Hello, and welcome to another monthly edition of JALT Talk, the announcements newsletter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching. We hope you all had a chance to relax before the new academic year starts next week. To help you get back into the swing of things, we're holding our JALT Zoom for Professional Development (ZPD) networking event tonight (Wednesday, March 29th) from 8 PM; you can sign up here to receive the Zoom information.
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
JALTCALL 2023 Conference registration opens on April 1st
The conference website (http://cvent.jaltcall.org) for the JALTCALL 2023 Conference is now live. JALTCALL 2023 will be held June 2 - June 4, 2023 in central Kumamoto City at Kumamoto-Jo Hall. This is a face-to-face conference with fully online and hybrid attendance options. The conference theme is CALLing the Future, and the keynote speakers are Dr. Keiko Ikeda (Kansai University) and Giles Goddard (Chuhai Labs).
TLT Archives: Archives back to the earliest issues of The Language Teacher now available
Processing and uploading of all the earliest issues of The Language Teacher is almost complete. From its earliest days as the Kansai Association of Language Teachers Newsletter in 1976, then the JALT Newsletter from 1978, through to the first TLT in April, 1984, these early issues offer a fascinating look into JALT’s earliest days. To access the TLT archives, please visit https://jalt-publications.org/tlt/archive.
Many thanks to Michael Mielke and Gabriela Schmidt for assisting with compiling the content listings.
- Malcolm Swanson (TLT Layout)
PanSIG 2023: Purchase your ticket! Book your hotel in Kyoto!
The JALT PanSIG 2023 Conference will take place from May 12th to 14th 2023 at Kyoto Sangyo University (京都産業大学) in Kyoto. It will be a face-to-face event with live broadcast sessions and pre-recorded video presentations. Registrations for the conference are now open, and we recommend that you book your hotel as soon as possible to ensure that you get the rate and location that suits you best. Kyoto is a major tourist destination, and hotels tend to book up quickly. Please check https://pansig.org/accommodation for a list of suggested areas.
If you are a presenter, please check https://pansig.org/schedule for the draft schedule. Note that this is a tentative schedule and may be subject to change.
As we draw closer to the conference, we will update our website with more information about the venue and our social events. See pansig.org for details.
Recruiting an editor for the 2023 PanSIG Journal
JALT is currently recruiting a 2023 PanSIG Journal Editor. If you are interested in developing your academic writing skills, please consider volunteering. Full details: https://pansig.org/recruiting
Debut of the Global Englishes SIG's website and social media accounts
One of JALT's newest Special Interest Groups is the Global Englishes SIG. For the SIG's purposes, Global Englishes is taken to include World Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca/Multilingua Franca, English as an International Language, Translanguaging, Multilingualism, Native-speakerism, and related areas.
The Global Englishes SIG now has a website and social media accounts. Feel free to take a look, like, and follow.
Website: https://jaltgesig.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JALT_GE_SIG
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090338269672
Deadline approaching: Seven JALT Members Will Win TESOL Memberships!
Seven (7) lucky JALT members will win one-year complimentary memberships to the TESOL International Association! You can see what kind of benefits are offered for TESOL members here: https://www.tesol.org/about-tesol/membership/membership-benefits
Participants must be active and current JALT members, and not a TESOL member (or someone who has not been a TESOL member in the past five years). To sign up for your chance to win, please follow this link to the sign-up form: https://forms.gle/PBY6mjMg48j8Qb6i8
The deadline to sign up is April 23rd, 2023, and seven names will be chosen at random from the pool of eligible applicants. The seven lucky winners will be announced this May. Good luck!
JALT's Writers' Peer Support Group (PSG) to host a series of workshops
JALT's Writers' Peer Support Group (PSG) will host a series of professional development workshops to get you prepared for publication. As a JALT member, you'll have exclusive access to this free workshop series. The first workshop will be . For details on this upcoming series of workshops, please see the PSG's news announcment.
Call for Presentations Extended: The Listening Conference 2023 (New deadline: April 14th, 2023)
The JALT Listening SIG has extended the deadline for the call for presentations to April 14th for their second event, The Listening Conference 2023 - Learning, Teaching, and Research, a one-day event taking place in Tokyo on Saturday 15th July 2023. They are looking for 20-minute presentations on topics related to listening and teaching, pedagogy, assessment, and resources. Presentations will be followed by a five minute Q&A session. Please see https://jalt.org/news/listening-2 for details.
Reminder: The JALT Materials Writers SIG Showcase is Accepting Submissions!
Join the nearly 40 titles already on the JALT Materials Writers SIG Showcase! This website features textbooks and other teaching materials created by JALT members. If you are a JALT member and would like to showcase your materials please visit the site and follow the submission guidelines. We encourage everyone to have a look and see all the amazing educational materials created by your fellow JALT educators! https://sites.google.com/view/mwsigshowcase/home
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
Upcoming JALT Events
Event details: https://jalt.org/events
29 March 2023, 8:00pm
ZPD - Zoom for Professional Development
http://bit.ly/ZPDRSVP
30 March 2023, 7:30pm
Using Creative Writing in the Classroom: Creative Writing and Japanese University English
Nagano Chapter
08 April 2023, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Fukuoka JALT MyShare
Fukuoka Chapter
08 April 2023, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Maximizing the Potential of Machine Translation: A Workshop for Language Educators
Kitakyushu Chapter
09 April 2023, 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Hanami social in Osaka Castle Park
Osaka Chapter
09 April 2023, 1:00pm
Redefining ADHD in Language Education in Japan
Yokohama Chapter
09 April 2023, 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Performance tests as final exams: keys to creating fair and user-friendly rubrics
Gunma Chapter
13 April 2023, 6:30pm
Working with industry partners on EAL projects
East Shikoku Chapter
15 April 2023, 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Navigating Challenges and Embracing Innovations in the AI Era (90 minute workshop)
Shizuoka Chapter
16 April 2023, 10:00am to 3:30pm
April 2023 Ibaraki Chapter Online Event
Ibaraki Chapter
16 April 2023, 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Environmental Issues in Classes: The Unheard Voices of Four African Climate Activists
Toyohashi Chapter
16 April 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
[F2F] Changes in English Teachers' Medium of Instruction throughout the Pandemic パンデミックを通じた英語教師の指導媒体の変化
Matsuyama Chapter
22 April 2023, 2:00am
Akita JALT Chapter and JALT CALL SIG Cooperative Event: Collaborative Projects and Activities in VR and language learning Learning
22 April 2023, 1:00pm
Young Learners Day
Gifu Chapter
22 April 2023, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Engaging Learners, Fostering Communities
Hiroshima Chapter
22 April 2023, 6:00pm
A research summary on emotion regulation followed by a workshop on emotional intelligence
Hokkaido Chapter
23 April 2023, 9:30am to 5:00pm
Back to School 2023 - Osaka JALT's 13th annual spring conference
Osaka Chapter
23 April 2023, 2:00pm
JALT Sendai: Debate in EFL
Sendai Chapter
23 April 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Technology in the Language Classroom: (1) Maximizing the Potential of ICT in Language Education (2) Updating Classic Activities for Today's Technology
Tottori Chapter
26 April 2023, 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Nikkei from Spanish-speaking countries and their storytelling in Okinawa
Other Language Educators (OLE) SIG
12-14 May 2023
PanSIG Conference 2023 - Looking Forward
PanSIG 2023 will be held from Friday, May 12 to Sunday 14, 2023 at Kyoto Sangyo University. https://pansig.org
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Best regards,
Bill Pellowe
JALT Director of Public Relations
pr@jalt.org
http://jalt.org