ELT Conference Calendar

This page shows upcoming conferences, book fairs and other large-scale events of professional interest to language teachers in Japan. For past conferences, see the archive of past conferences. If you're interested in giving a workshop or presentation at one of these events, please see the calls for papers.

August 2017

JACET 2017: The 56th International Convention
Dates: August 29th (Tuesday) - August 31st (Thursday), 2017
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo

September 2017

2017 Annual JALT Vocabulary SIG Symposium
Date: September 9th (Saturday), 2017
Organization: Vocabulary Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka Jogakuin University

JLTA 2017: The 21st Annual Conference of the Japan Language Testing Association
Dates: September 9th (Saturday) - September 10th (Sunday), 2017
Organization: The Japan Language Testing Association
Location: University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture

CUE English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Symposium
Date: September 16th (Saturday), 2017
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Keio University, Tokyo

1st International Conference on Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts
Dates: September 21st (Thursday) - September 24th (Sunday), 2017
Organization: Intercultural Dialogue through the Arts Conference
Location: Saga (Sept. 22-22) and Fukuoka (Sept. 23-24)

Critical Thinking SIG and Brain SIG Conference
Date: September 24th (Sunday), 2017
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Rikkyo University, Ikebukuro Campus, Tokyo

Constructive Communication Across Gender And Cultures Conference
Dates: September 29th (Friday) - September 30th (Saturday), 2017
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka Kenshu Kan, Shizuoka

October 2017

JALT Hokkaido Annual Conference - Words for Learning
Date: October 1st (Sunday), 2017
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo

2017 KOTESOL International Conference
Dates: October 21st (Saturday) - October 22nd (Sunday), 2017
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea

2017 Tokyo JALT Member Presentations
Date: October 29th (Sunday), 2017
Call for papers due: September 15th (Friday)
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Rikkyo University, Ikkebukuro Campus

November 2017

JALT2017: 43rd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Dates: November 17th (Friday) - November 20th (Monday), 2017
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tsukuba International Congress Center (Epochal Tsukuba), Tsukuba, Ibaraki

AsiaCALL 2017
Dates: November 24th (Friday) - November 26th (Sunday), 2017
Organization: Asia Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning
Location: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

December 2017

The Third VietTESOL International Conference: English for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Dates: December 7th (Thursday) - December 8th (Friday), 2017
Call for papers due: August 30th (Wednesday)
Organization: VietTESOL
Location: Thai Nguyen University, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam

JASAL 2017 Annual Conference: Enriching Self-Access Environments
Date: December 16th (Saturday), 2017
Call for papers due: September 3rd (Sunday)
Organization: The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning
Location: Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba

The 5th BOLT/UFLS-UD Language Education Conference: Innovative Language Teaching
Dates: December 16th (Saturday) - December 17th (Sunday), 2017
Organization: Balsamo Outreach For Learning And Teaching NPO
Location: University of Foreign Languages, Danang University, Da Nang, Vietnam

May 2018

3rd GEN TEFL International Conference
Dates: May 11th (Friday) - May 12th (Saturday), 2018
Call for papers due: January 15th (Monday)
Organization: Global Educators Network Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

June 2018

2018 Task-Based Learning and Teaching in Asia Conference
Dates: June 23rd (Saturday) - June 24th (Sunday), 2018
Call for papers due: March 15th (Thursday)
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Ryukoku University, Fukakusa Campus, Kyoto