Hello, and welcome to another monthly edition of JALT Talk, the announcements newsletter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching. In many parts of Japan, cherry blossoms are blooming. I can't help but also feel hope in the air as five of our JALT events scheduled for April are planned to be in person, not online events (see the "Upcoming Events" section below), which gives me great confidence about seeing many of you face to face at PanSIG (July 8-10 in Nagano) and JALT2020 (November 11-14 in Fukuoka).
In this issue:
Job listings
JALT receives a number of job advertisements each month. If you're looking for a new position, please check out our job posts on our JALT Publications site: https://jalt-publications.org/tlt/departments/career-development-corner/jobs
Moving? Take us with you!
If you're moving in April, please remember to take JALT with you! If any of the details you use with JALT are changing, you can update your email and address through your account on the JALT website. Easy-to-follow instructions are here: https://jalt.org/main/help-update-information
Reminder: Volunteer with JALT Publications!
The JALT Publications, JALT Journal, The Language Teacher, and the PostConference Publication, are looking for volunteers to review, copy edit, and proofread manuscripts and submissions. Training and mentoring will be provided to those who want to assist The Language Teacher and the PostConference Publication, as such no prior experience is necessary to join those teams. These positions do not involve a huge time commitment and are great ways to learn more about the publication process, improve your own academic writing skills, and make new connections within the JALT community. For more information, visit our recruiting page. You can also send an email to any of the journal editors for specific information or to jaltpubs.pubchair@jalt.org for general inquiries.
Join a Dynamic Team. Help with JALT2022 Conference Planning
The JALT2022 Conference Planning Committee is working on bringing our community a great conference in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan from November 11 to November 14. Thank you to all who responded to the last posting. We filled some key roles and are off and running with regards to conference planning. All that said, helping hands, arms, backs, minds, etc. will never be turned away and we will definitely need help, especially conference weekend. If you want to volunteer, please contact Director of Program, Wayne Malcolm at program@jalt.org. This is a great opportunity to be part of a team and work on JALT's marquee event, one of the biggest conferences in our community. Lend us your skills and you will be recognized!!!
Call for The Listening Post journal submissions and reviewers
The 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 and/or other complementing components (i.e., resources) that are related to second and foreign language acquisition, will be considered. If you would be interested in reviewing articles for our journal too, please contact us. The Listening Post Guidelines can be found on our website https://jaltlistening.wordpress.com. Please send your submissions or contact us to discuss your idea at listening@jalt.org.
Call for presenters for Buzz Green Day (Gifu JALT, April 23rd, 2-7 pm online)
In memory of the beloved JALT member and friend, Buzz Green, Gifu JALT is hosting a half-day event in April, and they are putting out a call for presenters. The event will host an array of presentations with an emphasis on young learners and ALT-related topics, two areas of teaching dear to Buzz's heart. Presentations can be 60 minutes (if we have a main speaker), 40 minutes or 20 minutes for the MyShare section. Potential participants, please send Gifu JALT your title and/or abstract. First-time presenters are very welcome. Anyone interested in presenting or volunteering can contact our Programming Chair Brent Simmonds at brentoldchap@hotmail.com.
We will again be raising money for cancer research. Details of how to donate, the schedule and zoom link can be found here.
About Buzz Green: https://jalt.org/main/news/rest-peace-buzz-green
Call for presenters for Osaka JALT's Back to School Conference
The deadline to submit presentation proposals for Osaka JALT's 12th annual Back to School conference (happening online on Sunday, May 15) is April 24th. Osaka JALT looks forward to again having a wide range of presentations on diverse topics and participants of diverse backgrounds from throughout Japan and around the world. For more information, including links to submit a proposal and to have a look at last year's conference recorded sessions and presentation summaries, please see https://jalt.org/event/osaka/22-05-15
ICLE SIG has a Call for Presentations for its ICLE 2nd Conference 2022
The Call for Presentations for ICLE 2nd Conference 2022 is open from March 19 - June 5, 2022. The conference itself will be held online September 10th, 2022 with the theme Intercultural Communication in Language Education. (Details see https://jalticle.org/course/view.php?id=5).
The conference is already posted on the JALT Calendar:
https://jalt.org/event/intercultural-communication-language-education/22-09-10
Reminder: Win a Complimentary Membership to TESOL
Seven (7) lucky JALT members will win one-year complimentary memberships to the TESOL International Association! Contest applicants must be active and current JALT members, and not a TESOL member now or in the past five years. The deadline to sign up is April 18th, 2022. Please see https://jalt.org/news/international-affairs-committee-iac-1 for details.
JSPS Ikushi Prize (Nomination deadline May 15, 2022)
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 diligently to advance their studies and research. In deference to his wishes, JSPS established the Ikushi Prize program and placed it into operation in FY 2010. It functions to formally recognize outstanding doctoral students who can be expected to contribute to Japan's future scientific advancement.
Details: https://jalt.org/news/jalt-central-119
Recent JALT Publications
For a full list of all of JALT's publications (including SIGs, chapters, and conferences), please see https://jalt.org/main/publications
JALT has published The Language Teacher - Issue 46.2; March 2022 https://jalt-publications.org/tlt/issues/2022-03_46.2
JALT's Speech, Drama, & Debate SIG has released The Mask and Gavel: 10. https://jaltpiesig.org/mask-gavel-volume-10-2022/
JALT's Mind, Brain, and Education SIG has released MindBrainEd Think Tank+: Class Extras–Little Detours to Improve your Language Classes: 22.3. This issue is packed with great ideas for activities to start and end lessons and to provide energy breaks that improve brain function and are grounded in brain science. この号は、授業開始時のアクティビティや授業中に脳の機能を高める目的で行う"energy break" (一旦、脳を休ませるための短い活動）に関するアイデア満載です。いずれも脳神経科学の知見に基づいています。https://www.mindbrained.org
JALT's Intercultural Communication in Language Education SIG has released ICLE SIG Conference Proceedings 2021: Proceedings 1 (February 2022). JALT Intercultural Communication in Language Education (ICLE) SIG Peer Reviewed Proceedings of the 1st conference in 2021. https://jalticle.org/course/view.php?id=3
Upcoming JALT Events
Event details: https://jalt.org/events
The five events marked with asterisks (*) are planned to be in person, face to face meetings, not online.
* 03 April 2022, 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Our first Hanami social since the start of the pandemic, in Osaka Castle Park!
Osaka Chapter
* 16 April 2022, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Publishing Textbooks with Kindle
Okayama Chapter
16 April 2022, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Motivating the English Language Learner
Fukuoka Chapter
16 April 2022, 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Mind, Brain, and Education Series Part 2: The Role of Different Types of Memory in the Learning Process
Tokyo Chapter and the Mind, Brain, and Education SIG
17 April 2022, 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Active Allyship in ELT
Gender Awareness in Language Education SIG and Accessibility in Language Learning SIG
* 17 April 2022, 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Incorporating the use of literature into the EFL classroom
Toyohashi Chapter
* 17 April 2022, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Rhetoric in Haiku
Matsuyama Chapter
22 April 2022, 7:00pm
LoungERs April 2022 (casual ER SIG monthly get together)
Extensive Reading SIG
23 April 2022, 10:30am to 12:00pm
1st My ICLE Share Meeting
Intercultural Communication in Language Education SIG
23 April 2022, 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Buzz Green Day
Gifu Chapter
24 April 2022, 10:00am to 11:30am
Why TBLT Fits the Brain, and How to Design Your Own
Nagoya Chapter
* 24 April 2022, 1:30pm
Let's kickstart our Fukui JALT with a My Share Event!!
Fukui Chapter
24 April 2022, 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Co-sponsoring Event: Biased Teaching, Biased Language, Marginalized Students
Kobe Chapter and Osaka Chapter
24 April 2022, 2:00pm
Back to School MyShare
Sendai Chapter
24 April 2022, 3pm to 4:30pm
Creative Activities to Motivate Young Learners
Hiroshima JALT
27 April 2022, 8:00pm to 9:00pm
JALT ZPD (Zoom for Professional Development) Networking
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Best regards,
Bill Pellowe
JALT Director of Public Relations
pr@jalt.org
http://jalt.org
I'm looking forward to seeing so many JALT people come to my home city of Fukuoka for the Annual JALT International Conference on November 11-14, 2022. https://jalt.org/conference