LiLT SIG members engage with literature through film, creative writing, poetry, the short story, classic literature and world literature, as well as literature in translation. We welcome interest from those working with cultural studies, politics through literature, language learning, and applications of literary texts in different contexts. We are always interested in volunteers to…

The topic of the LLL-SIG’s Forum at JALT2014 was “Finding what motivates adult learners.” An enthusiastic audience attended this talk, given by a distinguished line-up of three speakers: Deborah Bollinger and Joseph Dias of Aoyama Gakuin University, and Kathleen Yamane of Nara University. Deborah Bollinger explored factors that motivate a particular group of older…

The Learner Development SIG is a friendly network of more than 200 members who are interested in exploring researching practices that help develop autonomous learning and teaching. We organize forums at conferences and local get-togethers in Tokyo and Hiroshima. We publish research and accounts of practice in our regular newsletter and in two newly…

The mission of the Japanese as a Second Language Special Interest Group (JSL SIG) is to serve as a resource for promoting JSL/JFL teaching, learning, and research. We welcome JSL/JFL teachers, learners, and researchers to join and take an active role in our SIG. Would you like to make a contribution to our SIG…

GILE aims to promote global awareness, international understanding, and action to solve world problems through content-based language teaching, drawing from fields such as global education, peace education, environmental education, and human rights education. The SIG produces a quarterly newsletter, organizes presentations for local, national, and international conferences, and maintains contacts with groups ranging from…

All JALT members are encouraged to consider attending future GALE forums and events and read GALE publications so as to encounter a range of perspectives about gender issues, teaching, and learning. We also have a Facebook page, an online discussion list for all members, and an executive discussion list for officers and any GALE…

Reports: The FLP SIG contributed presentations and workshops on CEFR and portfolio-related topics – featuring the two current JSPS Grant-in-Aid (kaken projects) – at the following international conferences: AILA World Congress 2014, Brisbane, Australia: One World – Many Languages 9th JALT THT SIG Conference, Hue University of Foreign Languages, Aug 2014, Vietnam CercleS, Sep…

The JALT ER SIG exists to help promote Extensive Reading (ER) in Japan. Via our website, our newsletter, the ERJ Journal, and presentations throughout Japan we aim to help teachers set up and make the most of their ER programs. The ER SIG welcome submissions to our two publications, the ERJ (Extensive Reading in…

We are ALWAYS looking for new input from teachers interested in critical thinking! We invite your ideas about the theory and teaching practices regarding critical thinking. Whether it’s a classroom idea, a reflection, or a full research paper, we hope to hear from you! Think about writing for our quarterly newsletter, CT Scan, or…

The JALT CALL SIG is in the midst of preparations for the JALTCALL 2015 Conference. The conference will be held from 5-7 June at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka. The theme for the conference will be Language Learning Technologies and Learner Autonomy. Ema Ushioda, a specialist in language learner autonomy and CALL curriculum design,…