ELT Calendar
Sunday, July 15th, 2018
JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG Summer Travelling Conference 2018 (Nagoya, day 2 of 2)
Time:
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Eucharia Donnery (Shonan Institute of Technology); Call for Papers deadline is June 24
Organization: Performance in Education Special Interest Group (formerly known as the Speech, Drama and Debate SIG), Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The JALT Speech,Drama, and Debate SIG Summer Travelling Conference 2018 (Nagoya) will be held July 14-15 in Nagoya (location to be announced). The Call for Papers deadline is June 24.
Supporting Language Learning with Digital Technologies
Time:
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Louise Ohashi (Meiji University)
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Louise's two-hour session will be divided into two parts: Supporting Out-of-Class Learning Through In-Class Activities Language educators can play an integral role in equipping learners with the skills and motivation they need to take their learning into their own hands (Blidi, 2017; Lai, 2017).
Teaching games and songs effectively
Time:
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: TESOL (Young Learners) Certificate Workshop: How can we use games and songs to maximise learning? Games and songs are used as extras by some teachers and just to have fun by others.
Activities for children's classes
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: David Paul
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: TESOL (Young Learners) Certificate Workshop: Teachers will discuss and practice a range of activities. Teachers will also discuss their own and others’ activities.
Transforming Our Professional Identities and Classroom Practices: Innovations that Have Changed ELT
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Donna M. Brinton (private educational consultant based in Beverly Hills, CA, USA)
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Reflective practice mandates that we in the English language teaching (ELT) profession make "tacit beliefs and practical knowledge explicit" (Crandall, 2000) and that we recall, consider, and evaluate our experiences (Ferrell, 1998).