ELT Calendar

Tuesday, November 16th, 2004

Beyond "political correctness" in language assessment: A view from an outsider
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: H. Douglas Brown, San Francisco State University
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Please note that this meeting is on a Tuesday. For many decades, English language tests and assessments have conformed to such long-standing principles as practicality, reliability, and construct validity, all of which are sound, "politically correct" foundations.

Off their log and into English: Getting Learners to Effectively Interact
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Nick Lyne, part of Interacting
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: This short workshop will provide some fun, quick and effective language learning techniques to all teachers based on successful strategies of INTERACTING.

Three Ways of Looking at Words
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Paul Meara, University of Wales, Swansea
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Professor Meara, former chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, will explain recent insights into foreign language vocabulary acquisition.