ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 21st, 2020

2020 TESOL-JALT International Mind, Brain, and Language Education Symposium (day 2 of 2)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for presentations due April 20
Organization: Mind, Brain, and Education Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: For the first time ever, TESOL International is coming to Japan to work with JALT. The conference will be held June 20-21, 2020 at Kyoto Sangyo University.

JALT PanSIG 2020 Conference Online (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: See the PanSIG website for details
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
Short description: PanSIG is an annual conference sponsored and organized by many of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT).

Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Martin Bygate (Lancaster University), Shoko Sasayama (Educational Testing Services); Call for papers due March 15
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Short description: The JALT Task-Based Learning SIG is proud to sponsor the 5th "Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia" conference, to be held June 20th and 21st, 2020, at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP)
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Akemi Morioka
Organization: ETJ Okayama (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: Akemi Morioka will present about the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP) offered at Okayama University of Science High School. There will also be time to meet and talk with fellow group members.

(1) Using Google Forms as Quizzes; (2) Assessment with Google Classroom and Third-Party Apps
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: (1) William Pellowe; (2) Nathan Gildart
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
Short description: (1) Bill will start the session with a demonstration of Google Forms, and how you should set up your Google Form for students to take quizzes. This overview will include self-grading quizzes as well as quizzes with open-ended answers that the teacher can grade as correct, incorrect, or partially correct.