The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to the improvement of language teaching and learning. JALT promotes excellence in language learning, teaching, and research by providing opportunities for those involved in language education to meet, share, and collaborate.
ๅ จๅฝ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผ๏ผThe Japan Association for Language Teaching=JALT๏ผใธใฃใซใ๏ผใฏใ่จ่ชๆ่ฒใปๅญฆ็ฟใฎๅไธใ็ฎๆใ้ๅถๅฉๅฃไฝใงใใ่จ่ชๆ่ฒ้ขไฟ่ ใไบคๆตใปๅ ฑๆใปๅๅใใๆฉไผใๆไพใใ่จ่ชๅญฆ็ฟใๆ่ฒใๅใณ่ชฟๆป็ ็ฉถใฎ็บๅฑใซๅฏไธใใพใใ
ๆฒฟ้ฉใป็ฎ็๏ฝฅๆดปๅๅ ๅฎน
History, Objectives, & Activities
ๆฒฟ้ฉใจ็ฎ็
History & Objectives
ๅ จๅฝ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผใฏๆฅๆฌใซใใใ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒใฎๅไธใ็ฎๆใๅฐ้ๅฎถใใใชใๅญฆ่กๅฃไฝใงใใใใใใๅฐ้ๅฎถใซๅฏพใใฆ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒใฎๅฐ้็็ฅ่ญใๆๆๆณใซ้ขใใๆ ๅ ฑใไบคๆใใใๅ ดๆใๆไพใใใจใจใใซใ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒใฎๆฐใใ็บๅฑใซ่ฒข็ฎใใไบใ็ฎ็ใจใใฆใใใ ๆฌๅญฆไผใฏ1975ๅนด8ๆใซ่จญ็ซใใใ1999ๅนด9ๆใซ็นๅฎ้ๅถๅฉๆดปๅๆณไบบ(๏ผฎ๏ผฐ๏ผฏ)ใจใใฆ่ชๅฎใใใใ็พๅจใงใฏๆตทๅคใๅซใ็ด3,000ๅใฎไผๅกใๆใใใใขใธใขใงๆๅคง่ฆๆจกใฎ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผ็ต็นใซใชใฃใฆใใใ
JALT is an academic organization made up of educators who aim to improve language education in Japan. Its objectives are to provide educators with a place to exchange information on language education expertise and teaching methods, and to contribute to the new development of language education. The Association was established in August 1975 and was certified as a non-profit organization in September 1999. It is currently the largest language education association in Asia, with approximately 3,000 members, including those from overseas.
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Main Activities
1๏ผๅนดๆฌกๅฝ้ๅคงไผ
1. Annual International Conference
ๆฌๅญฆไผใไธปๅฌใใๅนดๆฌกๅฝ้ๅคงไผใฏๆฏๅนด็งใซ้ๅฌใใใ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒใซ้ขใใๅคง่ฆๆจกใชๅฝ้ๅคงไผใฎ1ใคใจใใฆใไธ็็ใซใ้่ฆใชไฝ็ฝฎใๅ ใใฆใใใ่ฌๆผใ็ ็ฉถ็บ่กจใใใขใณในใใฌใผใทใงใณใใใใซใใฃในใซใใทใงใณใใฏใผใฏใทใงใใใใณใญใญใขใใในใฟใผ๏ฝฅใปใใทใงใณ็ญใจๅคๅฝฉใชใใญใฐใฉใ ใไผ็ปใใใๆฏๅนดๅคใใฎๅๅ ่ ใๅๅฝใใๅบๅธญใใฆใใใๅๅฝๅ ใปๅฝๅคใฎ่ชๅญฆๆๆๅบ็็คพ็ด55็คพใซใใๆๆๅฑใงใฏใๆๆฐๆๆใๅฎ้ใฎใใขใณในใใฌใผใทใงใณใจใจใใซๅฑ็คบใใใๆๅธซใฎใฟใชใใๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใใใๅฅฝ่ฉใๅพใฆใใใ
JALT traditionally holds its Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition in Autumn, and is one of the largest international conferences on language education, occupying an important position worldwide. A diverse program is planned, including lectures, research presentations, demonstrations, panel discussions, workshops, colloquia, and poster sessions, and many participants from various countries attend every year. In addition, at the materials exhibition, about 55 domestic and international language teaching material publishers exhibited the latest materials with actual demonstrations, and the exhibition was well attended not only by teachers but also by students.
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2. Publication activities
ๆฌๅญฆไผใฏใ้ๆๅ่ชThe Language Teacherใจๅนด2ๅ็บ่กใฎJALT Journalใ็บ่กใใฆใใใThe Language Teacherใงใฏใ็่ซ็ใชๅ้กใใๅฎ่ทต็ๆๆๆณใพใงๆงใ ใช่จไบใฎไปใๆธ่ฉใๆฏ้จไพไผใใคใใณใใฎๆกๅ ็ญใๆฒ่ผใใJALT Journalใฏใ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒ๏ฝฅๅญฆ็ฟใ็ฐๆๅๅ้ก็ญใซ้ขใใ็่ซใจๅฎ่ทตใๅใไธใใๅญฆ่ก่ซๆใๆฒ่ผใใฆใใใ
JALT publishes The Language Teacher, a bimonthly magazine, and the JALT Journal, which is published twice a year. The Language Teacher features a variety of articles ranging from theoretical issues to practical teaching methods, as well as book reviews and information on branch meetings and events, while the JALT Journal features academic papers on theories and practices related to language teaching and learning, intercultural issues, etc.
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3. Research activities
ๅญฆไผไผๅกใฏๅฐๅบๆฏ้จใใใณ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใซๅฑใใใใใใฎๆฏ้จใใใณ้จไผใฎไธปๅฌใใๅฎไพใฎ็ ็ฉถไผใ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅฐ้ๅฎถใๆใใ็นๅฅใฌใฏใใฃใผใใฏใผใฏใทใงใใใซๅๅ ใใฆ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒใฎๆๆฐใฎ็ฅ่ฆใๅพใใใจใใงใใใ
Members of JALT belong to regional chapters and special interest groups (SIGs), and can gain the latest knowledge on language education by participating in regular research meetings hosted by them, as well as special lectures and workshops featuring language education experts.
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JALT Organization
1๏ผๅฐๅบๆฏ้จ
1. Regional Chapters
ๆฌๅญฆไผใซใฏ็พๅจๅ จๅฝใซไปฅไธใฎ30ใฎๆฏ้จใใใใๆดป็บใซๅฎไพ็ ็ฉถไผ็ญใ่กใฃใฆใใใ ๅๆตท้ใ็ง็ฐใๅฒฉๆใไปๅฐใๅฑฑๅฝขใๆฐๆฝใ่จๅใ็พค้ฆฌใๅคงๅฎฎใๆฑไบฌใ่ฅฟๆฑไบฌใๆจชๆตใ็ฆไบใไฟกๅทใ้ๅฒกใๆตๆพใ่ฑๆฉใๅๅคๅฑใๅฒ้ใไบฌ้ฝใๅคง้ชใๅฅ่ฏใ็ฅๆธใๅงซ่ทฏใๅฒกๅฑฑใๅบๅณถใๆฑๅๅฝใๆพๅฑฑใๅไนๅทใๅคงๅใ็ฆๅฒกใๅไนใๆฒ็ธ
JALT currently has 31 active chapters nationwide, which actively hold regular research meetings, etc.
2๏ผๅ้ๅฅ็ ็ฉถ้จไผ
2. Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
ๆฌๅญฆไผใซใฏๅฐๅบๆฏ้จใฎใปใใซไธ่จใฎ24ใฎๅ้ๅฅ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใใใใ้จไผๆฉ้ข็ดใฎ็บ่กใ็ ็ฉถๆดปๅใ่กใฃใฆใใใไผๅกใฏ่ชๅใฎ้ขๅฟใฎใใๅ้ใฎ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใซๆๅฑใใใใจใใงใใใ
- ใใคใชใณใฌใชใบใ ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Bilingualism)
- ใใธใในใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Business Communication)
- ๅคงๅญฆๅคๅฝ่ชๆ่ฒ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(College and University Educators)
- ใณใณใใฅใผใฟๅฉ็จ่ชๅญฆๅญฆ็ฟ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Computer Assisted Language Learning)
- ใฏใชใใฃใซใซใปใทใณใญใณใฐ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Critical Thinking)
- ๅค่ชญ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Extensive Reading)
- ่จ่ชๅ ฑ้ๅ็ งๆ ใจ่จ่ชใใผใใใฉใชใช็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Framework and Language Portfolio)
- ใธใงใณใใผใจ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Gender Awareness in Language Education)
- ใฐใญใผใใซๅ้กใจ่จ่ชๆ่ฒ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Global Issues in Language Education)
- ๆฅๆฌ่ชๆ่ฒ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Japanese as a Second Language)
- ๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใใฃใใญใใกใณใ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Learner Development)
- ็ๆถฏ่ชๅญฆๅญฆ็ฟ็ ็ฉถ้จไผ*ๅญฆๅไปฅ้ใฎ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒใ(Lifelong Language Learning)
- ่จ่ชๆ่ฒใจๆๅญฆ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Literature in Language Teaching)
- ๆๆ้็บ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Material Writers)
- ่ณ็งๅญฆใปๅฟ็ๅญฆใจ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒ้จไผใ(Mind, Brain, and Education)
- ่ฑ่ชไปฅๅคใฎๅคๅฝ่ช็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Other Language Educators)
- ่ช็จ่ซ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Pragmatics)
- ในใใผใใใใฉใใใขใณใ ใใฃใใผใ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Speech, Drama, & Debate)
- ๆตทๅค็ๅญฆ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Study Abroad)
- ใฟในใฏใๅบใซใใๅญฆ็ฟ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Task Based Learning)
- ๆๅธซๆ่ฒ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Teacher Development)
- ๆๅธซใซใใๆๅธซใฎใใใฎ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Teachers Helping Teachers)
- ่ฅใไบบใใกใซๆใใ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Teaching Younger Learners)
- ่ฉฆ้จใจ่ฉไพก็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Testing & Evaluation)
- ่ชๅฝๅญฆ็ฟ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใ(Vocabulary)
In addition to regional chapters, JALT has 24 field-specific Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which publish division journals and conduct research activities. Members can join a research committee in their field of interest.
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Collaborative activities with external organizations
ๆฌๅญฆไผใฏใๅฝๅ ใงใฏๆฅๆฌๅญฆ่กไผ่ญฐใฎ็ป้ฒไผๅกใจใใฆ่ชใใใใฆใใใๆฅๆฌๅญฆ่กไผ่ญฐ็ฌฌไธ้จ็ ็ฉถ้ฃ็ตกๅงๅกไผ(่จ่ชๅญฆใปๆๅญฆๅ้)ใซๅงๅกใ้ใฃใฆใใใ ใพใๆฌๅญฆไผใฏใ2008ๅนดใใ่จ่ช็ณปๅญฆไผ้ฃๅ(UALS)ใฎๅนนไบใๅใใฆใใใ ใใใซ็ฑณๅฝใฎTESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)ๅใณ่ฑๅฝใฎ IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)ใซๅ ็ใใฆใใไปใ้ๅฝใใฟใคใใซใณใใธใขใๅฐๆนพใใญใทใขใใใฃใชใใณใฎไธป่ฆ่ฑ่ชๆ่ฒๅญฆไผใจใๆๆบใ็ตใใงใใใ
JALT is recognized domestically as a registered member of the Science Council of Japan and sends representatives to the Councilโs Section I Research Liaison Committee (Linguistics and Literature). Since 2008, our association has also served as a managing member of the Union of Associations for Language Studies (UALS). Furthermore, we are affiliated with TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) in the United States and IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) in the United Kingdom, as well as with major English language teaching associations in Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan, Russia, and the Philippines.
