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Announcing the 2023-2024 Board of Directors and AuditorJune 28, 2022 JALT CentralAt the NPO JALT Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) on June 26th, 2022, the members of JALT ratified the results of the 2022 election. The newly-elected Board of Directors and Auditor will serve for two years, starting on January 1st, 2023. President: Clare Kaneko Vice President: Kenn Gale... |
Call for Proposals and Contributions for Autonomous and Interactive Practices in Language Learning Conference due June 24 and July 31 筑波大学CEGLOC FD委員会* 主催JALTの学習者ディベロプメント研究部会共催JALT茨城支部共催 第5回CEGLOCカンファレンス(online) 語学学習における自律的・双方向的実践June 4, 2022 Learner DevelopmentThe CEGLOC FD Committee of the University of Tsukuba in collaboration with the JALT Learner Development SIG and the JALT Ibaraki Chapter will hold the 5th CEGLOC Conference Language Education online: "Autonomous and Interactive Practices in Language Learning" on December 3, 2022. ... |
TESOL One-year Complimentary Membership Winners 2022May 28, 2022 JALT CentralWe are pleased to announce the seven JALT members who have won the one-year complimentary memberships to TESOL International Association: Julia Christmas Armando Duarte Pamela S Godswill Valerie Hansford Clare Kaneko Thomas Knowles James Taylor We received just over 35 entries into the... |
Professional Certificate in Language AssessmentMay 26, 2022 Testing and EvaluationFor anyone interested in learning more about language assessment, we can highly recommend this excellent online course at Melbourne University. As well as topics such as writing test specifications and item writing, it covers assessment-for-learning and issues of test fairness and test... |
Obituary for Steve CornwellMay 13, 2022 JALT CentralSteve Cornwell October 1956 - April 2022 It is with a heavy heart that I write of Steve's passing in late April. He had been battling cancer for the past few years and finally lost the fight. He has left us too soon, and I miss him dearly. As many of you know, Steve was a key... |
Call for Abstracts: Michinoku English Education Conference (MEES) 2022April 13, 2022 Iwate-AomoriProposals are now being accepted for 2022 MEES! Presentations are 30 minutes (including questions) and can be a formal talk or a demonstration (please advise us about which you will be doing.) If you... |
Call for Abstracts: NELTA's 4th International ELT and Applied Linguistics Conference, 28-29 May, 2022 (Deadline April 23)April 1, 2022 International Affairs Committee (IAC)Nepal English Language Teachers' Association (NELTA) is pleased to share that the Department of English Education, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, in partnership with NELTA, is hosting its 4th International ELT and Applied Linguistics Conference on 28-29 May 2022. If you are interested... |
2022 KOTESOL International Conference Special Pre-registration Fee for JALT membersApril 1, 2022 International Affairs Committee (IAC)Verified JALT members can attend 2022 KOTESOL for the same price as KOTESOL members, just 50,000 KRW / 50 USD during the pre-registration period. Pre-registration is now open on the KOTESOL website and ends on April 15. (After April 15, tickets can be purchased at full price, 75 USD, directly on... |
JSPS Ikushi Prize (Nomination deadline May 15, 2022)March 29, 2022 JALT CentralIn 2009, JSPS received an endowment from Emperor Akihito on the 20th year of his reign. Amidst a severe economic environment in Japanese society, His Majesty’s desire was to encourage and support young scientists who are working diligently to advance their studies and research. In deference to... |
Win a Complimentary Membership to TESOLMarch 2, 2022 International Affairs Committee (IAC)Seven (7) lucky JALT members will win one-year complimentary memberships to the TESOL International Association! You can see what kind of benefits are offered for TESOL members here: https://www.tesol.org/about-tesol/membership/membership-benefits Contest applicants must be active and... |
Wanted: JALT Publications Website EditorFebruary 22, 2022 JALT CentralThe JALT Publications Board invites applications for the position of Website Editor. Responsibilities include: Uploading recent issues of TLT and JJ to the main JALT site Uploading issues of TLT, JJ, and the Postconference Publication to this website Ongoing conversion of old material to... |
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) PrizeFebruary 10, 2022 JALT CentralIn 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... |
TEVAL SIG announces new initiatives for 2022February 9, 2022 Testing and EvaluationThe TEVAL SIG is pleased to announce new initiatives for 2022. Starting this year, we will be sponsoring a new Research Grant and a Conference Grant available to TEVAL Members. Also we will be holding regular, monthly online meetings. TEVAL Talk Time is an informal get together for TEVAL... |
JALT Talk Newsletter is out (January 2022)January 9, 2022 JALT CentralThe latest issue of the JALT Talk newsletter is out! Click here to read this issue and/or subscribe to the newsletter. In this issue: JALT2022: Call for Proposals is now open Reminder: JALTCALL2022 due today (December 31st) ZPD January 31st Reminder: PanSIG Deadline Extensions (proposals... |
Extensive Reading Around the World Conference 2022 Call for papers is openDecember 26, 2021 Extensive ReadingExtensive Reading Around the World 2022 (ERAW2022) Fri, Aug 5, 2022 - Sun, Aug 7, 2022 Description: The Extensive Reading Foundation announces the Call for Proposals for Extensive Reading Around the World (ERAW-2022), to be held online on 5-7 August 2022. This event is a stepping stone... |
JALT Talk Newsletter is outDecember 11, 2021 JALT CentralThe latest issue of JALT Talk, the monthly email newsletter of JALT, is out! Check out the latest issue, and/or subscribe to the newsletter here: https://jalt.org/main/jalttalk In this issue: 1. PanSIG Deadline Extensions (Presentation proposals and conference grants) |
2021 JALT Research Grant Award WinnerNovember 17, 2021 Research Grants CommitteeCongratulations to Bethany Lacy (Yokohama Chapter), the 2021 JALT Research Grant Award Winner! Her study title is "Shining A Light on Social Issues: Using Picture Books with Japanese English Language." Grant proposals will start to be accepted in the Spring of 2022. Up to three grants of... |
Reflective Dialogue Community (RDC) on November 19, 2021November 17, 2021 Mentoring & Orientation Committee (MOC)Dear JALT members, The JALT Mentoring & Orientation Committee is delighted to announce that we are holding our first ‘Reflective Dialogue Community (RDC) Information |
The UALS Annual Symposium 2021 (Nov. 21)November 15, 2021 JALT CentralAnnouncing the UALS Symposium 2021! UALS (The United Associations of Language Studies) is one of JALT's Domestic International Partner Organizations. Theme: The Creators and the Users of Language Data (Draft) |
JALT2021 will be online November 12-15 (In-person conference has been canceled)August 13, 2021 JALT CentralEnglish (Japanese below：日本語のお知らせが後に続きます): Dear JALT Community, I hope you all are doing well. Last week, I proposed to the JALT Board of Directors and the JALT2021 Conference Planning Committee that the JALT2021 face to face conference be canceled and the entire program be... |