Hello, and welcome to a special edition of JALT Talk, the announcements newsletter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching. The JALT2025 Conference call for presentation proposals is nearly ready, and we want to make sure you hear about the abstract writing workshop we're doing Saturday, January 18th! Details below.
JALT International Conference Details:
- Title: 51st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
- When: October 31-November 2, 2025
- Where: National Youth Olympic Center, Yoyogi, Tokyo
- Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wR973syaJ2PSivbEA
- Theme:
LanguageS: Learning, Teaching, Assessing
— JALT 50 Years —
Challenges and Perspectives
- Call for presentation proposals: will open this weekend, with a tentative deadline of March 2, 2025.
- Details: https://jalt.org/conference/jalt2025
Online workshop: How to write a better abstract for the JALT2025 Conference call for presentation submissions
Trevor Holster, Program Chair for the JALT2025 International conference, will conduct a workshop on January 18th (Saturday, 18:00~) on how to increase your chances of getting your presentation proposal accepted for the JALT2025 conference.
- Learn about the major differences to the abstract format and submission process this year
- Understand the vetting process
- See the rubric that reviewers use
- Avoid the common mistakes that will result in rejection
This event will be hybrid (online via Zoom and in-person in Fukuoka); for details, see https://jalt.org/event/fukuoka/25-01-18
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 49.1; January 2025. The Language Teacher , or TLT as we usually refer to it, is JALT's bimonthly publication. https://jalt.org/main/tlt
- JALT has published JALT Journal - Issue 46.2; November 2024. JALT Journal is JALT's research journal. It is published semiannually, in May and November, with submissions accepted throughout the year. https://jalt.org/main/jj
- JALT's Accessibility in Language Learning SIG has published Accessible Language Learning Review: Volume 4, Issue 3. The ALL SIG is thrilled to share with you the final newsletter of 2024, which reflects on our journey this year and offers a glimpse into the future. https://sites.google.com/view/all-sig/newsletter
- JALT's Mind, Brain, and Education SIG has published MindBrainEd Think Tanks: How Surprises Shape the Language Teaching Experience: Volume 11 No. 1. Surprises lead to unexpected discoveries and new learning and this issue is filled with delightful stories about when our readers have surprised their students and when their students have surprised them. 「意外性」は予期せぬ発見や新たな学びにつながるものです。今月号は教師が学習者をあっと驚かせた、また逆に学習者が教師をびっくりさせた楽しいストーリーが山盛りです。 https://www.mindbrained.org/january-2025-surprise/
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Best regards,
Bill Pellowe
JALT Director of Public Relations
pr@jalt.org
https://jalt.org