Welcome to another monthly edition of JALT Talk, the announcements newsletter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching.
In this issue:
JALT2025 Basic details:
Reminder: Call for Papers for the Postconfernece Publication deadline is January 12, 2025
All noncommercial presenters at JALT2024 are cordially invited to submit a paper based on their presentation for publication in the official 2025 Postconference Publication, Moving JALT into the Future: Opportunity, Diversity, and Excellence. In the same way that presentation were vetted prior to the conference, the conference papers will also be subjected to extensive peer review.
Deadline: Sunday, January 12, 2025. https://jalt-publications.org/proceedings/guidelines
Announcing the JALT2024 Poster Presentations Winners
To see PDF files of these posters, see our poster winners news announcement.
Reminder: Photos from JALT2024 have been posted
Photographers Bradford Lee, Tim Cleminson, and Becky Alp were busy capturing the moments during the JALT2024 weekend. Thanks to their efforts, skills, and diligence, we have a wonderful collection of photos to document and commemorate this landmark conference. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/jalt/albums for the full collection.
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
PanSIG is an annual conference usually held in May, and organized by many of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of JALT. Information about past PanSIG conferences (including photos, conference handbooks, etc.) can be found in the PanSIG Archive.
2025 Call for Presentation Proposals
The call for presentation proposals opened on November 1st, 2024. See the PanSIG2025 event space for details: https://events.jalt.org/e/PanSIG
Proposals for must be submitted by Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 11:59 pm (JST). Responses regarding your submissions will be sent via email from mid-February 2025.
Plenary Speakers for PanSIG2025
Saturday: Johnmarshall Reeve
Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University
Dr. Johnmarshall Reeve is an educational psychologist. His areas of expertise are autonomy-supportive teaching, teachers’ motivating styles, students’ agentic engagement, and the neuroscience of intrinsic motivation. Reeve was a professor in both South Korea (Korea University) and the United States (University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). He received his PhD from Texas Christian University (1986) and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Rochester (1990-1992). He has published 81 articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Educational Psychology, authored 29 book chapters and 4 books, including Supporting students’ motivation and Understanding Motivation and Emotion, 7th ed., and edited 3 books. Prof. Reeve served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Motivation and Emotion (2011-2017).
Sunday: Toshie Agawa
Professor, English Research Lab at Hoshi University in Tokyo
Dr. Toshie Agawa's research specializes in learner motivation, autonomy, engagement, and cooperative/collaborative learning. Recently, her work has focused on how fostering learner autonomy impacts the motivation and engagement of Japanese EFL learners, as well as scaffolding strategies to support learner autonomy in e-learning environments.
Dr. Agawa has published extensively in both international and national journals, including the Journal for Psychology of Language Learning, The Asian EFL Journal, Language Education & Technology, JACET Journal, and the Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan. She is also an accomplished author of books on second language acquisition, CLIL course materials, and English study guides for the general public.
Friday Night Workshops: Autonomy & Agency
Come see what the theme is all about in four featured speaker workshops on Friday evening. More information on this coming in the new year!
Childcare Available Throughout Conference Weekend
Want to attend but need someone to look after your little one while you pop into some sessions? PanSIG2025 has got you covered at this family-friendly conference. Childcare will be available on Saturday and Sunday for busy parents looking to develop professionally. More details coming in the new year.
Primary/Secondary Education My Share: Call for Proposals due February 14 (held March 30 in Kyoto)
Kyoto JALT is looking for educators working in or connected to either primary or secondary education to show off their best classroom practices at a My Share seminar to be scheduled 30 March, 2025 at Kyoto Prefectural University. You can find presentations from our last event held in 2023 for ideas. Slots are currently 25 minutes, but we are flexible and are open to ideas on the format of your presentation. To submit a proposal, submit a 150-200 word abstract using this application form. Teachers from outside of Kyoto Chapter as well as non-JALT members are welcome to submit.
Deadline for submission is 14 February 2025.
7th CELC Symposium call for presentations due January 15 (held 21-23 May 2025 in Singapore)
The Centre for English Language Communication (CELC), National University of Singapore (NUS) is hosting the 7th CELC Symposium on 21-23 May 2025, at University Town, NUS, Singapore. The title and theme of the Symposium is “Gearing Up Future-ready Learners: Rethinking Perspectives in English Language and Communication Teaching in Higher Education”. For more information, please refer to the Symposium website at https://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/7th-celc-symposium/. We are now accepting abstracts. The closing date is on 15 January 2025. We seek your assistance in publicizing the Symposium to ELT practitioners and professionals in your organization who may be interested. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at celcsymposium@nus.edu.sg.
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
Reminder: Extensive Reading World Congress call for propsals due February 28th, 2025
The ER Foundation and the ER SIG are hosting the 7th Extensive Reading World Congress in Hokkaido, Japan, September 5-9, 2025! Do you want to share your experiences or research in ER? The Call for Presentation Proposals is now open. Secure your spot soon and submit your proposal by February 28, 2025. https://erwc7.edzil.la/submit/select/12871
Reminder: Support group open to JALT adoptees and fostered JALTs
Announcing a new private support group open to JALT adoptees and fostered JALTs. Sometimes, it feels like we are a hidden group because it feels like there is never a chance to say, "I am adopted" or "I was fostered." So often, we don't know that we are standing or working next to one another. This is a safe space just to come and say "hello." To share your story if you want and listen to others. Or come and not feel like you are alone here. If you are interested, please ping Robert Dykes on JALT's Basecamp group or email him at rdykes@m.sojo-u.ac.jp.
Reminder: Call for presenters for Thinking about Thinking 2025 due January 31, 2025
Thinking about Thinking 2025 in an online event to be hosted by the JALT Critical Thinking SIG on February 15th, 2025 from 15:00-17:00. We are accepting presentation proposals from those who would like to present on their research or classroom practice related to any aspect of critical thinking or higher order thinking skills in language education. This opportunity is open to both CT SIG members and non-members. The deadline for submissions is January 31st, 2025. To submit a proposal: https://forms.office.com/r/jWhmVMp4jW
Upcoming JALT Events
Event details: https://jalt.org/events
27 December 2024, 6:00pm
2024 BzCom SIG Year-End Forum: Bridging the Divide: Exploring the Power of Communication--A Forum Inspired by the Film Project "What Divides Us"
Business Communication SIG
12 January 2025, 8:00pm
Meet the Maker: Steven E. Quasha & Daniel J. Mills Think Big for Business
Materials Writers SIG
17 January 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Trans-speakerism in Language Education: Entering a New Era
Global Englishes SIG
19 January 2025, 9:00am
JSPS Kaken Grants Symposium-Questions, Strategies, and Experiences
Kyoto Chapter
25 January 2025, 9:00am to 5:00pm
SUTLF 2025
NanKyu Chapter
26 January 2025, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Melodie Cook - Ten Recommendations for Helping Make Classes Barrier-Free
Yokohama Chapter
26 January 2025, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
(1) Effectiveness and Challenges of K-code, the Learning Tool to Recognize and Write katakana and kanji with 6 Lines; (2) Is It Worth Studying a Second Foreign Language?
Matsuyama Chapter
28 January 2025, 8:00pm
JALT Zoom for Professional Development (ZPD) Networking event in January
https://tinyurl.com/ZPDRSVP
29 January 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Te Reo Māori: Kia ako tahi tātou! (Let’s learn about the Māori language together)
Other Language Educators SIG
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