ELT Calendar

Saturday, December 7th, 2019

The Third Annual Nanzan Language Education Seminar
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due September 1st
Organization: Nanzan University Language Education Seminar
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: The Nanzan Language Education Seminar is an annual event hosted by the Foreign Language Education Center at Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan. Our intention is to offer a free and supportive venue for university teachers to share their work, from practical classroom activities to more esoteric research.

Getting to know the CEFR: An introduction to the Commom European Framework of Reference
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Jack Bower (Tezukayama University), Gary Cook (Hiroshima Bunkyo University)
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Short description: Jack Bower talks about "Suggestions and Resources for Using the CEFR in Language Education. " Gary Cook talks about "Getting familiar with Can-do statements.

JALT Sendai Bonenkai
Time: 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
Speaker: Social event
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Please join us for this social highlight of the year. Spouses, friends, and colleagues are all welcome to come and enjoy an evening filled with fun on Saturday, December 7.

Neurodiversity in the EFL Classroom
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Jennifer Yphantides of Soka University
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hino City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Abstract: Although it appears as if there has been an increase in students with mental disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHS) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), the higher numbers are due to more recognition and better diagnostic tools (Rogers & Dawson, 2010; Silberman, 2015).