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.

January 2020

Thailand TESOL 2020 and the Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC)
Dates: January 30th (Thursday) - February 1st (Saturday), 2020
Organization: Thailand TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Location: Bangkok, Thailand

February 2020

2020 JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Teaching Conference
Dates: February 1st (Saturday) - February 2nd (Sunday), 2020
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo

Second Annual Performance in Education SIG in Sapporo Conference
Dates: February 1st (Saturday) - February 2nd (Sunday), 2020
Organization: Performance in Education Special Interest Group (formerly known as the Speech, Drama and Debate SIG), Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hokusei Gakuin University, Sapporo

2020 CamTESOL Conference
Dates: February 7th (Friday) - February 9th (Sunday), 2020
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

ETJ Chubu Expo (Nagoya City, Aichi)
Date: February 9th (Sunday), 2020
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

The Tokyo ELT Expo and Book Fair
Dates: February 22nd (Saturday) - February 23rd (Sunday), 2020
Organization: ETJ Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Otsuma Womens University Chiyoda Campus, Tokyo

May 2020

JALT PanSIG 2020 Conference
Dates: May 30th (Saturday) - May 31st (Sunday), 2020
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: University of Niigata Prefecture, Niigata

June 2020

JALTCALL2020: Teaching with Tech
Dates: June 5th (Friday) - June 7th (Sunday), 2020
Call for papers due: January 31st (Friday)
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hirosaki Gakuin University, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture

2020 TESOL-JALT International Mind, Brain, and Language Education Symposium
Dates: June 20th (Saturday) - June 21st (Sunday), 2020
Call for papers due: April 20th (Monday)
Organization: Mind, Brain, and Education Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto City

Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia
Dates: June 20th (Saturday) - June 21st (Sunday), 2020
Call for papers due: March 15th (Sunday)
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Ryukoku University, Kyoto

July 2020

The 21st International CALL Research Conference: Smart CALL
Dates: July 3rd (Friday) - July 5th (Sunday), 2020
Call for papers due: January 30th (Thursday)
Organization: International CALL Research Conference
Location: Waseda University, Tokyo

October 2020

The 2020 Korea TESOL International Conference
Dates: October 17th (Saturday) - October 18th (Sunday), 2020
Call for papers due: May 10th (Sunday)
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Sookmyung Women's University, Campus 2, Seoul, South Korea

November 2020

JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Dates: November 20th (Friday) - November 23rd (Monday), 2020
Call for papers due: February 24th (Monday)
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tsukuba International Congress Center (Epochal Tsukuba), Tsukuba, Ibaraki

December 2020

60th PALT Anniversary and 2020 PAC (Pan-Asian Consortium) International Conference
Dates: December 3rd (Thursday) - December 5th (Saturday), 2020
Call for papers due: February 12th (Wednesday)
Organization: Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Inc.
Location: Angeles University Foundation, Angeles, Philippines