NPO The Japan Association for Language Teaching

Learner Development

The Learner Development SIG is a network with around 150 members around the world who have an interest in developing and researching practices that aim to support autonomous learning and teaching. We share a commitment to exploring connections between:

  • our experiences as learners & our practices as teachers.
  • learnersโ€™ experiences inside & outside the classroom.

ๅญฆ็ฟ’่€…้–‹็™บSIGใฏใ€่‡ชๅพ‹็š„ใชๅญฆ็ฟ’ใจๆ•™่‚ฒใ‚’ๆ”ฏๆดใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎๅฎŸ่ทตใฎ้–‹็™บใจ็ ”็ฉถใซ้–ขๅฟƒใ‚’ๆŒใคใ€ไธ–็•Œไธญใซ็ด„150ๅใฎใƒกใƒณใƒใƒผใ‚’ๆ“ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒใƒƒใƒˆใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใงใ™ใ€‚็งใŸใกใฏใ€ไปฅไธ‹ใฎ่ฆ็ด ้–“ใฎ้–ข้€ฃๆ€งใ‚’ๆŽขๆฑ‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๅฐฝๅŠ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

  • ๅญฆ็ฟ’่€…ใจใ—ใฆใฎ็งใŸใกใฎ็ตŒ้จ“ใจๆ•™ๅธซใจใ—ใฆใฎ็งใŸใกใฎๅฎŸ่ทตใ€‚
  • ๆ•™ๅฎคๅ†…ๅค–ใงใฎๅญฆ็ฟ’่€…ใฎ็ตŒ้จ“ใ€‚

We offer chances to get connected with other teachers, students and researchers through:

  • our twice-a-year newsletter Learning Learning
  • an email announcements list and other online resources
  • our once-a-year journal The Learner Development Journal
  • online get-togethers a forum (and great party!) at the annual JALT conference
  • links with similar groups in other parts of the world.

็งใŸใกใฏใ€ไปฅไธ‹ใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใงไป–ใฎๆ•™ๅธซใ€ๅญฆ็”Ÿใ€็ ”็ฉถ่€…ใจใคใชใŒใ‚‹ๆฉŸไผšใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

  • ๅนด2ๅ›žใฎใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใƒฌใ‚ฟใƒผใ€ŒLearning Learningใ€
  • ้›ปๅญใƒกใƒผใƒซ้€š็Ÿฅใƒชใ‚นใƒˆใ‚„ใใฎไป–ใฎใ‚ชใƒณใƒฉใ‚คใƒณใƒชใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚น
  • ๅนด1ๅ›ž็™บ่กŒใฎใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใƒŠใƒซใ€Œๅญฆ็ฟ’่€…้–‹็™บใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใƒŠใƒซใ€
  • ๆฏŽๅนดๆ’ไพ‹ใฎJALTใ‚ซใƒณใƒ•ใ‚กใƒฌใƒณใ‚นใงใฎใ‚ชใƒณใƒฉใ‚คใƒณ้›†ไผšใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒฉใƒ ๏ผˆใใ—ใฆ็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผ๏ผ๏ผ‰
  • ไธ–็•Œใฎไป–ใฎๅœฐๅŸŸใฎๅŒๆง˜ใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใจใฎใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ€‚

We also provide a variety of grants to help educators without institutional support to attend the JALT CALL conference, PanSIG, and the annual JALT international conference, conduct research, and carry out projects.

ใพใŸใ€็งใŸใกใฏใ€็ต„็น”็š„ใชๆ”ฏๆดใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆใ„ใชใ„ๆ•™่‚ฒ่€…ใŒJALT CALLไผš่ญฐใ€PanSIGใ€ๆฏŽๅนด้–‹ๅ‚ฌใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹JALTๅ›ฝ้š›ไผš่ญฐใซๅ‡บๅธญใ—ใ€็ ”็ฉถใ‚’่กŒใ„ใ€ใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใ‚’ๅฎŸ่กŒใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใ•ใพใ–ใพใชๅŠฉๆˆ้‡‘ใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

 

Officers:

  • President: James Underwood
  • Treasurer: Patrick Kiernan
  • Membership Chair: Andrew Barfield and Mark Johnson
  • Program Chair: Blair Barr, Cecilia Fujishima, and Kimberly Loren Reyes
  • Publicity Chair: Robert Moreau
  • Publication Chair: Mike Kuziw
  • Publication Editor: Ken Ikeda, Mike Kuziw, Hugh Nicoll, Tim Ashwell, Megumi Uemi, James Thomas, and Lorna Asami
  • Journal Editor: Andy Barfield, Yuri Imamura, and Huw Davies
  • Web Administrator: Nicolas Emerson & Yuko Kono
  • Member-at-large: Mike Nix
  • Grants Chair: Kio Iwai, Masayo Kanno, and Sami Yoshimuta

Upcoming Events

JALT Conference 2025 Tokyo

JALT2025 International Conference

2025ๅนด10ๆœˆ31ๆ—ฅ(้‡‘)ใ€œ2025ๅนด11ๆœˆ02ๆ—ฅ(ๆ—ฅ) ๆฑไบฌ้ƒฝๆธ‹่ฐท ๅ›ฝ็ซ‹ใ‚ชใƒชใƒณใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏ่จ˜ๅฟต้’ๅฐ‘ๅนด็ทๅˆใ‚ปใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผ Friday, October 31 – Sunday, November 02, 2025 โ€ข National Olympics Youth Memorial Center, Tokyo, Japan