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. You can also add these upcoming conferences to your calendar.

May 2019

4th GEN TEFL International Conference (GEN TEFL 2019)
Dates: May 18th (Saturday) - May 19th (Sunday), 2019
Organization: Global Educators Network Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Bali, Indonesia

JALT PanSIG 2019 Conference
Dates: May 18th (Saturday) - May 19th (Sunday), 2019
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Konan University, Nishinomiya Campus (CUBE)

Korea TESOL 2019 National Conference
Date: May 25th (Saturday), 2019
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Jeonju University Star Center Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Korea

JALTCALL2019
Dates: May 31st (Friday) - June 2nd (Sunday), 2019
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo

June 2019

The 6th Annual Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland University Japan
Date: June 8th (Saturday), 2019
Organization: Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland University Japan
Location: Lakeland University Japan, Tokyo

Performance in Education: Research and Practice
Dates: June 15th (Saturday) - June 17th (Monday), 2019
Call for papers due: May 15th (Wednesday)
Organization: Speech, Drama and Debate Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nanzan University, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

2019 Okinawa JALT Summer Language Teaching Symposium
Dates: June 21st (Friday) - June 23rd (Sunday), 2019
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okinawa Gender Equality Center (Tiruru), Naha, Okinawa

2nd Annual JANET Conference: Nursing English Education for a New Age
Dates: June 22nd (Saturday) - June 23rd (Sunday), 2019
Organization: Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching
Location: Seisen Jogakuin College Nursing Campus, Nagano City, Nagano

Asia TEFL 2019: ELT for Glocal Synergies across Disciplines and Multilingual Ambiences
Dates: June 27th (Thursday) - June 29th (Saturday), 2019
Organization: The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: The Ambassador Hotel Bangkok, Thailand

Teacher Journeys 2019 Conference
Date: June 29th (Saturday), 2019
Call for papers due: April 30th (Tuesday)
Organization: Teacher Development Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sojo University, Kumamoto City

August 2019

GLoCALL 2019/VietCALL
Dates: August 8th (Thursday) - August 10th (Saturday), 2019
Organization: Globalization and Localization in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Location: University of Foreign Language Studies, the University of Danang, Da Nang, Vietnam

The 5th World Congress on Extensive Reading
Dates: August 9th (Friday) - August 12th (Monday), 2019
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan

The 58th JACET International Convention (2019)
Dates: August 28th (Wednesday) - August 30th (Friday), 2019
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Nagoya Institute of Technology

November 2019

JALT 2019: Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Dates: November 1st (Friday) - November 4th (Monday), 2019
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: WINC AICHI, Nagoya City, Aichi

International Communication and Community Development Conference
Dates: November 16th (Saturday) - November 17th (Sunday), 2019
Call for papers due: May 31st (Friday)
Organization: Notre Dame Seishin University
Location: Notre Dame Seishin University, Okayama

December 2019

7th British Council New Directions in English Language Assessment Conference
Dates: December 8th (Sunday) - December 9th (Monday), 2019
Call for papers due: April 30th (Tuesday)
Organization: The British Council Tokyo Centre
Location: Pacifico Yokohama