ELT Calendar

Saturday, July 13th, 2019

TUJ Distinguished Lecturer Series: Usage-Based Second Language Acquisition: Implicit and Explicit Learning and Their Interface
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Nick Ellis (University of Michigan, U.S.A.)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: We learn language through our experiences of using language. Usage-based approaches to language investigate how this happens.

How Listening Skills Can Drive or Inhibit Motivation and SLA
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Feelings of inadequacy quite obviously negatively impact our students' decisions to engage with English, both in and out of the classroom. And when students chose not to engage with the language, learning opportunities are lost or kicked down the road.