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Past Events

Details of past JALT events from late 2008 onwards. For a listing of earlier events (2001-2008) please visit the events calendar archive.


29

May
2024, 7:00pm

エスペラントの歴史と現在 - "The history of Esperanto and how it is used today"

Other Language Educators

After a break of four months the Multilingual Café (OLE SIG) will be organized again and it is scheduled for Wednesday, May 29th, 2024 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. It will be held online using zoom.

This time Christoph Goro KIMURA will present the language "Esperanto". Christoph Goro Kimura...

28

May
2024, 8:00pm

ZPD in May

JALT Central

Our next ZPD will be on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 from 8 PM - 9 PM Japan Time. 
 

We'll break up into small groups to discuss a variety of topics. As usual, we will also have an orientation for new officers and new members, tips and best practices in teaching, getting published,...

28

May
2024, 8:00pm

ZPD in May

ZPD - Zoom for Professional Development Event Committee

Our next ZPD will be on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 from 8 PM - 9 PM Japan Time. 
 

We'll break up into small groups to discuss a variety of topics. As usual, we will also have an orientation for new officers and new members, tips and best practices in teaching, getting published,...

26

May
2024, 7:00pm to 8:00pm

PresentERs - Tamao Eryu: Why and how the teacher librarian supports the ER program

Extensive Reading

We will have a short talk about Extensive Reading from Tamao Eryu on Sunday 26 May 19:00-20:00. The event will involve a short 20-30 minute casual talk from our PresentER, followed by around 20-30 minutes of questions and discussion. PresentERs takes place on the last Sunday of each month online...

26

May
2024, 2:00pm

「今日の小学校教育について」~小学校ちょっと裏側あるある~

Tottori

~ Tottori JALT Presents ~   

「今日の小学校教育について」~小学校ちょっと裏側あるある~

みなさま、いかがお過ごしでしょうか?鳥取JALTの次回のイベント開催が決定致しました。5月26日(日)の14時から16時までの開催予定となりました。鳥取JALT一同、皆様のご参加を心よりお待ちしております。語学教育に関係する仲間同士、親交を深めるいい機会ですので、是非ご参加くださいませ。詳細につきましては、以下をご覧くださいませ。なお、お近くに興味をお持ちの方がおられましたら、ぜひ添付ファイルの転送をお願い致します。

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26

May
2024, 10:10am

LLL-SIG Forum at PanSIG in Fukui: Fostering a Sustainable Language Learning Community

Lifelong Language Learning

At the PanSIG Conference to be held on May 24th – May 26th, 2024 at the Fukui University of Technology in Fukui City we will be holding a forum by a distinguished panel of speakers on this topic. [Sadly, due to competing responsibilities, Eric Kane will not be able to join the panel. So, the...

26

May
2024, 12:00am to 11:55pm

ALL SIG forum at PanSIG

Accessibility in Language Learning

Teachers and students continue to face new challenges as well as new opportunities in language education. Teaching fully/partially online, reimagining the traditional classroom, and redeveloping materials are but a few of the issues we have all experienced. This year we will continue to focus on...

25

May
2024, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

(1) ​Has Junior High School English Education in Japan Changed? ​(2) Does Soft-CLIL work in National Institute of Technology?

Fukuoka

(1) ​Has Junior High School English Education in Japan Changed?

Miki Tokunaga (National Institute of Technology (KOSEN) Kurume College​)

MEXT's new national curriculum standards for junior high schools came into effect in 2021. To investigate what is happening in junior high school...

25

May
2024, 1:10pm to 2:10pm

Assessment issues in the classroom: A conversation with Dr. Daniel R. Isbell

Testing and Evaluation

TEVAL is pleased to announce a forum with PanSig 2024 Plenary Speaker, Dr. Daniel R. Isbell to be held at 1pm on Saturday, May 25. This will be a chance tor TEVAL members to ask any questions or raise any concerns they may have regarding language assessment. The informal, conversational type...

25

May
2024, 10:00am

Hype and High-Tech Language Tests: Staying Grounded with Language Assessment Fundamentals

Testing and Evaluation

PanSIG is an annual conference which will be held from May 24 to May 26 in Fukui. It is organized by many of the Special Interest Groups of JALT. This year TEVAL is sponsoring plenary speaker Dr. Daniel R. Isbell, assistant professor from the Department of Second Language Studies at the...