Tokyo JALT

04/06/2026

Did you miss TBLT 101: The Fundamentals of Task-Based Language Teaching by Marcos Benevides? If so, check out our YouTube channel now!

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03/06/2026

Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia 2026
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
June 5-7, 2026
Online registration open from March 9th until May 29th

If you have any queries, please contact us at [email protected]

02/06/2026

The Faculty of International Liberal Arts (FILA) at Soka University will be hosting the 2027 Scenario Forum Conference: Performative Teaching, Research, and Learning from March 24–27, 2027. As host, FILA is committed to fostering humanistic, globally engaged education, and we are delighted to welcome an international community of educators and researchers working at the intersection of performance, language education, and pedagogy.

The conference is part of the Scenario Forum, which focuses on performative teaching, research, and learning in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). The Scenario approach has its roots in German as a Foreign/Second Language (GFL/GSL) and has since expanded across multiple language contexts, including English (ESL/EFL), Italian (IFL/ISL), and French (FFL/FSL). We are delighted at the possibility of further extending this work into the English (EFL/ESL) context in Japan, as well as Japanese (JFL/JSL) at the 2027 conference.

Conference details and CFP:
https://www.ucc.ie/en/scenario/scenarioforum/conferences/scenarioforum-conference2027/

We warmly welcome submissions from educators, researchers, and practitioners across all contexts, including those working in EFL, EAP, TESOL, and related fields. For more about the Scenario Project (2003~), please refer to https://www.ucc.ie/en/scenario/aboutus/

29/05/2026

Request for Participation in a Survey for Elementary School ALTs

I am conducting research on the topic of “ALT Perspectives on Effective Lesson Planning and Teacher Collaboration." Through this research on collaborative teaching practice with Japanese teachers, I will be investigating the current situation and future direction of English language in elementary schools.

I am looking for teachers who are willing to cooperate. The questionnaire is mainly about your own practice with lesson planning and teacher collaboration, and you will be asked to complete it online in 5-10 minutes. Please be assured that your responses will be analyzed anonymously, and all personal information will remain confidential.

I would like to complete the survey by around May 25th.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Here is the link
https://forms.office.com/r/AHuDRUcmH3?origin=lprLink

Tomoko Kikuchi

29/05/2026

📚 Interested in how research can inform better language learning materials?

Join Tokyo JALT and the JALT Materials Writers SIG for an online presentation by Dr. Julie Norton:

🎤 Research into Materials Development for Language Teaching
🗓 May 31, 2026
⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM JST
💻 Online via Zoom

This talk explores the role of theory in materials development and examines how research in corpus linguistics, listening skills development, and cultural representation has influenced global coursebook design.

Dr. Norton will share practical examples from published materials and reflect on the challenges of creating research-informed learning resources for language teaching.

✨ Whether you are a teacher, researcher, materials writer, or graduate student, this session offers valuable insights into bridging theory and practice.

🔗 Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccBz9RGAlZ4Cm4QROHaX_JOjsYshUfiJrOUjIyztKE5s5rXA/viewform

26/05/2026

🧠⚡ AI is transforming motivation. So what should teachers do about it?
This Tokyo JALT event brings together two powerful perspectives:

📅 June 20 | 16:00–17:30 (Zoom)

🔹 Part 1: The Learner Side
🎤 Andy Boon & Teruyo Nakao
→ What students actually think about AI
→ Motivation, self-efficacy, and AI as a “learning partner”

🔹 Part 2: The Teacher Side
🎤 Amir Esmaeili
→ How teachers can exercise agency
→ Adapting materials, tasks, and classroom roles

💡 Walk away with:
✔ Research-backed insights
✔ Practical teaching implications
✔ A clearer role for yourself in an AI-driven classroom

📲 Register via QR code or click this link: https://forms.gle/sJe6bMt5VZZx1gVK8