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Call for The Listening Post journalJune 23, 2021 ListeningThe Listening Post seeks quality, empirically-based and theoretically-focused articles on listening research methods, the teaching of listening and the learning outcomes from listening in various language learning contexts. Submissions related to listening and other language skill development... |
The JALT Listening: Hear Us Out! PodcastJune 23, 2021 ListeningThe JALT Listening: Hear Us Out! podcast explores many ideas concerned with the teaching of listening and learning from listening. If you would like to share some of your research, chat about some teaching ideas, or take part in a discussion, then please contact us at listening@jalt.org or... |
2021 JALT Research Grant Proposal Application Period: June 1st to September 30thMay 26, 2021 Research Grants CommitteeEach 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... |
Call for Proposal: Reel to Real 2021 KOTESOL Filmmaking Festival and National Conference, November 3-7,2021May 25, 2021 International Affairs Committee (IAC)Korea TESOL in Partnership with the Liquid Arts Network presents The event is entirely open source and, thereby, free for interested participants to submit proposals and... |
Winners of TESOL Complimentary MembershipMay 25, 2021 International Affairs Committee (IAC)JALT is pleased to announce the seven JALT members who have won the one-year TESOL International Association complimentary memberships: Kyle Undem Michael Skelton Edmund Fec Joseph Oliver Bjorn Fuisting Matthew Douglas French Alexandra Jane Burke. We received just over 50 entries into... |
Listening SIGMay 17, 2021 ListeningThe Listening Special Interest Group (Listening SIG) provides a forum for focused listening research and discussion in specific regard to teaching and learning. The group offers both teachers and researchers a place to connect, collaborate and share practice and research regarding how teachers... |
The 2020 PanSIG Journal Has Been PublishedMay 14, 2021 PanSIG Executive CommitteeThe 2020 PanSIG Journal represents the sixth edition of the annual PanSIG Journal in its latest form -- following 14 years of proceedings publications beginning with 2002 -- which includes a selection of articles based on presentations from the 2020 conference. With a detailed and supportive... |
TD SIG's Teacher Journeys 2021 Conference - Call for SubmissionsMay 1, 2021 Teacher DevelopmentWe are happy to announce that the call for proposals for Teacher Journeys 2021 is now open! Over the past ten years, the Teacher Journeys conference has traveled around Japan to highlight teacher narratives. This year, following the model of Teacher Journeys 2020, in place of a face-to-... |
CUE Conference 2021 Call for PapersApril 30, 2021 College and University EducatorsThe JALT CUE SIG is happy to announce that our 2021 conference will be held online on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The Call for Papers is now open and will close July 4, 2021. Please visit this link to submit your proposal: http://conference.jaltcue.org/2021-call-for-papers/ . ... |
JSPS Ikushi Prize (Nomination deadline May 20, 2021)April 16, 2021 Board of DirectorsJSPS Ikushi Prize (Nomination deadline May 20, 2021) In 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... |
The JALT Mentoring & Orientation CommitteeApril 15, 2021 PanSIG Executive CommitteeThe JALT Mentoring & Orientation Committee will launch their first initiative at PanSIG 2021. The Mentoring & Orientation Committee will hold one-on-one mentoring and coaching sessions for interested JALT members who have registered for PanSIG 2021. Mentees/Clients can sign up here:... |
PanSIG 2021 Presenters: Please register by April 15thApril 3, 2021 PanSIG Executive CommitteePanSIG 2021 Presenters should pay their conference fees as soon as possible (by April 15th, 2021 at the latest) to ensure their places in the conference schedule. Notifications of acceptance having been going out. Please see pansig.org/registration for details. |
Multilingual CafeMarch 29, 2021 Other Language EducatorsJALT OLE SIG - Multilingual Café: The Philippines and the Filipino Language This time we have a special focus on the Philippines and the Filipino Language. Merissa Ocampo will give us a short introduction for 30 minutes. After the introduction you will have the wonderful... |
All Members Must Reset Their PasswordsMarch 23, 2021 JALT CentralThe JALT.org site may look as if it has had a cosmetic update, but in fact, our website has been rebuilt from the ground up, with extraordinary new capabilities. This means, though, that all JALT members must request a new password the first time that they log in. It's a simple process,... |
Michele SteeleJanuary 1, 2021 JALT CentralIt is with great sadness that I share with the JALT family that Michele Steele has passed away. Michele was not only a longtime officer and active volunteer within JALT, best known and loved for her dedication to the Best of JALT program, but has also been an inspiration to many through her... |
Writers' Peer Support Group: press release (2021)December 29, 2020 JALT CentralAs 2021 approaches, the Writers' Peer Support Group (PSG) would like to update you on some changes. |
A Conference Staple is Renamed "The Michele Steele Best of JALT Award"November 29, 2020 JALT2020At the JALT2020 conference, the Executive Board of JALT unanimously voted on changing the name of the Best of JALT to The Michele Steele Best of JALT Award for Michele Steele’s inspiring and devoted love of honoring JALT members for their outside work. While the award had been around for... |
Best Poster Design Competition Winners from JALT2020November 25, 2020 JALT2020For the third year in a row, we held a Best Poster Design Competition at our annual International Conference. Because JALT2020 was online this year, we had to make some changes in how we displayed posters as well as how we voted. There were 38 poster presentations spread across 6 sessions. This... |
JALT 2020 Research Grant Award WinnerNovember 5, 2020 JALT CentralCongratulations to the 2020 JALT Research Grant Award Winner! Naoya Shibata (Nagoya Chapter) "Effectiveness of Theme-Based Instruction on Japanese University Students' Metadiscourse Use in Their Academic Essays" Grant proposals will start to be accepted in the Spring of 2020... |
JALT2020 Payment System Now OnlineOctober 10, 2020 JALT2020With JALT2020 fast approaching, the online payment system is now online and taking registrations. This year's conference is going to be just as large as usual, but spread over more days (Monday, November 16 to Monday, November 23, a public holiday). The bulk of the conference is over the weekend... |