LLL SIG Mini-Conference

Saturday, October 1st, 2011, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Speaker: Tadashi Ishida, Yoko Wakui, Noriko Kinami, Mayumi Yamasaki, Takaaki Morioka, Don Maybin, Jason Chare, Junko Fujio

A growing number of adults of all ages are engaged in second language study. The Lifelong Language Learning Special Interest Group (LLL SIG) invites those teaching languages to young, middle-aged, and older adults to share information.

• 10:00-10:45 -- Tadashi Ishida:
  Older Students as both Teachers and Learners
• 11:15-12:00 -- Yoko Wakui:
  Language for better communication: Three case studies of senility, anxiety disorder, and stress
• 12:30-1:15 -- Noriko Kinami, Mayumi Yamasaki, Takaaki Morioka:
  How cooperative learning, learner autonomy, and self-motivating strategies help EFL learners maintain their motivation
• 2:15-3:00 -- Don Maybin:
  A language training website that bridges the 'digital divide'
• 3:30-4:15 -- Jason Chare:
  The Challenges of Mental Health in Japan after March 11
• 4:45-5:30 -- Junko Fujio:
  English Clubs: Learning English without the guidance of teachers

Organization: Lifelong Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching (Lifelong Language Learning SIG of JALT)

Cost: Please see the LLL SIG website for details

Venue: Tokyo Keizai University, 1-7-34 Minami-cho Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Contact Lifelong Language Learning SIG of JALT

Ishida Tadashi

Work phone: 03-3844-3104