ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 15th, 2018

JALT CUE SIG 25th Anniversary Conference: 25 Years and Still Right On CUE
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Kay Irie (Gakushuin University), Jo Mynard (Kanda University of International Studies); the call for papers has been extended until June 26
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The JALT CUE SIG 25th anniversary conference will feature a variety of presentations and poster sessions on topics of interest to the college and university educator community.

7th Annual Vocabulary Symposium 2018
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:50 PM
Speaker: Call for posters extended to June 7, 2018
Organization: Vocabulary Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Program (tentative):9:30 to 9:50 Registration 10:00 to 12:50 Symposium One: Vocabulary Learning and Assessment 12:50 to 13:50 Lunch and Poster Session 14:00 to 16:40 Symposium Two: Vocabulary and Corpus Linguistics 16:45 to 17:15 Break out discussion session 17:30 to 19:30 Dinner and Drinks (onsite) Poster session:In addition to the invited speakers, vetted poster presentations will also be included at the symposium with the themes of "tested vocabulary teaching and learning strategies" and "ongoing vocabulary empirical research".

Creating and Implementing Interactive Tasks Based on Self-Determination Theory--For young learners and the young at heart!
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Speaker: David Ockert (Toyo University)
Organization: NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Short description: JALT NanKyu and the PIGATE grassroots teacher development group have invited David Ockert of Toyo University (Tokyo) to make a guest presentation in Kumamoto.