ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 15th, 2016

KOTESOL 2016: The 24th Annual Korea TESOL International Conference (day 1 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary and concurrent sessions. Call for papers closes May 31st, 2016
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
Short description: The International Conference Committee of Korea TESOL invites proposals for practical workshops (45 or 80 minutes), academic research papers (20 minutes), colloquia (80 or 105 minutes) and panels (80 or 105 minutes) related to the teaching of English, especially in the Korean setting.

Art in the Language Classroom
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Martin Sedaghat
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Short description: This workshop will discuss three applications of art and how they can be utilized to encourage communication. .

Behavioural Economics for Your Classroom
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Arthur Rutson-Griffiths (Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Behavioural economics is the study of how psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors affect decision making. Despite its name, many of the findings uncovered in this emerging field have many practical benefits in the classroom.