Distinguished Lecturer Series

Second Language Pragmatics: Theory, Research, and Pedagogy

Dr. Naoko Taguchi (Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A.)

Issues of (mis)communication in Science and Mathematics Classrooms--the Surprising Importance of Language

Dr. Timothy Fukawa-Connelly (Temple University, U.S.A.)

Usage-Based Second Language Acquisition: Implicit and Explicit Learning and Their Interface

Dr. Nick Ellis (University of Michigan, U.S.A.)

Corpus Use in Education and Research

Dr. Atsushi Mizumoto (Kansai University, Japan)

Analyzing Rating Data Using a Many-Facet Rasch Measurement Approach

Dr. Carol Myford (The University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S.A.)

Theory and Practice of Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

Dr. Mike Bostwick (Katoh Gakuen English Immersion, Japan)

Nine times a year, the Distinguished Lecturer Series brings internationally recognized TESOL and Applied Linguistics scholars to TUJ for intensive weekend seminars. Each seminar can be taken for elective credit for the master's and doctoral degrees.

The first three hours of each seminar (Saturday session from 14:00 to 17:00) are free and open to the general public. Alumni of TUJ's Graduate College of Education are welcome to attend the entire weekend without charge; the weekend auditing fee for others is ¥13,000. Registrants will be charged the amount of a credit-course (Tokyo: 87,550 yen Osaka: 84,200 yen).

How to Attend
For Current TUJ Students: Wishing to take a seminar for credit?

Past Distinguished Lecturer Series Seminars

Venues

Seminars in Tokyo are held at:

TUJ's Azabu Hall (Until August 13, 2019)
TUJ's New Campus (From August 14, 2019)

Seminars in Osaka are held at TUJ's Osaka Center

How to Attend

Please sign up with the Seminar Sign-up Form below. Select the seminar you wish to attend from the drop-down list in the form.

For current TUJ students & guests:
If you wish to audit the whole weekend, please indicate that on the form, and pay your auditing fee (¥13,000) before the second session starts on Saturday at 18:00. We only accept the cash payment.
For TUJ Alumni:
If you are alumni of TUJ's Graduate College of Education, you may attend the entire seminar for free of charge.

Attention: Depending on the number of attendees, doors might be closed at 14:00.

Seminar Sign-Up Form

Current TUJ Students: Wishing to take a seminar for credit?

If you are a current student at TUJ and would like to register for a seminar for credit,do not use the Seminar Sign-Up Form. You must register for seminars during the official registration period of each semester.

You may add/drop seminars during the regular add/drop period. If you miss the regular add/drop period, you may still add/drop seminars on the first day of each seminar until 17:00. Add/Drops for seminars are available only to those who registered either for the seminars or other regular courses during the official registration period.

If you registered for a seminar during the official registration period but that registration was cancelled because you missed the tuition payment deadline, you may re-register for the seminar during the regular add/drop period or on the first day of each seminar until 17:00, but you must pay a late registration fee of ¥5,400.

Academic Calendar [Tokyo, Osaka]
Course Registration [Tokyo, Osaka]

Temple University, Japan Campus

Graduate College of Education

Upcoming Seminars in Summer 2019