NPO The Japan Association for Language Teaching
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The 51st Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) International Conference
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- Tokyo Guide
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- Detailed Timetable
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JALT2025
LanguageS: Learning, Teaching, Assessing
โ JALT 50 Years โ
Challenges and Perspectives
โWhat a title!โ, many may think. โDoes it indeed need three parts?” Please take your time to read it carefully and digest. JALT is in the middle. Without this volunteer group and the dedication of the many, many, many teachers involved, this wonderful anniversary would not be happening: JALT in its Golden 50th, the 51st conference, TLT (The Language Teacher), the Post-Conference Proceedings, Chapters, SIGs, events, meetings, sharing, discussing and so forth. JALT is fostering and mediating processes and interactions between teachers, learners, topics, research, groups, and organizations. There have always been challenging times where differing perspectives are stated, but eventually we develop, evolve, adapt, even change. Similar is the role of teachers. They are mediating in the classroom, between learning and assessing, between textbooks and the classroom, between curriculum and the students. JALT creates a space where all this can be shared in a collaborative and friendly atmosphere so as to foster excellency for novice and mature teachers as educators and/or researchers thus reaching the theme of JALT2025.
Reading the acronym of JALT carefully, we see a โJโ for being based in Japan; for language teachers in Japan. Yet, the โLโ is often read as English, which Claire Kramsch pointed out in 2014. But which English? Well, American English, Canadian English, British English, Australian English, Singapore English, Global Englishes, World Englishes, International English, English as a Lingua Franca, the list can go on. English is without any question the most taught language on this planet. Before it there was Greek and then Latin. And in JALT, we have Spanish, French, German, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. The line up of the words is important and has an inherent message – the perspectives of language learning, language teaching, language assessing, for languageS, for JALT, for collaboration.
Looking forward to the next many years, I see JALT prospering and growing older with a vibrant young teaching community in Japan reaching out to Asia. Many of the young teachers have a polyglot background, their heritage language being different from the language they teach, i.e. English being different from the language of the country they live and work in. Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Plurilingualism, Translanguaging, LOTE, culture, interculture, there are many aspects to be considered.
This is not new at all. It was envisioned in the very beginning of JALT and can be found in the JALT Newsletter (what later became The Language Teacher) in Volume 4, Issue 1 (1980, January 1st,ย https://jalt-publications.org/tlt/issues/1980-01_4.1). On page 3 of Volume 4, you can read in an interview with the at-the-time President of JALT, Thomas N. Robb:
Question:ย Inside JALT there are actually many different kinds of members. What do you see the organization doing to cater to their individual needs?
Answer:ย [โฆ] Also in our general programming, we try to keep as good a balance as possible between the various aspects of language teaching, so that there are a number of programs each year directly relevant to each memberโs needs. Additionally, Doug Tomlinson, our new Vice-President, is attempting to set up SIGs for the members teaching languages other than English–in particular, French, German, Spanish and Chinese, I believe.
In 2025 we will complete the first quarter of the 21st century, the target for the SDGs has 5 more years left to go, among the skills the 4 Cs (Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking), and various approaches are being challenged by the digital and artificial impacts in all fields of Learning, Teaching and Assessing. The 51st international conference of JALT to be held in Tokyo at the Yoyogi National Olympic Youth Center, offers a splendid occasion to share, discuss and look forward together.
Be well and stay safe.
Sincerely,
Gabriela Schmidt and Samuel Nfor
Conference Chairs
JALT2025 – Tokyo
JALT2025
LanguageS: Learning, Teaching, Assessing
โ JALT 50 Years โ
Challenges and Perspectives
ใ็ด ๆดใใใใฟใคใใซใ ๏ผใใจๆใใใๆนใๅคใใงใใใใใๆฌๅฝใซ3้จๆงๆใซใใๅฟ ่ฆใใใใฎใ๏ผใใจใใใฒใๆ้ใใใใฆใใฃใใ่ชญใใงใใ ใใใJALTใฏใใฎไธญๅฟใซใใใพใใใใฎ็ด ๆดใใใ่จๅฟตๅนดใๅฎ็พใใฆใใใฎใฏใใใฎใใฉใณใใฃใขๅฃไฝใจใ้ขใใฃใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใใๆฌๅฝใซๅคใใฎๅ ็ๆนใฎ็ฎ่บซ็ใชๅชๅใฎใใใใงใใJALT่จญ็ซ50ๅจๅนดใใใใฆ็ฌฌ51ๅๅ จๅฝๅคงไผใTLT๏ผThe Language Teacher๏ผใๅคงไผๅพ่ซๆ้ใๆฏ้จใSIG๏ผ็นๅฅ่ๅณใฐใซใผใ๏ผใใคใใณใใไผ่ญฐใๆ ๅ ฑๅ ฑๆใ่ญฐ่ซใชใฉใJALTใฏๆๅธซใปๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใปใใผใใป็ ็ฉถใปใฐใซใผใใป็ต็นใฎ้ใๅใๆใคใใญใปในใจไบคๆตใ่ฒใใงใใพใใใ
ๆ่ฆใฎ็ธ้ใ่กจใซๅบใใใใชๅฐ้ฃใชๆๆใใใใพใใใใๆ็ต็ใซใฏ็งใใกใฏๆ้ทใใ้ฒๅใใ้ฉๅฟใใใใใฆๆใซใฏๅคๅใใฆใใพใใใใใใฏๆๅธซใฎๅฝนๅฒใจใใไผผใฆใใพใใๆๅธซใฏๆๅฎคใฎไธญใงใๅญฆใณใจ่ฉไพกใๆ็งๆธใจๅฎ้ใฎๆๆฅญใใซใชใญใฅใฉใ ใจ็ๅพใฎ้ใๅใๆใคๅฝนๅฒใๆ ใฃใฆใใพใใJALTใฏใใใใใในใฆใๅๅ็ใใคๅๅฅฝ็ใช้ฐๅฒๆฐใฎไธญใงๅ ฑๆใงใใๅ ดใๆไพใใ็ต้จใฎๆต ใๆๅธซใ็็ทดใฎๆๅธซใๆ่ฒ่ ใป็ ็ฉถ่ ใจใใฆๆ้ทใงใใใใใช็ฐๅขใๅตๅบใใฆใใใฎใงใใใพใใซใใใใJALT2025ใฎใใผใใซใคใชใใฃใฆใใพใใ
JALTใจใใ็ฅ็งฐใใใ่ฆใใจใใJใใฏๆฅๆฌใ็คบใใฆใใพใใใคใพใใๆฅๆฌใซใใ่ชๅญฆๆๅธซใฎใใใฎๅฃไฝใงใใใงใใใใLใใฏใใฐใใฐใ่ฑ่ชใใจ่ชญใพใใฆใใพใใพใใใใใฏ2014ๅนดใซใฏใฌใขใปใฏใฉใณใทใฅใๆๆใใใใจใงใใใใพใใใใใใใฉใฎใ่ฑ่ชใใงใใใใ๏ผ ใขใกใชใซ่ฑ่ชใใซใใ่ฑ่ชใใคใฎใชใน่ฑ่ชใใชใผในใใฉใชใข่ฑ่ชใใทใณใฌใใผใซ่ฑ่ชใใฐใญใผใใซใปใคใณใฐใชใใทใฅใใฏใผใซใใปใคใณใฐใชใใทใฅใๅฝ้่ฑ่ชใใชใณใฌใปใใฉใณใซใจใใฆใฎ่ฑ่ชโฆโฆใชในใใฏใพใ ใพใ ็ถใใพใใ่ฑ่ชใฏ็พๅจใไธ็ใงๆใๅญฆใฐใใฆใใ่จ่ชใงใใใใจใฏ้้ใใใใพใใใใใฎๅใซใฏใฎใชใทใฃ่ชใใฉใใณ่ชใใใใพใใใJALTใงใฏใในใใคใณ่ชใใใฉใณใน่ชใใใคใ่ชใ้ๅฝ่ชใไธญๅฝ่ชใๆฅๆฌ่ชใชใฉใๆฑใใใฆใใพใใ่จ่ใฎไธฆใณใซใฏๆๅณใใใใใใ่ชไฝใใกใใปใผใธใงใโโ่จ่ชๅญฆ็ฟใปๆ่ฒใป่ฉไพกใฎ่ฆ็นใใใJALTใใใใฆๅๅใซๅใใฆใ
ไปๅพใ่ฆๆฎใใใจใ็งใฏJALTใใพใใพใ็บๅฑใใ่ฅใๆดปๆฐใใๆ่ฒใณใใฅใใใฃใจๅ ฑใซๅนดใ้ใญใๆฅๆฌใใใขใธใขใธใจๆใไผธใฐใใฆใใๆชๆฅใๆใใพใใๅคใใฎ่ฅใๆๅธซใใกใฏๅค่จ่ช็ใช่ๆฏใๆใฃใฆใใใๆฏ่ชใจๆใใฆใใ่จ่ชใ็ฐใชใๅ ดๅใๅฐใชใใใใพใใใใคใพใใๆใใฆใใใ่ฑ่ชใใจใๆฎใใใฆใใๅฝใฎ่จ่ชใ็ฐใชใใฎใงใใใใคใชใณใฌใชใบใ ใใใซใใชใณใฌใชใบใ ใใใซใชใชใณใฌใชใบใ ใใใฉใณในใฉใณใฒใผใธใณใฐใLOTE๏ผ่ฑ่ชไปฅๅคใฎ่จ่ช๏ผใๆๅใ็ฐๆๅใชใฉใ่ๆ ฎใในใ่ฆ็นใฏใใใใใใใพใใ
ใใใฏๆฐใใใใจใงใฏใใใพใใใJALT่จญ็ซๅฝๅใใๆงๆณใใใฆใใใใใฎ็่ทกใฏJALT Newsletter๏ผใฎใกใฎThe Language Teacher๏ผ1980ๅนด1ๆ1ๆฅ็บ่กใฎ็ฌฌ4ๅทป็ฌฌ1ๅท๏ผhttps://jalt-publications.org/tlt/issues/1980-01_4.1๏ผใฎ3ใใผใธใซใ่ฆใใใพใใๅฝๆใฎJALTไผ้ทใใผใในใปNใปใญใๆฐใฎใคใณใฟใใฅใผใซใใใใใพใ๏ผ
่ณชๅ๏ผJALTๅ ้จใซใฏใใพใใพใชไผๅกใใใพใใใๅใ ใฎใใผใบใซๅฏพๅฟใใใใใซใ็ต็นใจใใฆไฝใใใฆใใใฎใงใใ๏ผ
ๅ็ญ๏ผ[โฆ] ใพใใ็งใใกใฎๅ จไฝ็ใชใใญใฐใฉใ ใงใฏใ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒใฎใใพใใพใชๅด้ขใฎใใฉใณในใใงใใใ ใ่ฏใไฟใคใใๅชใใฆใใใๅไผๅกใฎใใผใบใซ็ดๆฅ้ข้ฃใใใใญใฐใฉใ ใๆฏๅนด่คๆฐๅฎๆฝใใฆใใพใใใใใซใๆใ ใฎๆฐใใๅฏไผ้ทใงใใใใฐใปใใ ใชใณใฝใณๆฐใฏใ่ฑ่ชไปฅๅคใฎ่จ่ชใๆใใฆใใไผๅกใฎใใใซใ็นใซใใฉใณใน่ชใใใคใ่ชใในใใคใณ่ชใไธญๅฝ่ชใฎใใใฎSIGใ็ซใกไธใใใใจใใฆใใพใใ
2025ๅนดใซใฏใ21ไธ็ดใฎๆๅใฎๅๅไธ็ดใๅฎไบใใพใใSDGsใฎ็ฎๆจ้ๆๆ้ใพใงใใจ5ๅนดใงใใใ4ใคใฎC๏ผใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใปใณใฉใใฌใผใทใงใณใปใฏใชใใฃใซใซใทใณใญใณใฐใปใฏใชใจใคใใฃใใทใณใญใณใฐ๏ผใใจใใฃใในใญใซใฎ้่ฆๆงใๆณจ็ฎใใใๆ่ฒใปๅญฆ็ฟใป่ฉไพกใฎใในใฆใฎๅ้ใงใใใธใฟใซๅใAIใฎๅฝฑ้ฟใซใใใใพใใพใชๆๆฆใ่ฆใใใพใใ2025ๅนดใซๆฑไบฌใปๅฝ็ซใชใชใณใใใฏ่จๅฟต้ๅฐๅนด็ทๅใปใณใฟใผใง้ๅฌใใใJALT็ฌฌ51ๅๅฝ้ๅคงไผใฏใใใใใซใคใใฆๅ ฑๆใใ่ญฐ่ซใใๅ ฑใซๅ้ฒใใ็ด ๆดใใใๆฉไผใจใชใใใจใงใใใใ
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