ELT Calendar

Saturday, April 14th, 2018

The Joy of Stories: Extensive Reading and Story Telling (Presentations about young learners ages 5 to 18); followed by Pizza Party
Time: 2:00 AM - 5:00 AM
Speaker: Chiyuki Yanase and Patricia Daly Oe (Sponsored by Macmillan Education Japan)
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hino City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Chiyuki Yanase will open the workshop by discussing how to facilitate and set up an effective Extensive Reading program for young learners using graded readers as well as picture books within various institutional contexts from small classrooms to large ones.

Edcamp Kansai 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: N/A
Organization: Edcamp Kansai
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Edcamps are participant-driven, professional learning experiences. No speakers/presenters.

Turning Speaking Tasks Into Assessment Activities
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Jerry Talandis Jr. (University of Toyama)
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka 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.