ELT Calendar

Saturday, November 16th, 2019

2019 Meisei University International Studies Center Professional Development Forum
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due October 13, 2019
Organization: Meisei University International Studies Centre
Location: Hino City, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Meisei University's International Studies Center will host its ninth annual professional development forum where English teaching professionals will present short seminars on EFL classroom practices and relevant research themes.

International Communication and Community Development Conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Shaules, Stephen Ryan, Kathryn Tanaka; call for papers due May 31
Organization: Notre Dame Seishin University
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: The inaugural International Communication and Community Development Conference sponsored by Notre Dame Seishin University and held in co-operation with SIETAR Japan, the JALT Global Issues in Language Education SIG and the JALT Intercultural Communication in Language Education SIG, will be held in Okayama, Japan from November 16-17th, 2019.

TUJ Distinguished Lecturer Series: Theory and Practice of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Bostwick (Katoh Gakuen English Immersion, Japan)
Organization: Temple University, Japan Campus: the Graduate College of Education
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: The role of content – how much does it belong in the foreign language class and how it should be integrated with language learning outcomes to promote language learning has been a debate since the 1980's (Pally, 1999).

Using Google Voice Recorder in Google Docs for Pronunciation Practice in Your Classroom
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Erin Noxon
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Pronunciation practice is a valuable learning activity that is hard to accomplish at a one-on-one level when you have 40+ students in a classroom. This is where a language lab style app with pronunciation activities could be of great help.