Arnold AraoIn foreign language learning, learners engage with the language through learning opportunities and utilize what they acquire. Language itself is seen as a passive—knowledge to be acquired. However, recent research has indicated that the language individuals use, whether their mother tongue or a foreign language, can affect what people do and even how people […]

Jennifer Smith, David IsaacsKobe JALT is pleased to announce our first event of the 2021-2022 academic year! Join us on Saturday, April 17th from 3pm on Zoom for a “My Share”-style event. We will be joined by Jennifer Smith (Osaka Shoin Women’s University) and David Isaacs (University of North Texas), two published My Share authors […]

Marife CarpioThis session is about how several application software and websites were integrated into a variety of lessons for junior and senior high school students. These can also be adapted by teachers in elementary schools. Don’t miss it! Our May event will be held via Zoom on Saturday, May 22nd at 3 pm. Our speaker […]

Jackson Lee, Takaaki HiratsukaShifting from ALT or eikaiwa jobs to university teaching Abstract: Some ALTs and eikaiwa teachers in Japan often find themselves limited in career choices within their teaching environments, while the option to shift to university teaching seems to have an intimidatingly high barrier to entry. The purpose of this presentation is to […]

Bill White, Mehrasa AlizadehAdding Interactive Activities to Classwork and Homework Conducting classes online during the pandemic Abstract: Adding Interactive Activities to Classwork and Homework Conducting classes online during the pandemic has given us a new outlook on how we can add more interactive work to our classes as well as homework. Using H5P allows the […]

For our year-end event, the Kobe Chapter is sponsoring PechaKucha Night Nishinomiya #50. It will be held in person at  Konan University’s Hirao School of Management (CUBE).  This event is limited to 100 participants only. PechaKucha is 20X20 presentation format. 20 of your chosen slides each for 20 seconds. In under 7 minutes, you can share […]

Masaki C. MatsumotoStudents who come from minority backgrounds face obstacles that teachers, classmates, and administrators may not be aware of. Subtle and not-so-subtle biases exist, and it is important to not only raise our awareness, but to also actively work on ways to combat any resulting negative effects. Biases exist not only in the ways […]

Dr. Lisa Mcentee-Atalianis—Birkbeck, University of London, Kobe Chapter & Bilingualism Special Interest Group (BSIG) Joint Event* REGISTER to get Zoom link at kobejalt.org There has been a growing focus in language policy and planning (LPP) on the role of agency (e.g., Bouchard & Glasgow, 2019; Liddicoat & Taylor-Leech, 2021), with an emphasis on studies of […]

Pearlyn Yap Li Hui, Mori Kosan, Chelanna White, Reitaku UniversityKobe JALT is very sorry to announce that this event has been CANCELLED and will be rescheduled. Kobe JALT and the JET Alumni Association of Western Japan jointly invite you to our first face-to-face event since December 2019! What to do once your first ALT gig ends: […]

Dr. Joshua Jodoin, Mr. Anthony Torbert, Dr. Erin NoxonThis event is hosted by Kobe JALT and co-sponsored by the Global Issues in Language Education (GILE) and Teachers Helping Teachers (THT) Special Interest Groups of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). The focus of this multi-speaker professional development event is the planning, preparation, and delivery […]

Pearlyn Yap Li Hui, Mori Kosan Co., Ltd., Chelanna White, Reitaku UniversityKobe JALT and the JET Alumni Association of Western Japan jointly invite you to our upcoming online event. This event provides useful information and insight to those who want to transition from working as ALTs to working for companies in Japan or teaching English […]

Kobe JALT meets FETJ Global for fun intercultural communication activities ready to use in your classroom! Marife Carpio has a doctorate in human sciences from Osaka University. Her interests lie in the fields of communication education, educational technology, and language and culture. She teaches at a private junior and senior high school in Kyoto and is […]

Dr. Yilin Sun, Dr. Yuko IgarashiThe Kyoto Chapter of JALT, in collaboration with the Gifu Chapter of JALT, the Kobe Chapter of JALT, and the Global Issues in Language Education Special Interest Group of JALT present their 3rd annual event on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) issues in ELT on January 29th, 2023. The Japan […]

On April 21st (Friday) Kobe JALT will co-sponsor a PechaKucha (20 x 20) Night event with PKN Nishinomiya. You can find the event HERE and on our FB Page. Please plan on joining us if you can. If you have a passion or project or anything else that you would like to share, please contact our Program Chair […]

Susan E. JonesAbstract: As machine translation and AI apps make an appearance across disciplines, teachers are understandably concerned about how to control and facilitate their use among students. During this workshop and discussion session, teachers will have the opportunity to voice their concerns and share strategies, as well as practice facilitated exercises to implement in future classes.  *Participants are encouraged to […]

Kevin Bartlett, Blake TurnbullThis event is held in-person in Kobe. 1) Translanguaging as a Theory of Language for Japanese EFL Education by Blake Turnbull Abstract Throughout the past two decades, translanguaging has emerged as a buzzword in applied linguistic research, but to this day it remains one of the most misunderstood and misused terms in […]

Ann Mayeda, Katherine Thornton, Christopher PhelpsKobe JALT is pleased to welcome the following three presenters! 【Presentations 1】 The Ins and Outs of Building a SALC in Japan Presenter: Ann Mayeda Abstract: The presenter will give a brief overview of the two SALCs she has been involved in developing, one of which began with the research […]

Gerry Yokota, Terry R. TuttleKobe JALT is pleased to welcome two presenters from DEI. This workshop will be a professional development opportunity for attendees to learn about microaggressions: what they are and how to transform them into opportunities for growth and connection in the classroom, in the workplace, and in other professional situations. We will begin […]

Dr. Avril Haye Matsui, Yaya YaoThe event is co-sponsored/co-hosted by  Kyoto JALT, GALE SIG and GILE SIG. 【Presentation 1】 Black Women, Intersectionality & ELT in Japan In this presentation, Dr. Haye-Matsui will present her research on the lived experiences of nine Black women of the African Diaspora who work in Japan’s English language teaching industry. Using […]

Brent WarnerAbstract: The sudden emergence of AI chatbots has shifted all of our thinking around education and we’re all trying to find our footing. While there are a lot of opinions, one thing is clear: this technology isn’t going away. This three part practical workshop will focus on helping professors in the English language classroom […]

Emily Choong, Ellie Fujimoto, Maria Theresa Niibori, Kyle UndemThis event is co-sponsored by Tochigi JALT and Filipino English Teachers in Japan – Global. Listen to inspiring stories of resilience and transformation as these current and former ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) navigate their lives in language teaching in Japan. Presenter 1:  Maria Theresa Niibori Title: Navigating challenges […]

Montserrat Sanz Yagüe, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Frances Shiobara, Kobe Shoin Women’s University Challenges of Multilingual Families Montserrat Sanz Yagüe Kobe City University of Foreign Studies Monolingual families are all alike; every multilingual family is multilingual in its own way”. Following this Anna Karenina principle, we will argue that raising multilingual children is a complex […]

Dr. Julia KimuraAbstract How does academic publishing influence the career capital of foreign language teachers in Japan? In this workshop, we will explore how academic publishing shapes our career paths and share strategies to become more productive and engaged writers. In this workshop, participants will discuss the importance of publishing and explore tools to enhance […]

Stephen McNamaraCLIL, the CDF construct, and the Speech of Intercultural Studies English medium education (EME) and content and language integrated pedagogies (CLIL) continue to expand into the tertiary undergraduate education sector in Japan, with their delivery frequently the responsibility of the language teacher. However, there is little scholarly work in this context describing the functional […]

Dr. Miso KimThis hands-on workshop is designed for teachers who seek to turn their lived experiences and translingual identities into teaching and research. In the first half of the workshop, I introduce autoethnography, a research method for critically analyzing our teacher identities and experiences. I then invite attendees to reflect on their teacher identities and […]