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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.


01

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

LIFT Scholarship recruitment

Accessibility in Language Learning

Dear ALL Members,
Are you passionate about making education accessible to all? Don't miss our upcoming LIFT (Learning Incentive Fund for Teachers) scholarship seminar for courses on accessibility in education open to JALT ALL sig teachers.

 Date: July 30th
 Time: 8:00 PM - 9:...

31

Jul
2024, 7:00pm

Introduction to Slovak language

Other Language Educators

Our next Multilingual Café is scheduled for Wednesday, 31st of July from 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm.

Jana Klacanska (Kanazawa University), a native speaker of Slovak language and teacher of German, will present an “Introduction to Slovak language”.

The presentation will provide a brief...

30

Jul
2024, 8:00pm

ZPD in July

JALT Central

Our next ZPD will be on Tuesday, July 30th, 2024 from 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,...

28

Jul
2024, 7:00pm to 8:00pm

PresentERs - Jeff Peterson: Language Proficiency Development Through Three Modes of ER

Extensive Reading

We will have a short talk about Extensive Reading from Jeff Peterson on Sunday 28 July 19:00-20:00. The event will involve a short 20-30 minute casual talk from our PresentER, followed by around 20-30 minutes of questions and discussion. PresentERs takes place on the last Sunday of each month...

28

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

Profanity, EFL Learners, and the EFL Classroom

Sendai

Co-sponsored by JALT Mind, Brain and Education SIG

Abstract: This workshop will be divided into three sections, what goes on in our brains, how profanity is learned by EFL learners, and profanity’s place in the EFL classroom.First, what goes on in our brains and our bodies when we swear,...

27

Jul
2024, 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Enhancing Educator and Student Wellbeing

Hiroshima

On Saturday, July 27th, 6:00pm-7:30pm, our guest presenter Chiyuki Yanase will lead a workshop on how we as educators can take steps to look after the wellbeing of ourselves and our students. Given the stresses on everyone during and after COVID, this should be a very useful workshop!

In...

27

Jul
2024, 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Writing in three genres, presented by Diane Hawley Nagatomo

Tochigi

JALT Tochigi has the honor of hosting Diane Hawley Nagatomo for a presentation titled, “From EFL Materials to Academic Books and Papers to Novels: The Art of Balancing Different Writing Genres.”  Diane will be speaking at the Utsunomiya University EPUU Auditorium in Tochigi Prefecture.  This...

27

Jul
2024, 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Summer Language Festival 2024

Oita

Summer is coming, and that means it’s time for JALT Oitas' annual language festival! 

This year, we are not only exploring different languages with taster classes in Spanish and Russian, but we are also celebrating the diversity of English with sessions in Filipino Taglish and Jamaican...

27

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

Maximize the Success and Joy of Your Family's Bilingual Journey

Shizuoka

Maximize the Success and Joy of Your Family's Bilingual Journey

What are the "best practices" for parents seeking to raise bilingual or multilingual children? How can you generate as much rewarding progress as possible over the childhood years while avoiding common pitfalls along the way...

21

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

Developing an English speaking anxiety questionnaire: Face-to-face vs. Online

Matsuyama

JALT Matsuyama Presentation

Scheduled for July 21, 2024

Abstract

Developing an English speaking anxiety questionnaire: Face-to-face vs. Online

 

Speaking English as a foreign language is considered a priority, yet it is a daunting task for many English language...