Pragmatics
Hiroshima JALT My Share: Reflecting, Planning, Sharing
Come along and share something that was new for you in this past year’s teaching and/or something new you are planning for this coming year. Time availability for each person […]
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Toyohashi
Nagoya & Gifu JALT TYL FORUM
We are excited to invite you to our March TYL Forum! ๐ Theme:From Student to Teacher: What You Actually Need in Your First Month This event focuses on practical support […]
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TochigiJALT Tochigi & Pragmatics SIG proudly host Noriko Ishihara
Hybrid EventWorkshop 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 […]
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Pragmatics
JALT Tochigi & Pragmatics SIG proudly host Noriko Ishihara
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 […]
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Fukuoka[Hybrid] Classroom Strategies for Fostering Independent Learning Among Lower Proficiency EFL Students
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 […]
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Toyohashi
Spring Talkshop
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KitakyushuReducing Foreign Language Anxiety Through the Use of Table-Top Roleplaying Activities
ใใฉใขใใใซ (TM Building) 2 Chome-11-4 Muromachi, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, JapanReduction 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 […]
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Yokohama
Yokohama JALTย Myย Share
Location: Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus. On 15th March, Yokohama JALT will be holding one of our regular MyShare events. My Share sessions are short presentations (15โ20 minutes) where teachers can share practical classroom ideas, […]
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Gunma
Syllabus Development with Action Research in an English Writing Class
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 […]
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Matsuyama
Designing English for Veterinary Students: ESP in Action ็ฃๅปๅญฆ้จ็ใฎใใใฎ่ฑ่ช่จญ่จ๏ผๅฎ่ทต็ๅฐ้่ฑ่ชๆ่ฒ & Sparking Motivation: Practical Activities for Extensive Reading ๆๆฌฒๅ่ตท๏ผๅค่ชญๆๆฅญใฎใใใฎๅฎ่ทต็ๆดปๅ
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 & […]
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OkayamaOkayama JALT: Teaching Exchange and Symposium 2026
Everyone is invited to share their teaching activities, lessons, or philosophies with us all at our March meeting. As opposed to one speaker at a time presenting at the front of the room, we will have several concurrent mini-presentations (similar to a poster presentation session). Bring handouts (or links to handouts), to help spread your […]
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Extensive Reading
PresentERs โ Exploring Studentsโ Critical and Emotional Engagement through Written Peer Responses to Storytelling in an Extensive Reading Class
We will have a short talk about Extensive Reading from Nida Husna on Sunday 29 March 19:00-20:00. The event will involve a short 20-30 minute casual talk from our PresentER, followed by around 20-30 minutes of questions and discussion. PresentERs takes place on the last Sunday of each month online on Zoom. It is free for anyone to attend. […]
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ZPD in March
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. ย The Lifelong Language Learning (LLL)ย ย will host this month’s session.ย The Lifelong Language Learning (LLL) SIG focuses on language learning beyond compulsory education, particularly among adult learners. In Japan, increasing numbers of […]
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NaraNaraJALT MyShare Event 2026
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 […]
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NaraNaraJALT Social Event: Picnic in the Park + Walk on Wakakusayama 2026
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 […]
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Osaka
Hanami Social in Osaka Castle Park
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 […]
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Matsuyama
How Activity Theory Can Help the Learning Environmentๆดปๅ็่ซใๅญฆ็ฟ็ฐๅขใฅใใใซๅฝน็ซใค็็ฑ&Using CommonLit with Japanese University Students: Exploring Self-Perceived Reading, Vocabulary, and Discussion Abilitiesๆฅๆฌใฎๅคงๅญฆ็ใซใใใCommonLitใฎๆดป็จ:่ชๅทฑ่ช็ฅใซใใ่ชญ่งฃๅใป่ชๅฝๅใป่จ่ซ่ฝๅใฎๆขๆฑ
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 […]
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Kitakyushu
How Kyoto Prefecture ALTs Won a Pay Raise by Striking / The โ2026 Mondaiโ and the Coming University Shakeout
ใใฉใขใใใซ (TM Building) 2 Chome-11-4 Muromachi, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, JapanIn 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. […]
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Osaka
Back to School 2026, at Osaka Jogakuin University
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 […]
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Iwate-Aomori
Embodied Learning: How Movement Improves Memory and Creativity – Brian J. Birdsell
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 […]
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Extensive Reading
PresentERs โ Cultural Insights and Their Impact on Extensive Reading
We will have a short talk about Extensive Reading fromย Yuko Suzuki & Hiroko Moroki ย on Sundayย 26 Marchย 19:00-20:00. The event will involve a short 20-30 minute casual talk from our PresentER, followed by around 20-30 minutes of questions and discussion. PresentERs takes place on the last Sunday of each month online on Zoom. It is free […]
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Matsuyama
Empathy-Building in the EFL Classroom
(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 […]
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PanSIG Executive Committee
PanSIG 2026 Conference
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 […]
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Task-Based Learning
TBLT in Asia 2026
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Computer Assisted Language Learning
JALTCALL 2026
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, […]