ELT Calendar

Sunday, June 21st, 2015

The 8th Annual Extensive Reading Seminar
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Keynote speakers David Beglar (Temple University Japan) and Takayuki Nakanishi (Dokkyo University)
Organization: Extensive Reading Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: The Extensive Reading Seminar is an annual gathering of language instructors focusing on research and practice related to Extensive Reading. You can find details on the seminar website.

Double Presentation: (1) Inspire or perspire? Getting students speaking; (2) Facebook Groups: Facilitating L2 Interaction Outside of the Classroom
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Andrew Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Sponsored by Cengage Learning. (1) Inspire or perspire? Getting students speaking This presentation will introduce the audience to a number of strategies that can help break the silence in the Japanese classroom and get students engaging in meaningful communication.