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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.


28

Sep
2024, 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Co-Sponsor of SIETAR Kansai September 2024 meeting

Nara

NaraJALT is proud to Co-Sponsor the

SIETAR Kansai September 2024 meeting

Profanity across cultures: What is taboo and why profanity exists

Speaker:        Amanda Gillis-Furutaka (Kyoto Sangyo University)

Date:              September 28, 2024 (Saturday)   Time: 14:00-...

28

Sep
2024, 2:00pm

Community Spotlight - Gerry Yokota, 28 September, 14:00 via Google Meet

Kyoto

Freedom of Speech on the Japanese University Campus

 

Gerry Yokota, Professor Emerita Osaka University

 

Too often I hear students complaining that their freedom of speech is being suppressed. I propose a community discussion sharing our sense of the atmosphere on our...

28

Sep
2024, 9:00am to 4:45pm

2024 ICLE and GILE SIG Collaborative Conference

Intercultural Communication in Language Education

It is with great pleasure that we announce the theme for our second face-to-face collaborative conference between the ICLE (Intercultural Communication in Language Education) SIG and the GILE (Global Issues in Language Education) SIG: " Exploring Diverse Identities: Developing Intercultural...

28

Sep
2024, 12:00am to 11:55pm

JALT Oita Summer Social - Takasakiyama Hike

Oita

With the end of summer approaching, it's time to get back into the teaching mindset. Before things truly start, though, why not join us for an end of summer hike up Takasakiyama, Oitas famous Monkey Mountain! 

This is a pretty gentle hike suitable for the whole family, usually taking...

27

Sep
2024, 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Hokuriku JALT, Cambridge University Press, and Ryukoku University Present An ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH Event

Hokuriku

Location / アクセス: ONLINE via ZOOM.

Registration: Please use the following link to register – https://forms.gle/bRdeu7F58NKuwJfp6
If you have any questions, please contact Wayne Malcolm at wamalcolmjalt2008@gmail.com.

ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE A COUPON CODE FOR 20% OFF A COPY OF...

24

Sep
2024, 8:00pm

ZPD in September

JALT Central

Our next ZPD will be on Tuesday, September, 24th, 2024; 8 PM - 9 PM Japan Time.

We'll break up into small groups to discuss a variety of topics. As usual, we will also have an orientation for new officers and new members, tips and best practices in teaching, getting published, Eikawa...

22

Sep
2024, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Positive Discipline Workshop Vol.2

Teaching Younger Learners

This is the second workshop featuring “Positive Discipline” for English Teachers. Positive Discipline is a SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) curriculum that offers teachers of all ages a great variety of practical tools and activity ideas.

We had our first workshop in June, and it was a...

21

Sep
2024, 2:00pm

September Akita Jalt Meeting: Can Virtual Reality be Used in the L2 for Positive Transfer of Skills from an Intensive English Environment to Reality?

Akita

September Akita Jalt Meeting: Can Virtual Reality be Used in the L2 for Positive Transfer of Skills from an Intensive English Environment to Reality?

Abstract
This study meant to add to the literature on virtual reality use in EFL education,
examined the feasibility of using ...

21

Sep
2024, 9:30am to 6:00pm

Yamagata JALT Chapter Professional Development Mini Conference

Yamagata

This year the Yamagata JALT Chapter is happy to host its very first Mini Conference.The theme of this year’s conference is English Teaching and Learning “Hacks”. Presentations and workshops will focus on various aspects connected to this theme. In particular, this year’s talks will highlight...

21

Sep
2024, 8:30am

ESP Symposium

Iwate-Aomori

𝐉𝐀𝐋𝐓 𝐂𝐔𝐄 are pleased to announce our forthcoming 𝐄𝐒𝐏 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦, which will be held 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with the 𝐉𝐀𝐋𝐓 𝐈𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐀𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢 Chapter, on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏 at 𝐈𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Registration for the pre-event dinner on September 20th is open until September 18th at 23:59. All forms at the link...