The name of our organization is “Shogai Gogaku Gakushu Kenkyubukai” in Japanese and “The Lifelong Language Learning Special Interest Group” in English. Its abbreviation is LLL SIG. In early October of 2005 Tadashi Ishida, the previous and longest serving coordinator of the LLL SIG, and Curtis Kelly sat together in a coffee shop at the Grandship in Shizuoka City–where the JALT International Conference was being held that year–and discussed the creation of a JALT SIG for teaching older learners. Tadashi Ishida actually made it become a reality. The Lifelong Language Learning SIG was born later that year.
The term lifelong learning, although meaning learning throughout life, was adopted by the SIG as a term referring to post-compulsory education. In Japan, a growing number of young, middle-aged, and older adults are eager to study a second language as an element of their lifelong learning path. This trend reflects the understanding that the learning of other languages helps lead to an enriched quality of life as students learn more about the world around them. As Japan’s population ages an emphasis on lifelong learning has the potential to create a more enlightened and cosmopolitan citizenry.
The Lifelong Language Learning Special Interest Group (LLL SIG) invites those teaching languages to young, middle-aged, and older adults to share information through our website and journal (Chronicle of Lifelong Language Learning), at the annual PanSIG conference, at our mini-conferences, and at the JALT National Conference. We also hold more intimate F2F and hybrid events throughout the year that allow our members to feel connected and share their teaching and learning experiences.
Constitution: Download
Publications: hosted.jalt.org/lifelong/publications.html
Website: living4now.org
Officers:
- President: Joseph Dias
- Treasurer: Mariana Oana Senda
- Membership Chair: Timothy Ang
- Program Chair: Chiyuki Yanase
- Publicity Chair: Joseph Dias
- Publication Editor: Rie Wakui-Kimani and Martin Pauly
- Web Administrator: Asia Austin Dobbs
- Member-at-large: Tadashi Ishida, Don Maybin, Kathleen Yamane, and Deborah Bollinger
News and Announcements
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Year End Holiday My Share: Lifelong Learning and Living + Lifelong Language Learning SIGโs AGM
In a year-end My Share event, youโll have the chance to exchange fun and practical activities for celebrating special occasions throughout the school year. If teachers have any ideas about tasks and […]
