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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...

JALT 2018 Featured Speaker Series Video: Joseph Shaules, "Brain Guide to Interculture in Language Classrooms"

May 29, 2019 JALT2018

We have uploaded the fourth of our JALT2018 Featured Speaker Videos onto YouTube: https://youtu.be/I7GFpMBQCig

Joseph Shaules was one of the featured speakers at the 2018JALT International Conference. His title was, "Brain Guide to Interculture in Language Classrooms," and the session took...

JALT 2018 Featured Speaker Series Video: Dat Bao, “Creative Use of Visual Images for the L2 Classroom”

May 23, 2019 JALT2018

We have uploaded the third of our JALT2018 Featured Speaker Videos onto YouTube: https://youtu.be/ueyFLeF9zGQ

Dat Bao was one of the featured speakers at the 2018JALT International Conference. His title was, "Creative Use of Visual Images for the L2 Classroom," and the session took place...

JALT 2018 Featured Speaker Series Video: Sandra McKay, “The Need for Diversity and Inclusion in ELT Texts”

May 16, 2019 JALT2018

We have uploaded the second of our JALT2018 Featured Speaker Videos onto YouTube: https://youtu.be/oIvdNReeV4k

Sandra McKay was one of the featured speakers at the 2018JALT International Conference. Her title was, "The Need for Diversity and Inclusion in ELT Texts," and the session took...

JALT 2018 Featured Speaker Series Video: John Hughes, "Make Critical Thinking a Part of your Classroom"

April 22, 2019 JALT2018

We have uploaded the first of our JALT2018 Featured Speaker Videos onto YouTube: https://youtu.be/BalB4nedGS4

John Hughes was one of the featured speakers at the 2018JALT International Conference. His title was, "Make Critical Thinking a Part of your Classroom," and the session took place...

JALT2018 Plenary Video Series: Lindsay Clandfield “Diversity, Inclusion and Authenticity in ELT Materials"

April 14, 2019 JALT2018

JALT's fourth video in the JALT2018 Plenary Video Series has been uploaded. Watch Lindsay Clandfield’s plenary session, “Diversity, Inclusion and Authenticity in ELT Materials” at https://youtu.be/JhrPWoj_Mzc

Lindsay Clandfield was one of the plenary speakers at the 2018JALT International...

JALT2018 Plenary Series: Judith B. O'Loughlin: Three Strategies for Fostering Learner Resilience

April 7, 2019 JALT2018

We have uploaded the video of Judith B. O'Loughlin's plenary session from JALT2018. You can watch this plenary on YouTube. This is the third in our series of four plenary videos.

Judith B. O'Loughlin was one of the plenary speakers at the 2018JALT International Conference. Her title was, "...

JALT2018 Plenary Series: Diane Larsen-Freeman: Including all Students: A Complex Systems Perspective

February 25, 2019 JALT2018

We have uploaded the video of Diane Larsen-Freeman's plenary session from JALT2018. You can watch this plenary on YouTube.

Her title was, "Including all Students: A Complex Systems Perspective," and the session took place on Saturday Nov. 24, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM.

Plenary Session...

JALT2018 Plenary Series: Momoko Nakamura: Gender Construction in Japanese Translation

February 18, 2019 JALT2018

We have uploaded a video of Momoko Nakamura's plenary session from the JALT2018 International Conference, titled "Gender Construction in Japanese Translation" (click here to watch). In this plenary, she explores the inter-lingual process of gender construction by analyzing the employment of...

JALT 2018 International Conference Highlights Video

February 14, 2019 JALT2018

The JALT 2018 International Conference Highlights video has been uploaded to YouTube. Click here to see what the JALT International Conference is like, including plenary sessions, presentations and posters, the educational materials exhibition, our JALT office staff, our student volunteers, and...

JALT2018 Poster Design Competition Winners

December 8, 2018 JALT2018

JALT2018 Poster Design Competition Winners:

Session A - Samuel Bruce - Using Background Music in the Classroom

Session B - Anthony Digiullo and Herman Bartelen - Learning How to Learn: 24 Time Management Tips

Session C - Greg Lambert - Using Comic Life and iMovie for Cultural...

JALT2018 Best Poster Design Competition Guidelines

November 18, 2018 JALT2018

This year, we will be running a competition for best poster design. There will be four winners - one winner for each of the four sessions - 11.00-12.30 on Saturday A (24th), 16.40-18.10 on Saturday B (24th),12.30-14.00 on Sunday C (25th), 16.35-18.05 on Sunday D (25th). Winners will be awarded a...

Presentation Room Equipment and Internet at JALT2018

November 10, 2018 JALT2018

Equipment

* All rooms will have a projector and a screen or a whiteboard. Any other equipment, including speakers, computers, and connectors to connect your computer, tablet, or smartphone to the projector must be provided by the presenter (all projectors have VGA cables supplied. If you...

Green JALT

November 2, 2018 JALT2018

The JALT International Conference has been working to improve the environmental performance of the conference in recent years. This includes local sourcing of sustainable products, reducing waste, and increasing recycling. Since some environmental impact is inevitable, especially from transport...

JALT2018 Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshops: Facebook Event

July 10, 2018 JALT2018

Every Monday, we are going to post something about the upcoming JALT TnT presentations. TnT is Technology in Teaching and is the pre-conference workshops for JALT's International Conference. Please check it out and if you're coming, let us know on this page:

https://www.facebook.com/events...

JALT2018 Scholarship: Meet the Winners!

July 10, 2018 JALT2018

JALT wants to provide opportunities for JALT members who would like to present at our International Conference but are unable to due to a lack of financial support, so the JALT2018 Conference Team offered three fee-waiver scholarships. Each year, many of our presenters are able to attend because...

Why Should You Participate in #JALT2018?

June 23, 2018 JALT2018

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JALT2018 Invited Speakers

May 26, 2018 JALT2018

Each year, JALT welcomes two speakers who represent the values, work, and vision of two teachers who served as leaders in our association: the Bill Balsamo Asian Scholar and the Kevin Cleary Invited Speaker.

JALT2018 Scholarship Deadline

May 17, 2018 JALT2018

Deadline approaching!

Full details at:https://jalt.org/conference/jalt2018/scholarship-jalt2018

JALT2018 Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshops

May 8, 2018 JALT2018

JALT2018 Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshops

Friday, 23 November 2018, 1:30 - 7:00 PM

More details: https://jalt.org/conference/jalt2018/technology-teaching-tnt-workshops

JALT TnT Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jalttnt/

JALT TnT Presenters on Twitter:https://...