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The Ibaraki JALT February Chapter Meeting features presentations by chapter members sharing classroom practice, teaching tools, and research-informed approaches. Topics include document design in EFL, AI-supported student expression, and embodied learning to build confidence. A chapter business meeting will conclude the event.
Three educators explore the professional development and research journeys of English language teachers in Japan, highlighting the transition from eikaiwa teaching to graduate study, the promotion of grassroots research within language school classrooms, and the investigation of interactional competence in after-school contexts. Abstracts Fostering Interactional Competence: A Study of Japanese Junior High School Students in […]
Event: JALTCALL Spring Symposium 2026 – Teacher DevelopmentDate: March 7, 2026Time: 12:30 – 17:00Venue: Kyoritsu Womenโs University (Building 2 – Jimbocho Station Exit A8) After the resounding success of our 2025 Spring Symposium (in collaboration with the EUROCALL AI SIG), JALTCALL is pleased to announce the 2026 iteration of this event. This yearโs spring symposium, […]
This is our 5th Chat Lounge of the 2025โ26 school year, focusing on the theme of Positive Discipline. If youโve ever wondered how to motivate young learners beyond stickers and entertainment, youโre definitely not alone. In this session, weโll explore alternative approaches through theory and hands-on activities grounded in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Positive […]
From Students to Teachers: What You Actually Need in Your First Month
Workshop Title Feeling like a thousand paper cuts: Reflecting on the sociopragmatics of microaggressions in L2 teaching and intercultural communication Abstract Despite the myth that microaggressions are a form of extreme political correctness that interferes with our conversations, Iโd argue microaggressions are real and hurtful, like a thousand paper cuts (Sue, 2021). They appear in […]
Workshop TitleFeeling like a thousand paper cuts: Reflecting on the sociopragmatics of microaggressions in L2 teaching and intercultural communication AbstractDespite the myth that microaggressions are a form of extreme political correctness that interferes with our conversations, Iโd argue microaggressions are real and hurtful, like a thousand paper cuts (Sue, 2021). They appear in our everyday […]
Sachi Oshima Hybrid event (online, and in-person in Fukuoka) This presentation introduces instructional practices in compulsory English reading and grammar courses for first- and second-year students with lower English proficiency at a Japanese private university. Although the instructor did not provide strong requirements for out-of-class study, end-of-semester evaluations from the 2024 academic year showed that […]
Reduction of foreign language anxiety (FLA) through the use of table-top role-playing games (or TRPGs) are slowly gaining traction as an important educational tool. Research has consistently shown how TRPGs lead to positive psychological outcomes and other educational benefits. This discussion will highlight results suggested by a limited research study conducted using TRPG in Japanese […]
Location: Kyoai Gakuen University, 1154-4 Koyaharamachi, Maebashi, Gunma 379-2121 I introduce an Action Research (AR) project which began in April 2023. The purpose of the project was to develop the syllabus and pedagogical practices in an English writing class (Writing 2) at Hakuoh University in Tochigi prefecture. First, I offer a brief primer on AR […]
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 Time: 14:00-16:00 Location: Ehime Prefecture International Center (EPIC) ๆๅช็ๅฝ้ไบคๆตใปใณใฟใผ ใ790-0844 ๆๅช็ๆพๅฑฑๅธ้ๅพไธไธ๏ผโ๏ผ https://www.epic.or.jp/access/index.html Matsuyama JALT would like to invite you to an afternoon with Toby Curtis & Nathan Crocker Toby Curtis Designing English for Veterinary Students: ESP in Action ใใใผใปใซใผใใฃใน ็ฃๅปๅญฆ้จ็ใฎใใใฎ่ฑ่ชๆ่ฒใฎ่จญ่จ๏ผESPใฎๅฎ่ทต Nathan Crocker Sparking Motivation: Practical Activities for Extensive Reading ใใคใตใณใปใฏใญใใซใผ ๆๆฌฒๅ่ตท๏ผๅค่ชญๆๆฅญใฎใใใฎๅฎ่ทต็ๆดปๅ Abstracts: […]
Next ZPD: Tuesday, March 31st, 2025, 8 PM โ 9 PM Our next ZPD session is taking place on Tuesday, Tuesday, March 31st, at 8pm. Our host will be LLL. JALTโs ZPD (Zoom for Professional Development) is a monthly, 1-hour networking event with several themed breakout rooms, including orientation for new and potential JALT members, […]
Do you have a tried and tested, go-to language-learning activity that youโd like to share? The time-honoured NaraJALT MyShare Event is an opportunity to share practical language teaching ideas in an open, informal, round-table discussion. ๐ Guidelines for MySharersโ Round-table discussion formatโ Anyone can choose to share an activity; no pre-event proposal requiredโ Ten minutes […]
What better way to enjoy the splendor of Nara in spring than with a picnic in the park and walk on Wakakusayama? Following the NaraJALT MyShare Event, this social event is an opportunity to relax and recharge with fellow chapter members. Date:ย Sunday, April 5th, 2026Time:ย 12:30 pm to 16:00 pmPlace: Nara Park + WakakusayamaCost:ย Free for all […]
Come join us for some friendlyย peer-, near-peer-, and community mentoring and networkingย at our annual hanami socialย in Osakajokoen (Osaka Castle Park)! Itโsย FREEย and open to everyone, so pleaseย join us with family, friends, colleagues, students, pets, and acquaintances.ย All are welcome!ย Look for our blue JALT banner on the south side of the park, due south of the castle (and […]
Date:Saturday, April 18, 2026 Time:14:00-16:00 Location: Ehime Prefecture International Center (EPIC) ๆๅช็ๅฝ้ไบคๆตใปใณใฟใผ ใ790-0844 ๆๅช็ๆพๅฑฑๅธ้ๅพไธไธ๏ผโ๏ผ https://www.epic.or.jp/access/index.html Abstracts ใขใในใใฉใฏใ: Travis Blackburn Using CommonLit with Japanese University Students: Exploring Self-Perceived Reading, Vocabulary, and Discussion Abilities Instructors today struggle to find authentic reading materials for their classrooms, and it is not always clear how students perceive their own abilities […]
In this two-part session Chris Flynn will cover the following: Part 1: How Kyoto Prefecture ALTs won a pay raise by striking In 2025, dispatch ALTs working for the Kyoto Prefecture Board of Education saw their salary and bonus reducedโeven as JET ALTs doing the same work at the same schools received a significant raise. […]
Back to School 2026ย isย Osaka JALTโs 16th annual spring conferenceย sharing ideas on a wide range of topics related to language teaching and learning in a low-key environment to help everyone in the new academic year. The Call for Presentations is now open, with the deadline of March 15. Teachers, researchers, and students of all backgrounds and […]
KIOXIA AIINA – Rm 602 (Google Maps) Embodied Learning: How Movement Improves Memory and Creativity I always think of him as one of the first to employ his legs as an instrument of philosophy. โ Rebecca Solnit (referring to William Wordsworth) This presentation discusses topics from a recently published book by the presenter entitled Moving […]
(EFLใซใใใๅ ฑๆๆง็ฏ) Matsuyama JALT would like to invite you to an afternoon with Ian Willey, Kagawa University, Takamatsu Empathy-Building in the EFL Classroom (EFLใซใใใๅ ฑๆๆง็ฏ) Location: Ehime Prefecture International Center (EPIC) ๆๅช็ๅฝ้ไบคๆตใปใณใฟใผ ใ790-0844 ๆๅช็ๆพๅฑฑๅธ้ๅพไธไธ๏ผโ๏ผ https://www.epic.or.jp/access/index.html Abstract : Empathy-Building in the EFL Classroom Empathy is considered crucial to intercultural communication. The presenter will first describe a study that […]
PanSIG 2026 will be in Nagoya at the Chukyo University on May 23rd and 24th, 2026 with Gabriela Schmidt as conference chair and Phil Nguyen as site chair. Call for presentations: December 15, 2025 – January 18, 2026. See https://pansig.org/cfp for details. What is PanSIG? PanSIG is an annual conference usually held in May, and […]
Under the theme โPrevail or Fail?โ, JALTCALL 2026 invites educators, researchers, and technologists to explore how digital tools, pedagogical innovations, and AI are reshaping language teaching and learning in an age of rapid change and uncertainty. We welcome presentations that critically examine both successes and setbacks in technology-enhanced language educationโprojects that worked, those that didnโt, […]
Matsuyama JALT would like to invite you to an afternoon with two presentations by David LaHeist Developing a UDL (Universal Design for Learning) Mindset ใฆใใใผใตใซใปใใตใคใณ๏ผUDL) ใใคใณใใปใใใฎ่ฒๆ & Optimizing Student Engagement Through UDL UDLใซใใๅญฆ็ฟ่ ใจใณใฒใผใธใกใณใใฎๆ้ฉๅ Date:Saturday, June 20, 2026 Time:14:00-16:00 Location: Ehime Prefecture International Center (EPIC) ๆๅช็ๅฝ้ไบคๆตใปใณใฟใผ ใ790-0844 ๆๅช็ๆพๅฑฑๅธ้ๅพไธไธ๏ผโ๏ผ https://www.epic.or.jp/access/index.html Abstracts Developing a UDL (Universal Design for […]