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.

May 2013

5th Annual NEAR Language Education Conference
Date: May 25th (Saturday), 2013
Organization: Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: University of Niigata Prefecture

CELC Symposium 2013
Dates: May 27th (Monday) - May 29th (Wednesday), 2013
Organization: The Centre for English Language Communication (CELC), National University of Singapore
Location: National University of Singapore

JALTCALL 2013
Dates: May 31st (Friday) - June 2nd (Sunday), 2013
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shinshu University, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

June 2013

Extensive Reading 6th Annual Seminar
Date: June 2nd (Sunday), 2013
Organization: Extensive Reading Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shinshu University, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

EFL Teacher Journeys Conference
Date: June 16th (Sunday), 2013
Organization: Teacher Education and Development Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages, Tokyo

2nd Annual International Conference on Language, Literature and Linguistics
Dates: June 17th (Monday) - June 18th (Tuesday), 2013
Organization: Conference on Language, Literature and Linguistics
Location: Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore

The Annual JALT Vocabulary Symposium
Date: June 29th (Saturday), 2013
Organization: Vocabulary Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka

July 2013

LTRC 2013: The 35th Language Testing Research Colloquium
Dates: July 3rd (Wednesday) - July 5th (Friday), 2013
Organization: The Language Testing Research Colloquium
Location: Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

FAB4: International NeuroELT Conference
Dates: July 6th (Saturday) - July 7th (Sunday), 2013
Organization: FAB NeuroELT Conference
Location: Nanzan University, Nagoya Campus

Nakasendo 2013
Date: July 7th (Sunday), 2013
Organization: Nakasendo English Conference
Location: Toyo University, Hakusan Campus, Tokyo

ILAC International Conference 2013
Dates: July 17th (Wednesday) - July 18th (Thursday), 2013
Organization: Institute of Language, Art and Culture
Location: Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand

August 2013

Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium 2013
Dates: August 1st (Thursday) - August 6th (Tuesday), 2013
Organization: Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium
Location: National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Conference on Human Development in Asia
Dates: August 6th (Tuesday) - August 8th (Thursday), 2013
Organization: Pacific Rim Education for Sustainable Development Alliance
Location: KKR Hotel Hiroshima

The 40th (2013) JACET Summer Seminar
Dates: August 20th (Tuesday) - August 23rd (Friday), 2013
Call for papers due: June 15th (Saturday)
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Kusatsu Seminar House, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma

JACET's 52nd International Convention
Dates: August 30th (Friday) - September 1st (Sunday), 2013
Organization: Japan Association of College English Teachers
Location: Yoshida Campus of Kyoto University

September 2013

CUE ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Symposium 2013
Date: September 7th (Saturday), 2013
Call for papers due: July 1st (Monday)
Organization: College and University Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

The 2nd Extensive Reading World Congress
Dates: September 14th (Saturday) - September 15th (Sunday), 2013
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

October 2013

2nd JALT Other Language Educators SIG Conference
Dates: October 12th (Saturday) - October 13th (Sunday), 2013
Call for papers due: July 15th (Monday)
Organization: Other Language Educators Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Chukyo University, Nagoya

KOTESOL International Conference 2013
Dates: October 12th (Saturday) - October 13th (Sunday), 2013
Call for papers due: May 31st (Friday)
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea

JALT 2013: 39th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Dates: October 25th (Friday) - October 28th (Monday), 2013
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kobe Convention Center, Portopia, Kobe

The 11th Asia TEFL International Conference
Dates: October 26th (Saturday) - October 28th (Monday), 2013
Organization: The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Location: Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines

SLRF 2013: The Natural Phenomenon of SLA: Complexity, Context and Communication
Dates: October 31st (Thursday) - November 2nd (Saturday), 2013
Organization: Second Language Research Forum
Location: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA

November 2013

Peace as a Global Language Conference 2013
Dates: November 16th (Saturday) - November 17th (Sunday), 2013
Call for papers due: July 31st (Wednesday)
Organization: Peace as a Global Language Conference
Location: Rikkyo University, Niiza Campus, Saitama

GLoCALL 2013 Conference
Dates: November 28th (Thursday) - November 30th (Saturday), 2013
Organization: Globalization and Localization in Computer-Assisted Language Learning Conference
Location: University of Danang, Da Nang, Vietnam

December 2013

PAC 2013: Tradition and Innovation in Language Education
Dates: December 5th (Thursday) - December 7th (Saturday), 2013
Organization: Pan-Asian Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Location: Cebu City, Philippines

Symposium on Self-Regulation in Foreign Language Learning
Dates: December 7th (Saturday) - December 8th (Sunday), 2013
Call for papers due: July 15th (Monday)
Organization: Shimonoseki City University
Location: Shimonoseki City University