Yokohama JALT:

Mini Conference: A Day With Vocabulary

Date: Saturday, July 17th, 2010 Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Speaker: Featured Speakers: Rob Waring, Philip Shigeo Brown, Rory Rosszell

Description:
Recently there have been great strides in the development of second language vocabulary acquisition. To provide a forum in which such research may be discussed, the Yokohama chapter of JALT and Kanto Gakuin will host a one-day conference on vocabulary.

Factors in second language acquisition: opportunity, exposure, uptake and retention, by Rob Waring

Lunch

Word up! Vocabulary Learning Strategies Empowerment, by Philip Shigeo Brown

Poster sessions and publisher's mix

Helping learners to develop their vocabulary: How can dictionaries help? by Rory Rosszell

Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Yokohama JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: Pre-registered: free (not pre-registered: 500 yen)
Non-members: 1000 yen

Venue: Kanto Gakuin (details coming soon)

Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Contact Yokohama JALT

Website: yojalt.org