ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 16th, 2019

Performance in Education: Research and Practice Conference (day 2 of 3)
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Featured Speakers: Rod Ellis and Vivian Bussinguer-Khavari. Call for papers due May 15
Organization: Performance in Education Special Interest Group (formerly known as the Speech, Drama and Debate SIG), Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: This conference will be held June 15-17, 2019. The call for papers closes on May 15 (information about the call for papers.

Teaching listening and communication (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: How can we develop children’s listening and communication ability? The ability to communicate includes a variety of elements. This session will look at how these can be scaffolded over a period of time.

Teaching writing (TESOL certificate workshop)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Writing is the most difficult of the four skills, but mastering writing greatly improves the children’s ability to internalize language. This session will look at how to teach writing in an effective way.