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NPO JALT 2018 National Elections: Last Call for Nominations

March 27, 2018 JALT Central

The nomination period will end tomorrow at midnight (Wednesday, March 28th). 

Please check this link: https://jalt.org/main/news/national-elections-nominations-status

Thank you for your consideration. 

JALT2018 Plenary Speakers' Presentations

March 27, 2018 JALT2018

JALT2018 Plenary Speakers' Presentations:

Full abstracts are available at: https://jalt.org/conference/jalt2018/plenary-speakers

 

National Elections Nominations Status

March 24, 2018 JALT Central

Dear NPO JALT member;

With the nomination period ending at midnight, Wednesday, March 28th, we still have one position, the Director of Records, without a nominee. Here are the other people who have confirmed their willingness to run for election.

President: Richmond Stroupe
...

Korea TESOL 2018 National Conference Pre-registration Now Open

March 23, 2018 JALT Central

Pre-registration for the KOTESOL National Conference is now open (link: https://koreatesol.org/nc2018).

The deadline for pre-registration is April 28. The conference itself is on May 12 at Kangnam University in Yongin, just outside of Seoul. We are privileged to have Barbara Hoskins...

Meet JALT2018's Plenary Speakers

March 22, 2018 JALT2018

Momoko Nakamura (中村桃子) is Professor of English at Kanto Gakuin University. Her recent publications include Gender, Language and Ideology: A Genealogy of Japanese Women’s Language (John Benjamins), Honyaku ga tsukuru Nihongo [Translation and Japanese Language] (Hakutakusha), Onna kotoba to...

Good and Bad News

March 21, 2018 JALT2018

Unfortunately, Rebecca Oxford has informed us that she will not be able to join JALT2018. However, we are happy to announce Diane Larsen-Freeman will be joining us.

  

More information soon.

The Main Link to NPO JALT 2018 National Elections Call for Nominations

March 8, 2018 JALT Central

NPO JALT 2018 National Elections Call for Nominations

For details, please check this link:

https://jalt.org/main/2018-call-nominations

Thank you for your consideration. 

NPO JALT 2018 National Elections Call for Nominations

March 8, 2018 JALT Central

The nomination period for the National Executive Board:

From Thursday, March 1st to Wednesday, March 28th

2018 NPO JALT National Elections Nominations Form:https://goo.gl/forms/Js3y64W2i7uvqJav2

Please check your inbox/spam for more details.

Thank you.  

A Visual Guide on How to Join JALT and Get Involved in JALT

February 27, 2018 JALT Central

Join #JALT or renew your membership, and participate in #JALT2018! 

Here is a guide on how to join and get involved with JALT. 

Happy JALT-ing! 

#beJALTy! :) 

Links to check:

https://jalt.org/joining

https://jalt.org/main/getting-involved-jalt

The 65th TEFLIN International Conference

February 26, 2018 JALT Central

The Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN) is JALT's partner organization based in Indonesia. The 65th TEFLIN International Conference is going to be held on July 12-14. Deadline for abstract submission has been extended to February 28th. 

For...

JALT Upcoming Election Announcement

February 25, 2018 JALT Central

An email has been sent out about JALT upcoming election announcement. If you haven't received it, please check your spam folder as messages sometimes get routed there. Please watch your email, spam folder, and social media for instructions and a link to the nomination form.

Thank you.

JALT2018 Plenary Speakers

February 25, 2018 JALT2018

We are delighted to announce our plenary speakers for #JALT2018:

Momoko Nakamura (中村桃子)

Rebecca Oxford (NOTE: Now Cancelled)

Lindsay Clandfield

Judith B. O'Loughlin

Please check this link for more details: https://jalt.org/conference/jalt2018/plenary-speakers

JALT 2017 Special Election Results

November 23, 2017 JALT Central

Dear JALT members,

From Friday, November 17th at 5pm to Sunday, November 19th at 3:40pm, JALT members cast their votes anonymously at the JALT National Conference in Tsukuba. Additionally, exactly 30 votes were cast by mail from 15 letters that were sent to JALT Central Office on or before...

Call for Nominations From the National Elections Committee Chair

October 17, 2017 JALT Central

The JALT Nominations and Elections Committee (hereafter NEC) would like to announce the special election for two national officer positions, the Auditor and Director of Public Relations, for approximately 1-year terms of office. Any member of JALT in good standing is eligible to be nominated for...

Changes in Board of Directors

October 17, 2017 JALT Central

Joe Tomei, the JALT Auditor, resigned from his position on October 1, 2017. At the request of the Board of Directors, Aleda Krause has agreed to be the Acting Auditor in the interim.

Thomas E. Bieri, Director of Public Relations has also announced his resignation, effective December 1,...

JALT2017 Full Schedule Online

October 6, 2017 JALT Central

The full schedule for JALT2017 is now available online. You can view scheduled presentations by day or content and context area, or search for specific presentations by name or keyword. Start here: JALT2017 schedule.

JALT PanSIG Conference

May 10, 2017 JALT Central

PanSIG 2017 will be held May 19-21 at Akita International University (AIU) in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Pre-registration ended May 8th but you can still register onsite.

Theme: Expand your interestsVenue: Akita International University (AIU)Location: Akita City, Akita...

New journal from the IATEFL MAW SIG "ELT Materials Review"

September 24, 2016 JALT Central

From the IATEFL MAW SIG site: "MaWSIG is planning to publish an annual peer-reviewed academic journal entitled ELT Materials Review. The journal will seek to publish fair, well-researched, pedagogically informed reviews of English Language Teaching materials and empirical or theoretical articles...

August 2016 | JALT2016 Schedule updates, JASAL Conference, and Partner Organizations (including grants!)

August 25, 2016 JALT Central

Dear JALT Members and Friends of JALT,

We have prepared the third conference preview for inclusion in the

September/October issue of TLT, but if you would like an early look at

the PDF, please visit, - http://bit.ly/JALT2016preview3 - for detailed

Plenary, Featured, and...

Positions Available: Technology Advisory Committee

July 12, 2016 JALT Central

Positions Available: Technology Advisory Committee

At the recent JALT Executive Board Meeting in Hiroshima, JALT created the new Technology Advisory Committee. At this point, we need a chair and several members for the committee. These are great opportunities for JALT members to become...