NPO The Japan Association for Language Teaching

特定非営利活動法人　全国語学教育学会

Global Issues in Language Education

The Global Issues in Language Education Special Interest Group (GILE SIG) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) aims to:

promote the integration of global issues, global awareness, and social responsibility in language teaching
foster networking and mutual support among language educators dealing with global issues
promote awareness among language teachers of important developments in global education and the fields of environmental education, human rights education, peace education and development education

Officers:

President: Margalit Faden
Treasurer: Anthony Torbert
Membership Chair: Richard John Walker
Program Chair: Shalvin Singh
Publicity Chair: Rowena Chua
Publication Editor/Chair: John-Guy Perrem and Kip Cates
Community/Prefectural Liaison: Thomas Fast- Chugoku, Tim Grose- Hokkaido, May Kyaw Oo- Kyushu, Mark Shrosbree- Kanto, Brent Simmonds- Chubu, and Katherine de Veas- Kansai
Translator/Japanese Language Coordinator: Masataka Kasai
Web Administrator: Erin Noxon
Member-at-large: Keith Hoy

2025年10月31日(金)〜2025年11月02日(日) 東京都渋谷国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター Friday, October 31 – Sunday, November 02, 2025 • National Olympics Youth Memorial Center, Tokyo, Japan

PanSIG 2025 was held May 16-18 in Chiba. PanSIG is an annual conference organized by JALT’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs).