Saturday, July 17th, 2010, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Featured Speakers: Rob Waring, Philip Shigeo Brown, Rory Rosszell
Recently there have been great strides in the development of second language vocabulary acquisition. To provide a forum in which such research may be discussed, the Yokohama chapter of JALT and Kanto Gakuin will host a one-day conference on vocabulary.
Factors in second language acquisition: opportunity, exposure, uptake and retention, by Rob Waring
Lunch
Word up! Vocabulary Learning Strategies Empowerment, by Philip Shigeo Brown
Poster sessions and publisher's mix
Helping learners to develop their vocabulary: How can dictionaries help? by Rory Rosszell
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Yokohama JALT)
Cost: JALT Members: Pre-registered: free (not pre-registered: 500 yen)
Non-members: 1000 yen
Venue: Kanto Gakuin (details coming soon)
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan