Event

JALT Other Language Educators (OLE) SIG Conference: Focusing on Intercultural Communication

Saturday, October 5th, 2019, Time TBA

Speaker: Call for papers due July 31st

This conference will offer a chance for teachers of any language to share their ideas and research results with colleagues. However, for the sake of mutual understanding, English or Japanese would be preferred as the language of the presentations. Although the main focus of this year's conference is intercultural communication, other topical themes, such as active learning, e-learning, plurilingualism, the application of the CEFR, are also encouraged. Presenters are free to present on any other topic as well if it is related to the teaching/ learning of languages other than English or Japanese. Proposals should be between 150-250 words in English or in Japanese. Length of presentations: 30 minutes including discussion. Deadline for proposals: Midnight, July 31st, 2019. Please send proposals or enquiries to: jaltolesig@gmail.com Notifications of acceptance: By e-mail by the end of August. Please consult the conference website for more information.

Organization: Other Language Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching (OLE SIG of JALT)

Cost: TBA

Venue: St. Mary's College, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture (map)

Location: Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Contact OLE SIG of JALT

Rudolf Reinelt

Work phone: 089-927-9359