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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.


16

Feb
2025, 1:00pm to 3:00pm

How the Brain Does Language and Why It Loves Stories (please note the eary starting time: 13:00)

Matsuyama

Words are not stored at specific places on the brain in some kind of database. Instead, they are connected to complex, but flexible, models built on first-hand experiences in the world. In other words, language, like cognition is “embodied.” It is stored in the sensory-motor routines that fire...

15

Feb
2025, 3:00pm to 5:15pm

Thinking about Thinking 2025 (Online Event)

Critical Thinking

The JALT Critical Thinking Special Interest Group (CT SIG) is happy to announce the speakers for our spring online event, Thinking about Thinking 2025. This event will be held on February 15, 2025, from 15:00 to 17:15. The event is free to attend. To register for the event and to get the Zoom...

15

Feb
2025, 10:00am to 5:00pm

The JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Conference 2025 - Teaching Tools for the Classroom

Hokkaido

The JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Conference 2025 - Teaching Tools for the Classroom

This year, JALT Hokkaido and the Performance in Education (PIE) JALT Special Interest Group are hosting a two-day conference at different two locations in Sapporo

Saturday, February 15th : Sapporo...

09

Feb
2025, 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Switching the role from teacher to learner: Experiencing the direct method through a lesson in basic Ukrainian

Gunma

Are you interested in the Direct Method?

Would you like to experience a lesson from a student's perspective?

Do you want to learn some basic Ukrainian?

Then this lecture is just for you!

In this session, Andriana will conduct a Ukrainian language lesson for novice...

09

Feb
2025, 2:00pm

Positive Discipline Workshop for English Teachers

Teaching Younger Learners

There is another Positive Discipline workshop by JALT TYL coming up soon. This time, a large portion of it is devoted to productive discussion and each participant will be encouraged to participate actively. It will be very different from a normal online presentation event where you just watch...

09

Feb
2025, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Steve Jugovic - Lifestyle Awareness Raising and Habit Reflections to Support Learning and Life

Yokohama

Steve Jugovic "Lifestyle Awareness Raising and Habit Reflections to Support Learning and Life"

YoJALT and the Mind, Brain, and Education SIG are hosting a presentation by Steve Jugovic. Please join us for this exciting event!

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Abstract:

Students and...

09

Feb
2025, 1:00pm

Steve Jugovic "Lifestyle Awareness Raising and Habit Reflections to Support Learning and Life"

Mind, Brain, and Education

YoJALT and the Mind, Brain, and Education SIG are hosting a presentation by Steve Jugovic. Please join us for this exciting event!

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Abstract:

Students and teachers alike are typically involved with various obligations, academic demands and often lack awareness...

09

Feb
2025, 10:00am to 5:30pm

Lifelong Language Learning SIG’s Mini Conference on February 9 at Otsuma Women's University

Lifelong Language Learning

On Sunday, February 9, all are invited to take part in an all-day program of presentations sponsored by the Lifelong Language Learning (LLL) SIG and ETJ in Building G at Otsuma Women's University. 

See the full program of the conference here: https://ltpdownloads.com/tokyo-1/ .

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09

Feb
2025, 10:00am

Moving up as an ALT: How two former ALTs became licensed teachers in Japan

Nagano

Date: 2/9, Sunday 10-12:30pm
Location: online/zoom
Fee: Free for members and online attendees, 500 yen for non-members
Registration: https://forms.gle/8q5nEkQqAEcwDh6j9

To kickoff the year 2025, Nagano JALT will be hosting Michelle Martinie and Jason Smith as they share...

02

Feb
2025, 10:00am to 12:00pm

The ICNALE Corpus and what it tells us about how Japanese university students speak and write in English

Niigata

 Learner corpora are ‘systematic collections of authentic, continuous and contextualized language use (spoken or written) by L2 learners stored in electronic format’ (Callies & Paquot, 2015). For EFL instructors, examining student language production through corpora can improve one’s...