ELT Calendar

Saturday, September 6th, 2025

Extensive Reading World Congress 7
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:40 PM
Speaker: David Beglar, many others
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Extensive Reading World Congress 7 will be held at Hokusei Gakuen University in Sapporo City, Hokkaido from 5th to 9th September 2025, and is sponsored by the Extensive Reading Foundation (ERF).

Creating A 4-skills E-learning Curriculum: Challenges and Accomplishments
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Shizuka Sakurai (Tohoku University) and Ryan Spring (Institute for Excellence in Higher Education)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Tohoku University began an e-learning course for its 2nd-year students in 2023. In 2024, we majorly overhauled the system, implementing speaking, listening, and AI-chat via EnglishCentral and handling reading and writing through our original website.