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.

October 2017

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
Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Rikkyo University, Ikkebukuro Campus

November 2017

JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG 2nd Annual Conference in Okinawa
Dates: November 3rd (Friday) - November 6th (Monday), 2017
Organization: Speech, Drama and Debate Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okinawa Christian University, Nishihara, Okinawa

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

2017 Hiroshima JALT Conference
Date: December 3rd (Sunday), 2017
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima YMCA

2017 Kyushu ELT Expo
Date: December 3rd (Sunday), 2017
Call for papers due: November 11th (Saturday)
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka

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

Tohoku ELT Expo
Date: December 10th (Sunday), 2017
Call for papers due: October 31st (Tuesday)
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: St. Ursula school in Sendai

JASAL 2017 Annual Conference: Enriching Self-Access Environments
Date: December 16th (Saturday), 2017
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

January 2018

Thailand TESOL 2018: Digital Literacy in English Language Learning and Teaching
Dates: January 26th (Friday) - January 27th (Saturday), 2018
Organization: Thailand TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Location: The Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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