Chapters and SIGs

Chapters

JALT has Chapters throughout Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Chapters hold meetings, seminars, lectures, workshops, book fairs, and training sessions, to name a few of their activities. Check the Events Calendar for an idea of Chapter activity.

The list below provides information on our Chapters, including officer lists, upcoming events, and other details. If you wish to contact a chapter, please use the individual contact form found on the Chapter’s page. If you are interested in forming a chapter, check the process for forming a new chapter.

• Akita
• East Shikoku
• Fukuoka
• Gunma
• Hiroshima
• Hokkaido
• Hokuriku
• Ibaraki
• Iwate-Aomori
• Kitakyushu
• Kobe
• Kyoto
• Matsuyama
• Nagano
• Nagoya & Gifu
• NanKyu
• Nara
• Niigata
• Oita
• Okayama
• Okinawa
• Osaka
• Saitama
• Sendai
• Shizuoka
• Tochigi
• Tokyo
• Tottori
• Toyohashi
• Yamagata
• Yokohama

SIGs (Special Interest Groups)

JALT has numerous Special Interest Groups (SIGs). These groups are made of JALT members who share a professional interest. SIGs publish books, journals, newsletters, and maintain informative mailing lists. They also hold conferences and seminars, and work with JALT Chapters and other groups to host events throughout Japan.

To learn more about JALT’s SIGs, refer to the information column of The Language Teacher. If you wish to contact a SIG, use the individual contact form on the SIG’s page. If you are interested in forming a SIG, check the process for forming a new SIG.

JALT membership includes the option to become a member of one SIG. Joining additional SIGs can be done online or via post office money transfer.

• Accessibility in Language Learning
• Art, Research, and Teaching
• Bilingualism
• Business Communication
• CEFR and Language Portfolio
• College and University Educators
• Computer Assisted Language Learning
• Critical Thinking
• Extensive Reading
• Gender Awareness in Language Education
• Global Englishes
• Global Issues in Language Education
• Intercultural Communication in Language Education
• Learner Development
• Lifelong Language Learning
• Listening
• Literature in Language Teaching
• Materials Writers
• Mind, Brain, and Education
• Mixed, Augmented, and Virtual Realities
• Other Language Educators
• Performance in Education
• Pragmatics
• School Owners
• Study Abroad
• Task-Based Learning
• Teacher Development
• Teachers Helping Teachers
• Teaching Younger Learners
• Testing and Evaluation
• Vocabulary