July 2015 | Member dues, grants, new conference speakers, and more

Below is a copy of the monthly JALT Announcement email sent to all subscribing members.
Dear JALT Members,
We have lots of news, opportunities, and information for you this month.
Thank you for being a member of JALT,
On behalf of the JALT Board of Directors
Ted O’Neill
Director of Public Relations
1. Dues increase
2. Conference Registration Open
3. Specially Invited Speakers at JALT2015
4. Help us help you! Interns needed
5. JALT Research Grants
6. Join JALT Publications
7. New Associate Members
8. Featured websites
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1. Dues increase
JALT members voted to increase our membership fees, and this takes
effect September 1, 2015.
Regular members will see their annual fees rise from 10,000 to 13,000
yen. This is our first increase since 1998, and will allow JALT to
grow and serve its members in the most effective ways possible.
Membership continues to include subscriptions to our two main print
publications, The Language Teacher and JALT Journal, and free or
discounted participation in all JALT events. At the same time, our
membership structure is changing to respond to changing member needs.
Membership will now include the option to join one chapter, and will
also include the option to join one SIG.
Joint, Group, 5 Year, Senior, Student, and Overseas membership fees,
and additional SIG memberships, will also see about a 30% increase.
The best way to sign up or renew is online at, but a furikae in the back of the TLT is
also available. Members may renew at any time to extend their term of
membership.
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2. Conference Registration Open
Online registration and accommodation reservations are now open.
Visit to get a
pre-registration discount and to secure a convenient hotel room.
Get the newest JALT2015 conference brochure at with registration information, hotels,
access, JALT Junior, and more. Please share this PDF with friends and
colleagues. Maybe they will join us in Shizuoka this year.
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3. Specially Invited Speakers at JALT2015
Each year, JALT welcomes two speakers who represent the values, work,
and vision of two teachers who served as leaders in our association:
the Bill Balsamo Asian Scholar and the Kevin Cleary Invited Speaker.
Hà Phạm Việt – Bill Balsamo Asian Scholar
The Oxford English Academy (OEA Vietnam)
The CEFR in Vietnam: From adoption to adaptation
Ken Urano – Kevin Cleary Invited Speaker
Hokkai-Gakuen University
TBLT in Japan: In search of the middle ground
See http://jalt.org/conference/jalt2015/invited-speakers for
presentation abstracts and speaker biographies.
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4. Help us help you! Interns needed
The 2015 JALT International Conference needs student volunteers for
the JALT Pink Shirt Internship Program. Students can apply at:http://www.tinyurl.com/jaltpinkshirts2015. If you are interested,
please email jaltpinkshirts gmail com by 1 August for additional
information, including flyer.
Here is a sample message for students:
Want to practice and improve your English skills? Want to meet new
people from all over Japan and the world? Apply to be an intern at
the 2015 JALT International Conference in Shizuoka. Don’t let this
valuable opportunity slip away. The application is available at:http://www.tinyurl.com/jaltpinkshirts2015.
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5. JALT Research Grants
Application Deadline: July 31, 2015
Each year, JALT awards up to three grants for a maximum of 100,000 yen
each for research on language teaching in Japan. Only JALT members who
have no outside funding sources to conduct research are eligible to
apply. The goal of the grants is to support language teachers in their
professional development and to encourage teachers to engage in
classroom-based research. Grant applications are collected each summer
and vetted by the JALT Research Grants Committee.
Details and application can be found on the JALT Research Grants website.http://jalt.org/researchgrants
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6. Join JALT Publications
Gain experience in academic publishing with JALT. Both The Language
Teacher and JALT Journal are seeking candidates for Associate Editor
positions. Demonstrate your writing and editing skills and work with a
great team.
More information online.
JJ http://jalt-publications.org/jobs/3744-jalt-journal-associate-editor
TLT http://jalt-publications.org/jobs/4559-tlt-associate-editor
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7. New Associate Members
JALT would like to welcome several new and returning Associate Members:
Alma Publishing
Banner Japan
Cornelsen Schulverlage GmbH
Sankei Human Learning Co, Ltd.
Springer Science + Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd
All of our Associate Members are listed athttp://jalt.org/main/sponsors. When you use their services or
products, please thank them for supporting JALT.
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8. Featured websites
Each month we bring websites to your attention to highlight the work
of JALT Groups and to inform you about other organizations of
interest.
JALT Group: Vocabulary SIG
The Vocab SIG can be found at http://jaltvocab.weebly.com with
information about their upcoming Colloquium in Osaka, September 13,
2015 and recent publications. Publicity Chair: Stuart McLean.
Other: AILA
AILA is the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée or
International Association of Applied Linguistics. AILA has a
membership of more than 8.000 individuals worldwide who as
researchers, policy makers or practitioners are active in the field of
Applied Linguistics. Claire Kramsch, JALT2014 Plenary Speaker, is the
President of AILA.
Visit http://www.aila.info/.
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