JSPS Kaken Grants Symposium-Questions, Strategies, and Experiences

Kyoto chapter is looking for 4-5 symposium discussants who have experience applying, successfully or unsuccessfully, for JSPS Kaken Grants (kakenhi) and can speak on one or more of the following topics:

• What are the different kinds of kaken grants?
• How do I get an application, fill it out, and submit it?
• What research topics are more or less likely to be funded?
• What are strategies for effectively organizing a kaken proposal?
• What is my university’s role in kaken grant applications and administration?
• Applying solo or with co-researchers: Is one better than the other?
• How do I set a budget for my proposal?
• What are the typical stages and requirements over a grant period?

Proposals due 30 November, 2024

Participants wanted for research into how university English language learners around the world use English in their daily lives

How important do your students believe English is in their lives and for their futures, and in what ways? If you would like to help researchers answer this question for English language learners around the world, then please find out more and download a flier to share this survey with your students.

Learner Development SIG Call for presentations (on demand and face-to-face) for CCLT8 due 30th November 2024

Creating Community: Learning Together 8 (CCLT8) is an informal, supportive conference, taking place on Sunday, December 22, from 12:00-17:00 at Otsuma Women’s University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (with an on-demand conference space).

Students and teachers are invited to share their experiences, ideas, perspectives, and puzzles, related to the theme “Stories of Collaborative, Sustainable, and Transformative Learner Development.”

Face to Face: 3 rounds of concurrent Poster Presentations (40 min with 10 minute Reflection)

On-demand: Your presentation materials e.g. (video, poster, audio recording, slideshow) will be hosted online in the shared conference space. Visitors to the online conference space will be encouraged to watch your videos and leave comments up to a month after the conference.

Deadline for proposal submissions is November 30th.

Call for Submissions: The School House journal (TYL SIG)

The School House journal is looking for more submissions! The School House is published three times a year (winter, spring, and summer/autumn) by JALT’s Teaching Younger Learners SIG.

Deadlines: Submissions for The School House are accepted on an ongoing basis. 

Types of articles:

• Feature research-based articles (3,000-5,000 words)
• Short articles (maximum 1,500 words)
• Interviews (1,000-3,000 words)
• Classroom ideas (maximum 1,000 words)
• Book reviews (700-2,000 words)
• Conference/ presentation reviews (700-2,000 words)
• Textbook Reviews (700-2,000 words based on a textbook you actually used in class.
• Language program reviews (600-1,500 words)

Renewed Call for Papers for Global Englishes SIG Journal 2025

We are pleased to remind our community about the ongoing invitation to submit articles for the second issue of the Global Englishes SIG Journal. We welcome a wide variety of article types. 日本語での提出も受け付けます。

Please contact the editors with any questions.

JALT PanSIG Call for Presentations will open November 1st

PanSIG 2025 will be held May 16-18, 2025 at Kanda University of International Studies in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. The conference chair is Robert Dykes; the site co-chairs are Jennie Roloff Rothman and Prateek Sharma. The call for presentation proposals will open on November 1st, 2024, and the deadline will be January 14, 2025, at 11:59 pm. Responses regarding your submissions will be sent via email from mid-February 2025.

Call for Presentations for the Seventh Extensive Reading World Congress (in Hokkaido, Sept 5-9, 2025) due February 28

The Extensive Reading Foundation is excited to announce that the Seventh Extensive Reading World Congress will be held 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.

Call for Papers for ALL Review (Accessibility in Language Learning SIG)

ALL Review, the official newsletter of the Accessibility in Language Learning SIG, announces an open call for articles. Accepted articles will be scheduled for publication in issues slated this year. 

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!

Call for Hear Us Out!  –  The Listening SIG Podcast

The Hear Us Out! podcast explores many ideas concerned with the teaching of listening and learning from listening. If you would like to share some of your research, chat about some teaching ideas, or take part in an episode, then please contact us at listening@jalt.org.