ELT Calendar

Saturday, April 21st, 2018

Turning Speaking Tasks Into Assessment Activities
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Jerry Talandis Jr.
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano 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.

Developing a Personal Approach to Educational Research
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Denise A. Epp (Daiichi University of Pharmacy)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Do you cringe at the thought of having to do educational research for your job? Does it seem to be unattainable or impossible? Are you just plain exhausted or unmotivated? Or do you find it a nice distraction from your regular teaching schedule? I found myself feeling all these things at some point while teaching here in Japan over the past 20 plus years.