Guide to Content Areas for the JALT International Conference

For the JALT International Conference, presentations will be scheduled under one of 13 content areas (or a non-teaching area for meetings, other administrative, or social sessions). These content areas correspond to the JALT SIGs (Special Interest Groups, indicated in bold text) and related areas as follows.

Japanese and Other Language Teaching & Learning

Japanese as a Second Language
Other Language Educators

Language Classroom Content

Listening
Pronunciation
Reading
Speaking/Communication
Writing

Language Skills

Business Communication
English for Specific Purposes
Extensive Reading
Literature in Language Teaching
Vocabulary

Learner Development

Learner Development

Materials & Assessment

CEFR and Language Portfolio
Corpus
Materials Writers
Testing and Evaluation

Other Learners & Contexts

Lifelong Language Learning
School Owners
Study Abroad

Pedagogy

Content-Based Instruction
Critical Thinking
Performance in Education
Project-Based Learning
Task-Based Learning

Psychology & Language Learning

Cognition & Neurodevelopment
Mind, Brain, & Education
Motivation
Psycholinguistics

Sociocultural-Linguistics & Pragmatics

Bilingualism
Culture
Intercultural Communication in Language Education
Pragmatics
Sociolinguistics

Sociopolitical Factors

Accessibility in Language Learning
Gender Awareness in Language Education
Global Issues in Language Education

Teacher & Professional Development

Professional Development
Teacher Development
Teachers Helping Teachers

Teaching Younger Learners

Elementary or Primary School
Preschool
Secondary or High School
Teaching Younger Learners

Technology

Computer Assisted Language Learning
Mixed, Augmented, and Virtual Realities

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