ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 17th, 2018

Formulaic Language in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (in Osaka)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: David Wood (Carleton University, Canada)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: A considerable amount of research of various types has been conducted around formulaic language (FL)--multiword units with unitary meanings or functions that appear to be prefabricated, mentally stored, and processed as if single words.

Conference Warm Up and AGM
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: Okinawa JALT invites all presenters going to the main JALT conference in Shizuoka this year to come to Ryukyu university to share their presentations with a small audience a week before their big day.

Reading in the Classroom
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: Most English teachers would agree that reading is an important aspect of learning English. Some educators, such as Dr.