2022 JALT Awards Winners

The JALT Awards and Recognition Committee is proud to announce the winners of the JALT Awards for 2022! 

JALT Award for Early Career Excellence: Jackson Koon Yat Lee (Toyo University) 
JALT Mid-Career Scholar Award (Teaching): Kazumi Kato (Tokai University)
JALT Mid-Career Scholar Award (Research): Jo Mynard (Kanda University of International Studies)
JALT Lifetime Achievement Award: Curtis Kelly (Kansai University)

May 1, 2023 Update: We have received permission to share some of the letters of recommendation that were written for these award winners. Please scroll down this page to read these letters (PDF files).
About the awards:
JALT Award for Early Career Excellence
JALT アーリー・キャリア優秀賞
The Early Career Excellence Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of language teaching by individuals within JALT. This award is bestowed annually upon a JALT member who demonstrates an example of excellence early in their career which has a broad impact on and implications for the language teaching field. Nominees for this award likely have up to ten years of experience or are re-entering the field after an extended period, or are recent graduates of degree programs (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral).
JALT Mid-Career Scholar Award (Teaching)
JALT ミッド・キャリア研究者賞（教育部門）
JALT Mid-Career Scholar Award (Research)
JALT ミッド・キャリア研究者賞（リサーチ部門）
The Mid-Career Scholar Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of language teaching or research by individuals within JALT. This award is bestowed annually upon a JALT member who demonstrates an example of excellence in teaching or research midway through their career which has a broad impact on and implications for the language teaching field. Nominees for this award likely have over ten years of experience.
JALT Lifetime Achievement Award
JALT 特別功労賞
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of language teaching by individuals within JALT. This award is bestowed annually upon a JALT member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching and/or research throughout their career and has a broad impact on and implications for the language teaching field.