ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 22nd, 2019

2019 Okinawa JALT Summer Language Teaching Symposium (day 2 of 3)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Rod Ellis (University of Anaheim), Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto (International Teacher Development Institute), David Kluge (Nanzan University)
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Short description: A three-day conference in beautiful Okinawa. All teachers and researchers involved in language teaching and learning are encouraged to submit an abstract to present a poster, make a short presentation, or facilitate a workshop.

2nd Annual JANET Conference: Nursing English Education for a New Age
Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due March 31
Organization: Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching
Location: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: A small conference for educators hoping to improve the quality of teaching, learning and research in the field of nursing English education in Japan, the 2nd Annual JANET Conference will be held June 22-23, 2019 in Nagano.

TUJ Distinguished Lecturer Series: Issues of (mis)communication in Science and Mathematics Classrooms--the Surprising Importance of Language
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Timothy Fukawa-Connelly (Temple University, U.S.A.)
Organization: Temple University Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: This course will synthesize the results of various classroom-based (content-based) studies of language and communicative practices in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) classrooms.

Google Classroom - The Basics
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Charlotte VT Murakami (Kurume University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Interested in getting started on Google Classroom? Good! You will be taking advantage of a free and very versatile platform that has enabled teachers all over the world to 'flip' learning and/or go almost paperless.