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 2018

JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG Summer Traveling Conference 2018 (Nishinomiya, Hyogo)
Dates: October 20th (Saturday) - October 21st (Sunday), 2018
Organization: Speech, Drama and Debate Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kwansei Gakuin University (Uegahara Campus), Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture

November 2018

Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG Fall Conference 2018 in Okinawa
Dates: November 2nd (Friday) - November 4th (Sunday), 2018
Organization: Speech, Drama and Debate Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Mahaina Wellness Resort, 1456 Azayamakawa, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa

Content and Language Integrated Learning: What, Why, and How?
Date: November 4th (Sunday), 2018
Organization: Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Campus Plaza Kyoto

2018 Meisei University International Studies Centre Professional Development Forum
Date: November 10th (Saturday), 2018
Organization: Meisei University International Studies Centre
Location: Meisei University, Tokyo

The 2018 Annual JALT International Conference
Dates: November 23rd (Friday) - November 26th (Monday), 2018
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka Convention and Arts Center (Granship) Shizuoka City, Shizuoka

December 2018

Second Annual Nanzan Language Education Seminar
Date: December 1st (Saturday), 2018
Organization: Nanzan University
Location: Nanzan University, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

2018 Kyushu ELT Expo
Date: December 2nd (Sunday), 2018
Call for papers due: November 12th (Monday)
Organization: ETJ Fukuoka (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Seinan Gakuin University in Nishijin, Fukuoka

The 5th International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT 2018)
Dates: December 7th (Friday) - December 8th (Saturday), 2018
Organization: Language Institute, Thammasat University
Location: Duangtawan Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand

JASAL 2018 X SUTLF 5 Making Connections
Dates: December 14th (Friday) - December 16th (Sunday), 2018
Organization: NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sojo University, Kumamoto

February 2019

JALT SDD SIG Early Spring Conference 2019 (Sapporo)
Dates: February 4th (Monday) - February 6th (Wednesday), 2019
Call for papers due: January 13th (Sunday)
Organization: Speech, Drama and Debate Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: APA Hotel and Resort, Sapporo, Hokkaido

May 2019

4th GEN TEFL International Conference (GEN TEFL 2019)
Dates: May 18th (Saturday) - May 19th (Sunday), 2019
Call for papers due: December 30th (Sunday)
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
Call for papers due: December 22nd (Saturday)
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Konan University, Nishinomiya Campus (CUBE)

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

August 2019

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