ELT Calendar

Saturday, February 18th, 2017

13th Annual CamTESOL Conference on ELT
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Plenary speakers Dilin Liu (University of Alabama), Lawrence Zhang (University of Auckland), and Marie Stevenson (University of Sydney)
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Short description: The 13th Annual CamTESOL Conference will be held on 18-19 February 2017 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, under the theme "Building a Regional Community: English Across Platforms.

Hawaii TESOL Conference 2017
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Plenary sessions by William Pila H. Wilson and Kauanoe Kamana (both of College of Hawaiian Language at UH Hilo); call for papers due November 12, 2016
Organization: Hawai'i TESOL
Location: Hilo, Hawai'i (USA)
Short description: The call for participation for the annual Hawaii TESOL Conference closes on November 12, 2016. The conference will be held at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

(1) Using Japanese in Class; (2) Officer Selection
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: ETJ Fukuoka Committee
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Japanese in Class Is a 100 per cent English-language English class possible? Exchange tips and practices for keeping students speaking and thinking in English--as well as tips for using students' native language in class.

Academic Reading Circles in the English Language Learning Classroom
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Stout (University of Tsukuba)
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, participants will be given an overview of academic reading circles and presented with two examples of how they have been implemented in English language learning classes at universities in Japan.