ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 9th, 2019

Developing the L2 Reader: Texts and Tasks
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Kimberly Klassen (International Christian University, ICU)
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: This will be a 2-hour session divided into two parts focusing on vocabulary and reading. .

Great Group of Local Presenters
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Susan Meiki, Naomi Fujishima, Luc Gougeon, and Akio Niiya
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Susan Meiki and Naomi Fujishima (Okayama University): Teaching Local to be Global: Strategies for Lifelong Language Learning This presentation focuses on a course called Independent Study, originally developed by Garold Murray (2009), to promote learner autonomy through self-reflection, planning of learning methods, and self-assessment.