PanSIG 2021 is planned as a hybrid conference on May 15th and 16th, 2021 with the theme Local and Global Perspectives: Plurilingualism and Multilingualism.
PanSIG is an annual conference usually held in May, and organized by many of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) . The conference brings together leading scholars and practitioners in language education from Japan, Asia, and throughout the world. It is meant to be a smaller, more intimate conference.
This year’s PanSIG conference is a date to celebrate: You are kindly invited to take part in the 20th Japan Association for Language Teaching's annual PanSIG Conference, yes, indeed, the 20th! The first PanSIG conference started in May 2002 at the Kyoto Institute of Technology with the conference theme was "Curriculum Innovation, Testing and Evaluation." (https://pansig.org/archive#2004). And year after year PanSIG conference did grow from a mini-conference to a well-established conference in May. The challenges in 2020 shifted the PanSIG conference to an Online-conference. And now in 2021 still some challenges loom, it will be held hybrid or online? If possible, the conference site is Nihon University, College of International Relations, in Mishima, Shizuoka, a perfect place for a conference, right next to the Shinkansen station with a wonderful view onto mount Fuji!
The theme for 2021 PanSIG Conference is reflecting the importance of developing a plurilingual repertoire. The theme connects well with JALT SIGs having their Forums at PanSIG as a place where we can strengthen our professionalism, thinking about how to help students enhance their learning and share, discuss and engage in research and practice in meaningful ways. The registration will open in mid March. For more details see https://pansig.org or https://pansig2021.eventzil.la. Please come and engage, share and enjoy!
