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JALT2019 Postconference Publication is now available

September 3, 2020 JALT2019

JALT2019 PCP (Postconference Publication)


JALT Postconference Publication - Issue 2019.1; August 2020 has been published, and is available online. Thank you to all of the people whose hard work and dedication has made this possible.


PCP Selected Papers


This section of the...

Special Registration Offer - TESOL Virtual Convention & Expo

June 22, 2020 JALT Central

Dear JALT members, 

I’m pleased to share a special online learning and networking opportunity with you from TESOL International Association. On 16-18 July TESOL is bringing together English language teaching professionals from around the world for its first-ever Virtual Convention &amp...

In support of the TESOL Statement on Racial Injustice and Inequality

June 8, 2020 JALT Central

The JALT Board of Directors has released a policy statement, "In support of the TESOL Statement on Racial Injustice and Inequality, which was approved by the JALT Board of Directors and the JALT Diversity and Equity Practices Committee on June 5, 2020.

In support of the TESOL Statement on Racial Injustice and Inequality

June 6, 2020 JALT Central

The attached PDF document, In support of the TESOL Statement on Racial Injustice and Inequality, was approved by the JALT Board of Directors, and the JALT Diversity and Equity Practices Committee on June 5, 2020.


The text of the attached PDF is as follows:


In response to the recent...

JALT Research Grant Proposal Deadline: September 30th, 2020

June 2, 2020 JALT Central

Each year, JALT awards up to three grants for a maximum of 100,000 yen each for research on language teaching in Japan. Only JALT members who have no outside funding sources to conduct research are eligible to apply. The goal of the grants is to support language teachers in their professional...

2020 PAC Conference Postponed

May 2, 2020 JALT Central

Update: This conference has been POSTPONED due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous announcement:

The 60th Philippine Association for Language Teaching (PALT) Anniversary and 2020 Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC) International Conference will be held at the Angeles University Foundation,...

Announcement for IATEFL Discount for JALT Members

May 2, 2020 JALT Central

For up to date details about the IATELF discount, please log in and see this page: https://jalt.org/news/jalt-central-111

Drawing for Complimentary Membership to TESOL!

May 2, 2020 JALT Central

Correction: The deadline is May 31st

Seven (7) lucky JALT members will win complimentary memberships to the TESOL International Association! Participants must be active and current JALT members, and not a TESOL member (or someone who has not been a TESOL member in more than five years). To...

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Award

February 5, 2020 JALT Central

In order to raise the level of scientific research in Japan to the world’s highest standard, it is important to recognize and support young researchers with rich creativity and superlative research ability at an early stage in their careers. To sustain the zeal of such researchers while offering...

Linguapax Asia 2020 International Symposium

December 10, 2019 JALT Central

The theme of the Linguapax Asia 2020 International Symposium is "World Languages in Multilingual Society: Common Values and Challenges for Teaching and Learning." Linguapax Asia, an international partner of JALT, will hold this symposium at International Christian University (ICU; map) in Tokyo...

Rest in Peace, Buzz Green

November 29, 2019 JALT Central

It is with sadness that the Board of Directors would like to inform the JALT Membership that a dear friend, and former Director of Membership, Buzz Green, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Buzz was the Gifu Chapter Membership Chair from 2007-2010, the Conference Publicity Chair in...

2019 JALT Research Grant Winners

November 13, 2019 JALT Central

Congratulations to the 2019 JALT Research Grant Winners!

Gregory Lambert (Nankyu Chapter)

"Creating Multimodal E-Books for Language and Cultural Exchange"

Erin Noxon (Kyoto Chapter)

"Development of a Professional Learning Community Through Teacher Sharing of Best...

JALT2019 Poster Design Winners

November 9, 2019 JALT2019

As with last year, we ran the Best Poster Design Competition at JALT2019. There were 4 scheduled poster session slots - Saturday A, Saturday B, Sunday C, Sunday D. There was one winner for each of the time slots. Winners were awarded a 5,000 yen Amazon voucher to spend however they wish! Thank...

Best of JALT 2018 Awards at JALT2019

November 6, 2019 JALT2019

Best of JALT is a program that was started over two decades ago to honor the speakers who make JALT events such valuable experiences. Since 2010, we have held a special reception to celebrate the recipients of the Best of JALT award, to toast the hard work of the many people who make JALT such a...

Kobe JALT Journal CALL FOR PAPERS

October 31, 2019 Kobe

We are so pleased to announce the publication of Kobe JALT Journal 1(1). Please take a look and let us know what you think. We are attaching the PDF here.  We are now accepting submissions for the winter-spring volume of the journal.

Request for Help with Garbage at JALT2019

October 15, 2019 JALT2019

Hi everyone,

Jennie from the JALT Environmental Committee here. As with past years, we are in charge of managing the waste and recycling at the November conference. I'd like to ask you for help in this regard. Linked below is a rota for signing up to either monitor trash (check trash cans...

Thailand TESOL: Extended deadline, and JALT-Vetted Presenter information

October 1, 2019 JALT Central

Thailand TESOL has extended the deadline for proposals until October 15th. The 2020 conference will be held from 30 January to 1 February at the Ambassador Hotel in Bangkok. More details about the conference can be found here: http://tesol.conferences.in.th/

JALT-Vetted Presenters:
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TESOL One-year Complementary Membership Winners

September 29, 2019 JALT Central

We are pleased to announce the seven JALT members who have won the one-year TESOL complimentary memberships:

Glenn Magee,

Julia Kimura,

Marybeth Kamibeppu,

Nathaniel Reed,

Zhang Quiwen,

Kimberly Klassen, and

Aya Hayasaki.

We received just over 80...

Poster Competition at JALT2019

September 18, 2019 JALT2019

As with last year, we will be running the Best Poster Design Competition at JALT 2019. There are 4 scheduled poster session slots - Saturday A, Saturday B, Sunday C, Sunday D. There will be one winner for each of the time slots. Winners will be awarded a 5,000 yen Amazon voucher to spend however...

JALT2018 Photos

September 16, 2019 JALT2018

Take a look back at JALT2018 through the camera lens of JALT member James Dunn, our conference photographer. We've uploaded over 200 photos from last year's conference to Flickr (see the album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmGX38yK). JALT2018 was our 44th Annual International Conference on Language...