ELT Calendar

Saturday, October 17th, 2020

POSTPONED: The 2020 Korea TESOL International Conference
Time: To be announced
Speaker: TBA; the deadline for the call for presentation proposals is May 10, 2020
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul City, Seoul (South Korea)
Short description: Postponed until the spring of 2021. The Korea TESOL International Conference is the largest ELT Conference in Korea, attracting many presenters and attendees from Japan as well as other countries.

TUJ Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 2): Using Large Online Corpora for Research, Teaching, and Learning
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Mark E. Davies (Brigham Young University, U.S.A.)
Organization: Temple University, Japan Campus: the Graduate College of Education
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
Short description: Pre sign-up (or course registration for those who are taking this seminar for credit) is required for anybody attending the public session on Saturday, October 17 from 10:00 to 13:00.

VietTESOL International Convention 2020 (day 3 of 3)
Time: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Speaker:
Organization: VietTESOL
Location: Da Nang City, Da Nang (Vietnam)
Short description: VietTESOL International Convention 2020's theme is "Innovation and Globalization", and will be held October 15-17. We welcome and embrace new and contemporary approaches to innovating English language curriculum, teaching methods, testing and assessment, professional development, technology in language teaching and learning.

Academic Publishing Workshop
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Melodie Cook (University of Niigata Prefecture), Greg Rouault (Hiroshima Shudo University)
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
Short description: 1:00 Getting Published in Peer-Reviewed Publications: What and What Not to Do By Melodie Cook (University of Niigata Prefecture) In this presentation, former JALT Journal editor Dr.

Online Applications of Team-Based Learning for CLIL Contexts
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Brent A. Jones (Konan University Hirao School of Management)
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
Short description: Pressure to adopt active learning approaches has been felt in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and other foreign language programs globally. One answer in Japan has been to include project-based learning (PBL) at the core of the CLIL curriculum in a management program where the presenter has been the Director of Language Programs since 2009.