The THT SIG gave presentations about our upcoming events for 2015 at the JALT2014 National Conference. These include Vietnam (8-9 Aug), Kyrgyzstan, and Bangladesh (Sep). Please contact us at htjalt@gmail.com if you are interested in participating next year. In addition to these, we sponsor the THT Laos program which is organized by Chris Ruddenklau.…

The Teacher Education and Development (TED) SIG is a network for those who want to help themselves and others become better teachers. TED SIG had a big presence at JALT2014, including sponsoring one of the plenary speakers, Prof. Thomas Farrell. Our joint forum with CUE SIG was enjoyed by a lot of members. It…

The TBL SIG was created for teachers and other professionals who currently use or are interested in using task-based approaches in the classroom. It focuses, in particular, on issues related to task-based language teaching and learning in the Asian EFL context. The SIG serves as a useful forum for the exchange of practical teaching…

The Study Abroad SIG provides a supportive place for discussing areas of interest regarding study abroad and intercultural training. We welcome submissions for our newsletter, Ryuugaku, and we are looking for new officers to join the team. Visit our new website at http://jalt-sa.org or contact us at studyabroadsig@gmail.com. 当研究部会は、留学や異文化教育に関して議論し、また支援できる場を提供しています。当部会のニュースレター“Ryuugaku”への皆様からの投稿をお待ちしております。新役員の募集をしております。詳細は新ウェブサイト http://jalt-sa.org へお問い合わせは、 studyabroadsig@gmail.com へお願いします。

At JALT2014 we had a great Speech, Drama, and Debate Forum/Poster Session/Meet & Greet reception as well as many interesting individual presentations. New officers elected at our AGM will be announced in the next issue. Something new—we plan to publish an activities book, so if you have ideas for teaching speech, drama, debate, or…

Please consider signing up for our newsletter! The sign-up form to the SO SIG’s free quarterly newsletter is now active on the SO SIG website http://schoolowners.net. To subscribe, visit the site and enter your email address. Subscribers receive articles, freebies, and news on upcoming SO SIG events.

Pragmatics is the study of language from the point of view of users, especially of the choices they make, the constraints they encounter in using language in social interaction, and the effects their use of language has on other participants in the act of communication. Pragmatic Resources Series—Call for papers (deadline: 1 Jun 2015):…

OLE has put all materials made available by authors of OLE-related presentations in the last few years on the coordinator’s page at Ehime University for everyone to use. Visit http://web.iess.ehime-u.ac.jp/katudouhoukoku.html for more. OLE held two days full of OLE-related events at JALT2014 in Tsukuba. The program schedule, as well as the long and short…

The Mind, Brain, and Education (BRAIN) SIG is a forum for language educators and researchers to share insights in neuroscience. We hope to be a driving force in bringing relevant new discoveries in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neurolinguistics to language teaching in Japan. Neuroscience is changing many parts of the world, but not ours.…

The MW SIG shares information on ways to create better language learning materials, covering a wide range of issues from practical advice on style to copyright law and publishing practices, including self-publication. Our newsletter Between the Keys is published three to four times a year and we have a discussion forum and mailing list.…