ELT Calendar
Friday, August 29th, 2014
12th International Asia TEFL Conference (day 2 of 3)
Time:
8:30 AM - 6:20 PM
Speaker: Alaistar Pennycook (University Technology Sydney), Andrew Kirkpatrick (Griffiths University), Masaki Oda (Tamagawa University, Tokyo), Bernard Spolsky, and many others
Organization: The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Sarawak, Sarawak (Malaysia)
Short description: The 12th International Asia TEFL Conference will be held August 28-30 with the 23rd MELTA International Conference. The theme of this conference is Developing Sustainable Quality in English Language Education:
Evolving Policies, Innovating Practices, Transforming Learning.
The JACET 53rd (2014) International Convention (day 2 of 3)
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:15 PM
Speaker: Plenary Speakers Kip A. Cates (Tottori University) and Craig Smith (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies)
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: Along with the globalization of politics and business, developing Japanese people's communicative competence in English has long been recognized as a matter of urgent importance.