ELT Calendar

Saturday, June 14th, 2014

2014 Vocabulary Symposium
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Featured discussants: Batia Laufer and Akiyo Hirai. Call for posters due March 30th.
Organization: Vocabulary Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: A full day of presentations with two symposium style sessions (5 speakers x 20 minutes each) on the topics of vocabulary teaching/learning and vocabulary assessment.

Promoting Oral Participation in the Classroom
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Lindsay Mack (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
Organization: Oita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Oita City, Oita Prefecture
Short description: This event is being hosted by Oita JALT. This presentation may be of interest to teachers of various ages and levels.

English Circles and the ELF Class
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Phillips
Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: This presentation consists of three interrelated sessions. Initial discussion will center on a deeper exploration of what is meant by the term "English Circles," and will reveal the increasing importance of English as a lingua franca (ELF) interactions to the learner.