ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 8th, 2018

Independent Learning Association Conference 2018 (day 4 of 4)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Plenary speakers James Lantolf, Jo Mynard, Leena Karlsson and Chika Hayashi; call for papers due January 14
Organization: Independent Learning Association
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: The Independent Learning Association Conference 2018 will be held at Konan Women's University September 5th-8th, 2018. The theme of ILA2018 is "Whose Autonomy? Voices and Agency in Language Learning.

The JALT Business Communication SIG 2018 Annual Conference: The Spark: Igniting Innovations in Communications for Global Businesses (day 1 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen U), Dana Poklepovich (IATEFL Co-cordinator), Caroline Tan (Tsukuba U), Tish Robinson (Hitotsubashi U)
Organization: The Business English Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Explore synergies between international business, business communication and innovative technologies. In collaboration with IATEFL BESIG & Toyo University.

Canceled: JLTA 2018: The 22nd Annual Conference of the Japan Language Testing Association
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker: Kunihiro Kusanagi (Hiroshima University)
Organization: The Japan Language Testing Association
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: CanceledAccording to a September 6th email from JLTA President Yoshinori Watanabe, the JLTA 2018 Conference is canceled due to the large earthquake that occurred in Sapporo in the early morning of September 6th.