ELT Calendar for January 2017

January 8th (Sunday) 2017

JMs Card Game Theory
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: J.M. Dunn
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

The IAFOR International Conference on Language Learning--Hawaii 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Linda Furuto (University of Hawai'i at Manoa), Curtis Ho (University of Hawai'i)
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i (USA)

The IAFOR International Conference on Language Learning--Hawaii 2017 (day 3 of 3)
Time: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Linda Furuto (University of Hawai'i at Manoa), Curtis Ho (University of Hawai'i)
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i (USA)

January 9th (Monday) 2017

Today is Coming of Age Day (Seijin-no-hi)

The IAFOR International Conference on Language Learning--Hawaii 2017 (day 2 of 3)
Time: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Linda Furuto (University of Hawai'i at Manoa), Curtis Ho (University of Hawai'i)
Organization: International Academic Forum
Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i (USA)

January 20th (Friday) 2017

Thailand TESOL 2017: ELT Pathways to Professional Excellence
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dudley Reynolds, President of TESOL International; call for papers due September 30, 2016
Organization: Thailand TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)

January 21st (Saturday) 2017

Okayama JALT January Meeting
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Stephen Hampshire; Tom Fast
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

JACET ESP SIG Kanto January Chapter Meeting
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Philip McCasland (Fukushima University)
Organization: JACET English for Specific Purposes SIG (Japan Association of College English Teachers) Kanto
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Thailand TESOL 2017: ELT Pathways to Professional Excellence (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dudley Reynolds, President of TESOL International; call for papers due September 30, 2016
Organization: Thailand TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)

January 22nd (Sunday) 2017

Exploring Motivation with Students
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Richard Sampson (Gunma University)
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

Double session: Two views of Reflective Practice
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joan Kuroda and Joan Gilbert (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture

January 24th (Tuesday) 2017

Emotion in SLA Self-Report Research
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Gabriele Kasper (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

January 28th (Saturday) 2017

Getting Students Researching
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

Self-Determined Language Teaching: What It Means and How To Do It
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Quint Oga-Baldwin and Neil McClelland (University of Kitakyushu)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

January 29th (Sunday) 2017

PUSH Your Lessons Beyond the Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Todd Beuckens (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

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