Career Development Event – Sunday, July 21st (FREE!)
Curious what people who have successfully navigated the university hiring process can reveal about it? Join us to get some answers and inspiration from your peers and our expert speakers, L’Shawn Howard and Michael Parrish. Following the presentations there will be a Breakout (Q&A) session. Continue Reading …
July 28, 2019 SIETAR Kansai Event – Music in Our Brains: A Universal Human Characteristic
e are the only species on the planet that makes music. Moreover, all human societies make music of some kind. This is because music is hardwired into the human brain, just as language is… Continue Reading …
2019 JALT Research Grant Proposal Application Period: June 1st to September 30th
Each year, JALT awards up to three grants for a maximum of 100,000 yen each for research on language teaching in Japan. Only JALT members who have no outside funding sources to conduct research are eligible to apply. The goal of the grants is to support language teachers in their professional development and to encourage teachers to engage in classroom-based research. Grant applications are collected each summer and vetted by the JALT Research Grants Committee. Winners of the grants receive funding before the start of the following school year during which they conduct their studies, provide quarterly reports, and receive Continue Reading …
Kyoto JALT x Brain SIG Event Report
Kyoto JALT and JALT Mind, Brain, and Education SIG held an event focused on the links between education and neuroscience findings. Here’s a short summary of the three interesting and practical presentations. Continue Reading …
PanSIG May 18-19, 2019
Konan University, Nishinomiya PanSIG is an annual conference held in May, and organized by many of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). Please continue reading for information about the plenary speakers. For more information please visit www.pansig.org
Kyoto JALT X Mind, Brain, & Education SIG Event
Saturday, April 20th Kyoto JALT and JALT Mind, Brain, and Education SIG are proud to bring you an event focused on the links between education and neuroscience findings.
at Campus Plaza, Kyoto
Kyoto JALT Scholarship
Are you a Kyoto JALT member and interested in presenting at JALT National for the first time? If so, you are eligible to apply for the Kyoto JALT scholarship. One winner will get a chance to fill an unvetted 25-minute presentation slot, as well as receive 20,000 to offset costs. Please read the flyer for more information.
