ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 14th, 2017

How does globalism affect Japanese English education, and should it?
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Moderator: Kim Kanel (Kindai University); Panelists: Masakazu Iino (Waseda University), Naoya Hase (Kwansei Gakuin University), Alison Kitzman (Kindai University)
Organization: Japan Association for Studies in English Communication
Location: Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: With a top-down agenda of "globalism" coming from MEXT and the many new "International Studies Departments" opening throughout Japan, including here at Kindai University, it is important to understand the impact of the push toward internationalization on the English education system in Japan.

Why Student Demotivation Is Normal (And What To Do About It)
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Shaules, Juntendo University Faculty of International Liberal Arts
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka 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.

Non-Competitive Games
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: ETJ Fukuoka Committee
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: We'll examine the differences and similarities between competitive and noncompetitive (cooperative) games in the EFL classroom. Alfie Kohn describes competition as "mutually exclusive goal attainment" where one person can succeed only if others fail.

Call for Papers Due October 14th (Saturday)

JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG 2nd Annual Conference in Okinawa
Call for papers due: October 14th (Saturday)
Event Dates: November 3rd (Friday) - November 6th (Monday), 2017
Overview: The JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG 2nd Annual Conference in Okinawa will be held November 3-5, 2017 at Okinawa Christian University.