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Kyoto JALT receives koen meigi for March 30 MyShare event

March 11, 2025 Kyoto

Kyoto JALT's March 30th event, MyShare 2025: A showcase of primary and secondary tips, tricks, and activities, has received the support of the Kyoto City Board of Education through koen meigi. This support indicates that the Kyoto City BOE recognizes MyShare 2025 as an event that "support[s] and...

March 15 deadline for presentation proposals for Back to School 2025 conference on April 27

March 9, 2025 Osaka

The deadline for presentation proposals is Saturday, March 15, for this year's Back to School conference on April 27 at Osaka Jogakuin University. Teachers, students, and everyone of all experience levels are welcome and encouraged to submit proposals on any topic related to language teaching...

Call for Proposals: NEAR x Teacher Journeys Conference

March 5, 2025 Teacher Development

The Teacher Development SIG are thrilled to announce that we have teamed up with the JALT Niigata Chapter for an exciting collaboration: the joint NEAR Language Education Conference x Teacher Journeys Conference.


Date: June 28th 2025 (Saturday)


Location: Chuo (Furumachi) Campus of...

A new issue of JALT Talk is out! (Feb 27, 2025)

February 27, 2025 JALT Central

A new issue of the JALT Talk newsletter went out this morning to over 8,000 subscribers. This issue includes the call for presentation proposals for the JALT2025 Annual International Conference, announcements about childcare at the JALT2025 and the PanSIG2025 conferences, several calls for...

SPIN Student Research Symposium 2025 Call for Proposals

February 16, 2025 Student Peer Interaction Network Committee (SPIN)

Please apply from our Indico page below! (When submitting a proposal, please make an Indico account. This is a different account than your jalt.org account.)


Submit a proposal: https://events.jalt.org/event/38/abstracts/

The JALT Talk newsletter is out! (January 27, 2025)

January 27, 2025 JALT Central

A new issue of the JALT Talk newsletter went out this morning to over 8,000 subscribers. This issue includes the call for presentation proposals for the JALT2025 Annual International Conference, announcements about childcare at the JALT2025 and the PanSIG2025 conferences, several calls for...

YoJALT presents Melodie Cook (Jan 26) & Steve Jugovic (Feb 9)

December 28, 2024 Yokohama

Let’s kick off the new year with YoJALT events! We are excited to announce two upcoming events. Please join us for presentations by Melodie Cook on January 26 and Steve Jugovic on February 9.


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Melodie Cook - Ten Recommendations for Helping Make Classes Barrier-...

The JALT Talk newsletter is out! (Dec 27)

December 27, 2024 JALT Central

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JALT International Conference News

JALT2025 Basic details
Reminder: Call for Papers for the Postconfernece Publication deadline is January 12, 2025
Announcing the JALT2024 Poster Presentations Winners
Reminder: Photos...

Primary/Secondary Education My Share: Call for Proposals

December 17, 2024 Kyoto

Kyoto JALT is looking for educators working in or connected to either primary or secondary education to show off their best classroom practices at a My Share seminar to be scheduled 30 March, 2025 at Kyoto Prefectural University. You can find presentations from our last event held in 2023 at ...

Announcing the JALT2024 Poster Presentations Winners

December 4, 2024 JALT Central

We would like to thank all who attended the poster presentations and voted for their favorite poster at the JALT2024 conference at the Granship in Shizuoka. All total, 124 conference attendees voted for the most interesting and informative poster during the 4 sessions during the weekend. Thank...

The JALT Talk newsletter is out! (Nov 30)

November 30, 2024 JALT Central

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Job listings on the JALT Publications site
JALT2024 International Conference News

Message from the Director of Conference, including a JALT2025 announcement
Photos from JALT2024 available


Announcing the 2024 JALT Awards Winners
Winners...

2024 JALT Research Grants Winners

November 28, 2024 Research Grants Committee

The JALT Research Grants Committee is happy to announce the recipients of this year’s grants.



Darcey Barge (Tokyo Chapter), Daniel Hooper (Gunma Chapter), and Tatsuya Nakata (Tokyo Chapter) Understanding Burnout in University Language Teachers in Japan
Sarina Sugawara (Akita Chapter), ...

Photos from the JALT2024 Conference are available

November 27, 2024 Conference Planning Committee

The 50th Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) International Conference was held November 15-18, 2024 at the Shizuoka Granship in Shizuoka, and photographers Bradford Lee, Tim Cleminson, and Becky Alp were busy capturing the moments during the weekend. Thanks to their efforts, skills,...

2024 JALT Awards Winners

November 26, 2024 Awards and Recognition Committee

The JALT Awards and Recognition Committee is proud to announce the winners of the JALT Awards for 2024! The JALT Awards Ceremony took place during the JALT2024 Annual International Conference. Click here to see the photos.



The JALT Award for Early Career Excellence: Naoya Shibata
The JALT...

Book - Edited Volume Publication

November 20, 2024 CEFR and Language Portfolio

Dear Members of CEFR LP SIG, dear JALT Members,


Today as the president of CEFR LP SIG I am deeply pleased to announce the results of a joined Kaken research project, resulting in a book - edited volume publication as of today. I am grateful for the long lasting support of all CEFR LP SIG...

The latest YoJALT MyShare Special Issue

November 11, 2024 Yokohama

We're excited to announce that the latest YoJALT MyShare Special Issue has been published on Accents Asia.


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JALT Talk Newsletter is out (includes updated conference information)

October 28, 2024 JALT Central

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JALT2024 International Conference News

Basic Information
Child care and Guardian Program
Pre-registration deadline: October 31st
Distinguished speaker interviews on YouTube
TLT Conference Preview
Conference website ready
Friday Workshops...

TEVAL has published a new volume of Shiken 28.1 (Nov. 2024)

October 24, 2024 Testing and Evaluation

The TEVAL SIG is pleased to announce it has published another volume of  Shiken 28.1 (Nov.2024).  Shiken: A Journal of Language Testing and Evaluation in Japan aims to publish articles concerning language assessment issues relevant to assessment professionals, researchers, classroom...

JALT Board of Directors Handover Meeting

October 9, 2024 JALT Central

The weekend of October 5-6 was the Handover Meeting for JALT's Board of Directors. Every two years, newly-elected incoming directors join the current Board of Directors for a handover and initiation. Firstly, let me thank the directors who will be moving on at the end of the year. Their...

September issue of the JALT Talk Newsletter is out

September 27, 2024 JALT Central

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In this issue:



Job listings on the JALT Publications site
JALT2024 International Conference News

Basic Information
Pre-registration deadlines:

Presenters: October 1st

Attendees: October 31st
Distinguished speaker interviews on YouTube...