or Accuracy: Catch 22? (2) Instruction-giving: Effective Procedural Instructions
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon (Cengage)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: 1. Writing for Fluency or Accuracy: Catch 22? Often in an EFL writing class, we face a catch-22 situation.