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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 activities related to Christmas, Kwanzaa, Day of the Dead (Dรญa De Los Muertos), Eid al-Fitr, Halloween, Hanukkah, the Lunar New Year, etc., they would…
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Project-Based Language Teaching: Practical Ideas for University EFL Classes
Abstract: The distinction between task-based language teaching (TBLT) and project-based learning (PBL) offers useful insights for designing effective communicative classrooms. TBLT emphasizes discrete tasks with meaningful, real-worldโlike outcomesโsuch as writing a job application cover letter or making phone call to reserve a table at a restaurantโwhile PBL extends these tasks into a series of interconnected activities that build…
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JALTCALL 2025 – CALL for ALL
Following the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent AI boom, language teachers have all in effect now become CALL practitioners. The 2025 conference theme,ย CALL for All, recognizes this new reality in the educational profession. JALTCALL strives to continue developing and expanding CALL as a discipline that benefits all language learners, and our annual conference aims…
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Dear TJ (Tokyo JALT’s Advice Column)
Dear TJย is where you can ask Tokyo JALT about teaching, researching etc. and get advice from us and the rest of Tokyo JALT. Have a question about teaching, research, or other related issues?ย Ask TJ! Also, if you are interested in helping answer Dear TJ, please reach out to us at //–> .
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Apply for Tokyo JALT Grants
APPLY FOR A RESEARCH GRANT The Tokyo JALT Research Grant application has closed but keep this opportunity in mind for the following year. Also, view the details on our workshop described here. Two grantsโone novice research grant of up to 30,000 yen and one general research grant of up to 50,000 yenโwill be available…
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Call for Tokyo Presenters
Tokyo Showcase – December 2019 Tokyo Chapter would like to announce that proposals for presentations at the annual Tokyo Showcase are currently being accepted. We are seeking: research or practice-oriented presentations for 25-minute presentations. Presentations may be individual or co-presented. However, for submissions with multiple presenters, at least ONE (1) presenter must be a…
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Join the Tokyo JALT Board (Now accepting applications/nominees)
The Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching is now holding a nomination period for our coming elections. Please visit this link to view our elections announcement from earlier this month.ย http://bit.ly/TokyoJALT-ElectAnn-Apr2019 ย Please consider applying or nominating someone you think may be interested (though please do ask them before submitting their name…