ELT Calendar
Saturday, September 16th, 2023
JALT CUE Conference 2023
Time:
To be announced
Speaker: The call for presentation proposals is open until July 9th
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture
Short description: The College and University Educators SIG is delighted to announce that our 30th anniversary conference will take place from September 15th to 18th, 2023, at Toyama University in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture.
The 2023 JALT ICLE and GILE SIGs Joint Conference: Intercultural Awareness and Addressing Global Issues: The Role of the Media in Conflict
Time:
To be announced
Speaker: Call for conference submissions ends June 1st
Organization: ICLE (Intercultural Communication in Language Education) SIG
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Short description: This year's conference will be a face-to-face joint event between JALT's ICLE (Intercultural Communication in Language Education) SIG and JALT's GILE (Global Issues in Language Education) SIG.
Early finishers: What do students do when they finish tasks early, what does this tell us about tasks, and how should we treat early finishers?
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Stone (Gakushuin University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This talk will focus on a recent study I undertook that looked at what happens when pairs and groups of students finish tasks early. In classrooms that use small-group tasks, it is possible that some groups may finish a particular task earlier than other groups.