ELT Calendar

Saturday, January 27th, 2018

Thailand TESOL 2018 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due September 30
Organization: Thailand TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Location: Chiang Mai City, Chiang Mai Province (Thailand)
Short description: ThaiTESOL 2018 will be held January 26-27, 2018 at the The Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The theme of the conference is Digital Literacy in English Language Learning and Teaching.

Learning Grammar through Writing: Practice and Theory
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Natsuko Shintani (Kobe Gakuin University, Japan)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Two general dimensions of second language (L2) writing are "learning-to-write", where L2 learners learn language to express themselves appropriately in writing, and writing-to-learn", in which engagement with L2 writing contributes to the development of language knowledge.

Gifu JALT Presentations: 1. Increasing Diversity From Within; 2. The Purpose and Development of the JALT Code of Conduct
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Brent Simmonds (Aichi Gakuin University) and Tanja McCandie (Meijo University)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: (1) Increasing Diversity From Within The Japan Association for Language Teaching's (JALT) mission states "JALT promotes excellence in language learning, teaching, and research by providing opportunities for those involved in language education to meet, share, and collaborate.