JALT

  • Kyoto JALT receives koen meigi for July 11 CEFR Workshop event

    Kyoto JALTโ€™s July 11th event,ย Unlocking the CEFR: What It Is and How to Use It Effectively, has received the support of the Kyoto City Board of Education through koen meigi. This support indicates that the Kyoto City BOE recognizes the event as an event that โ€œsupport[s] and promote[s] educational and lifelong learning activities for…

  • Michinoku English Education Summit (MEES) 2026

    Venue: Hachinohe Gakuin University โ€“ Hachinohe Art Museum Satellite Space, Hachinohe, Aomori MEES is a friendly and supportive professional development environment that welcomes participants from all regions and language teaching practices. We encourage novice presenters and those from non-academic backgrounds. Conference Theme: โ€œPractical EFL Tips, Tools, and Techniquesโ€ โ€œPractical EFL Tips, Tools, and Techniquesโ€…

  • Emily MacFarlane: Proven Techniques for Building EFL Speaking Fluency

    AIINA 1:30pm to 4pm.ย  Room 817. Abstract: This workshop equips EFL teachers with five research-backed techniques to dramatically improve students’ speaking fluency through structured practice and strategic communication training. The session will also introduce recent fluency research findings from Tohoku University examining an online fluency tool for first-year university EFL students. This research explores…

  • Bringing the JALT Conference Home

    Date: November 16, 2025 (Sunday) Time: 1:30pm to 4:30pm Location: AIINA – Room 807 JALT Conference presentations for those who could not attend Presenters will be: Jim Smiley: Developing Argument Structure in Japanese L2 Writers Jacob Petersen: Enhancing Intercultural Competence and English learning through COIL: Insights from a Japanese-Norwegian pilot study Edo Forsythe: Smartphone…