JALT | Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn

Our mission: JALT promotes excellence in language learning, teaching, and research by providing opportunities for those involved in language education to meet, share, and collaborate.
使命（ミッション・ステートメント）全国語学教育学会は言語教育関係者が交流・共有・協働する機会を提供し、言語学習、教育、及び調査研究の発展に寄与します。
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JALT Annual International Conference

JALT2019: 45th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition

Friday, November 1 - Monday, November 4, 2019

Aichi Industry & Labor Center – WINC Aichi
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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Upcoming Events

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Oct 4 Tokyo: Tokyo: JD Brown "Doing Successful Mixed Methods Research"

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 6:30pm

JD Brown: Keys to Actually Doing Successful Mixed Methods Research

Date: October 4th, 2019

Time: 18:30 to 20:00

Location: 八重洲2-6-2 ヒューリック八重洲第３ビル３階大会議室

Access: https://goo.gl/maps/7aN5heRogXyAgXjL8

Oct 5 Okinawa: 21st Century Language Teaching, Okinawa 2019

Sat, 10/05/2019 (All day)

Okinawa JALT and AMICUS International School are pleased to announce a call for papers for the 21st Century Language Teaching Conference 2019 (21CLT), to be held at AMICUS International School on Saturday, October 5.

Oct 5 Other Language Educators: The 7th JALT OLE SIG Conference - Focusing on Intercultural Communication

Sat, 10/05/2019 - 10:00am

Call for papers:

Oct 5 Ibaraki: Ibaraki JALT October 2019 Meeting

Sat, 10/05/2019 - 10:00am

Morning Speaker (10:00-12:00): Abdollah Dodangeh, Tsukuba Gakuin University

Title: A Glance at English Education in Iran and Turkey

Oct 5 Shinshu: Flipped classroom design to enhance discussion and communication

Sat, 10/05/2019 - 1:00pm

Flipped Classroom Design is an approach to lesson planning that requires learners to do preparatory learning before class, produce content in classroom interactions, and later consolidate learning in after-class tasks. The presenters have found that this approach can improve learners' L2English discussion and communication.

Oct 6 East Shikoku: Understanding Peer Feedback in the Writing Classroom: A Theoretical and Practical Approach

Sun, 10/06/2019 - 2:00pm

In the ideal writing classroom, peer feedback is an activity in which learners verbally respond to their classmates writing with constructive criticism and revisional advice. It is a widely researched activity with a broad range of findings, suggesting it to be either a valuable opportunity for learners to practice critical reading and commentary or an unconstructive,

Oct 7 Tokyo: Tokyo JALT Social: Fall 2018 Kick Off!

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 6:30pm

Tokyo Chapter would like to invite you to a casual dinner: meet members, share a meal, reflect on the coming term. The location was chosen due to the many suggestions for a pub, see suggestions do make changes! This will be a timely event if you want to meet people going to JALT Nationals. We can talk about the presentations that look interesting and possibly plan to meet up in Aichi.

Oct 12 Vocabulary: Annual Vocabulary Symposium 2019

Sat, 10/12/2019 - 9:30am

Annual Vocabulary Symposium 2019: Call for Poster Presentations
https://jaltvocab.weebly.com/call-for-participation.html

Deadline: August 31, 2019

Oct 12 Yokohama: Yo JALT Conference Preview

Sat, 10/12/2019 - 1:00pm

The JALT International conference is being held next month, November 1st to 4th. If you are presenting, please come and practice for the Yokohama audience! Poster presentations also welcomed! Or just bring along your draft and test it out with a live audience! If you are unable to attend the conference, this is your chance to catch some of the presentations you'll miss.

Oct 12 Kitakyushu: An "input task output task framework" for TBLT in Japan

Sat, 10/12/2019 - 7:00pm

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is sometimes criticized as being inappropriate for teaching foreign languages in Japan because it focusses too much on oral language skills, and because of its emphasis on students' existing language knowledge and skills. However, such criticisms are arguably the result of misunderstandings of TBLT.

Oct 13 Oita: 10th Annual JALT Symposium

Sun, 10/13/2019 (All day)

We will have our 10th Annual JALT Oita Language Learning Symposium this October 13th, and we are welcoming proposals to present at this day-long event. If you are presenting at JALT International in November, this is a good opportunity for you to get practice and audience feedback.

Oct 13 Tokyo: Liven up your Young Learners classes!

Sun, 10/13/2019 - 1:00pm

Tokyo JALT and the Teaching Younger Learners SIG present:

Liven up your Young Learners classes!

Oct 19 Toyohashi: Contextualizing English as a Lingua Franca (ELF): Assumptions, Aspirations and Affirmation

Sat, 10/19/2019 - 1:00pm

In this joint meeting with Aichi University two invited speakers from Tamagawa University will speak on:

Oct 19 Kobe: PhD Student Spotlight

Sat, 10/19/2019 - 3:00pm

Kobe JALT is pleased to welcome Mayumi Asaba and Joshua Jodoin, who have both recently finished their PhD studies and will be presenting about their research.

Oct 19 Fukuoka: Teacher's Voice, Gestures and Body Language

Sat, 10/19/2019 - 6:30pm

In this workshop, participants will recognize that content and delivery, both verbal and non-verbal, influence listeners' behavior and engagement.

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