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.
July 2025
JALTCALL 2025 Conference
Dates:
July 18th (Friday) - July 20th (Sunday), 2025
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo University of Science, Katsushika Campus
August 2025
Critical Thinking in the Classroom 2025
Date:
August 2nd (Saturday), 2025
Organization: Critical Thinking Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Setsunan University, Neyagawa Campus, Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture
JALT Technology in Teaching (TnT) and Professional Development (PD) Workshops
Date:
August 9th (Saturday), 2025
Call for papers due: July 26th (Saturday)
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Online
September 2025
Extensive Reading World Congress 7 (Sapporo)
Dates:
September 5th (Friday) - September 9th (Tuesday), 2025
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2025)
Dates:
September 13th (Saturday) - September 14th (Sunday), 2025
Organization: The Japan Language Testing Association
Location: Gunma University Aramaki Campus, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture
October 2025
JALT Study Abroad SIG Annual Conference
Date:
October 18th (Saturday), 2025
Call for papers due: September 18th (Thursday)
Organization: Study Abroad Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kinjo Gakuin University, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
JALT2025: 51st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Dates:
October 31st (Friday) - November 2nd (Sunday), 2025
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: National Olympics Memorial Center, Yoyogi, Tokyo
November 2025
2025 APLX, ETA and TESPA International Conference
Dates:
November 7th (Friday) - November 8th (Saturday), 2025
Organization: English Teachers Association--Republic of China (ETA-ROC)
Location: GIS Taipei Tech Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan