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ELT Calendar for Tokyo

Events of professional interest to language teachers in Tokyo.

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Groups Active In Tokyo

Listed in decreasing order by the number of events on ELT Calendar by each group in Tokyo. (The ELT Calendar database goes back to 2001.)

• Language Teaching Professionals (128 events)
• Tokyo British Council (127 events)
• Temple University, Japan Campus (82 events)
• ETJ Tokyo (81 events)
• Oxford University Press (75 events)
• Tokyo JALT (68 events)
• Tokyo IIEEC Study Group (65 events)
• SCBWI (61 events)
• ETJ East Tokyo (59 events)
• Nellie's Group, Ltd. (52 events)
• West Tokyo JALT (47 events)
• Tokyo PC Users Group (43 events)
• Tokyo Chapter of FEW (40 events)
• TC Columbia (29 events)
• English Teaching Workshop (26 events)
• International Business Communicators (25 events)
• OUP Kids' Club (25 events)
• Japan Market Expansion Competition (21 events)
• Pearson Japan (21 events)
• Cambridge English Language Assessment - JP004 (Luna International) (18 events)
• Japan Intercultural Institute (18 events)
• JALT National (17 events)
• Institute of International Education in London (16 events)
• CALL SIG of JALT (14 events)
• National JACET (13 events)
• NPO Teaching English Methods Institute (12 events)
• Peace as a Global Language Conference (12 events)
• The Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo (12 events)
• ETJ Certificate Course (10 events)
• eigoTown (9 events)
• CDF (Classes de Francais) (8 events)
• ETJ (8 events)
• JACET ESP SIG Kanto (8 events)
• CUE SIG of JALT (7 events)
• ELT Career and Professional Development Conference (7 events)
• Macmillian LanguageHouse (7 events)
• ACTJ (7 events)
• TEL Book Fair (7 events)
• Anaheim University (6 events)
• Lakeland University Japan (6 events)
• Meisei University International Studies Centre (6 events)
• National Geographic Learning (6 events)
• Teacher Development SIG of JALT (6 events)
• Teaching Younger Learners SIG of JALT (6 events)
• Amnesty International, Group 78 Tokyo (5 events)
• Cambridge ESOL Centre JP172 (5 events)
• Cambridge University Press (5 events)
• EFL Arena (5 events)
• Engaged Pedagogy Association (5 events)
• Japan ASCD (5 events)
• Learner Development SIG of JALT (5 events)
• Maruzen Bookshops (5 events)
• The Japan Language Testing Association (5 events)
• The Japan Second Language Association (5 events)
• AGEnT (4 events)
• CEFR and Language Portfolio SIG of JALT (4 events)
• EF Education Japan (4 events)
• englishbooks.jp (4 events)
• Extensive Reading Foundation (4 events)
• FETJ-Tokyo (4 events)
• Independent Learning Association (4 events)
• International Christian University (4 events)
• Kanto LET (4 events)
• Kanda Gaigo University (4 events)
• Nakasendo English Conference (4 events)
• Pragmatics SIG of JALT (4 events)
• Society of Writers, Editors and Translators (4 events)
• The English Resource (4 events)
• The Japanese Society for Language Sciences (4 events)
• AALA: Asian Association for Language Assessment (3 events)
• Apricot Publishing (3 events)
• Association of International Behavioral Studies (3 events)
• IAFOR (3 events)
• International CALL Research Conference (3 events)
• Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology (3 events)
• Kanto JACET (3 events)
• Kids English Education Project (3 events)
• Linguapax Asia (3 events)
• Natural Language Processing Pacific Rim Symposium (3 events)
• Research Group for Teaching Conversation in Japan (3 events)
• Task-Based Learning SIG of JALT (3 events)
• Business Communication (BizCom) SIG of JALT (3 events)
• The International Language and Gender Association (3 events)
• The Society for Intercultural Education, Training, And Research (3 events)
• Vocab@ (3 events)
• Aoyama Gakuin University Research Institute (2 events)
• Asian Studies Conference Japan (2 events)
• Australian Embassy (2 events)
• CoFFET (2 events)
• Critical Thinking SIG of JALT (2 events)
• Elementary School Thematic English Education Movement (2 events)
• Institute of English Teaching to Children (2 events)
• Intrapersona (2 events)
• PanSIG Conference (2 events)
• Japan Association for Asian Englishes (2 events)
• JJ Fellowship (2 events)
• JSHS SIG of JALT (2 events)
• Lifelong Language Learning SIG of JALT (2 events)
• Matsuka Phonics (2 events)
• McGraw-Hill (2 events)
• Meisei University (2 events)
• Moodle Association of Japan (2 events)
• mpi (2 events)
• The Japanese Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education (2 events)
• Waseda University (2 events)
• Tokai University Foreign Language Center (FLC) (2 events)
• Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics (2 events)
• Vocabulary SIG of JALT (2 events)
• Akita JALT (1 event)
• Alma Publishing (1 event)
• Amnesty International (1 event)
• Bunkyo Gakuin University (1 event)
• CAN (Conversation Analysis Network) Kanto (1 event)
• Compass Publishing Japan (1 event)
• EFL Japan (1 event)
• English Hands (1 event)
• English Language Education Council, Inc. (1 event)
• ExcitELT (1 event)
• Extensive Reading SIG of JALT (1 event)
• FETJ-Chiba (1 event)
• IFG Asia (1 event)
• International Pacific College in New Zealand (1 event)
• J-VARG SIG (1 event)
• Japan Association for English Corpus Studies (1 event)
• Josai International University (1 event)
• Kanto International Senior High School (1 event)
• Listening SIG of JALT (1 event)
• Ochanomizu University (1 event)
• Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics (1 event)
• Performance in Education SIG of JALT (1 event)
• Reitaku University Tokyo Research Center (1 event)
• Research Institute for Oriental Cultures (RIOC) at Gakushuin University (1 event)
• Scientific Education Group (1 event)
• Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (1 event)
• Soka University (1 event)
• Sophia University LIFIC (1 event)
• Rikkyo University (1 event)
• Super Simple Learning (1 event)
• Tamagawa University (1 event)
• Teachers College Columbia University Japan Alumni Association (1 event)
• The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning (1 event)
• The Oyako Net (1 event)
• Tryalogue Education (1 event)
• University Teachers Union (1 event)

Past Events in Tokyo

Here are some of the past events in Tokyo.

Critical Thinking in the Classroom 2026
Date: September 12th (Saturday) 2026
Speaker: Registration deadline: August 28th
Organization: Critical Thinking SIG of JALT
First line of description: The JALT Critical Thinking SIG invites you to its annual conference at Showa Women's University in Tokyo, Critical Thinking in the Classroom 2026 (CTC 2026).

Finding Better Ways for ALTs and HRTs/JTEs to Work Together
Date: August 23rd (Sunday) 2026
Speaker: Tomoko Kikuchi
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo
First line of description: According to a MEXT survey, students' motivation to learn English tends to decline as they progress through elementary school.

TBLT in Asia 2026 (day 3 of 3)
Date: June 7th (Sunday) 2026
Speaker: Marta Gonzalez-Lloret (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Yuko Goto Butler (University of Pennsylvania)
Organization: Task-Based Learning SIG of JALT
First line of description: The JALT Task-Based Learning (TBL) SIG is proud to sponsor the 6th Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia conference, to be held from June 5-7, 2026, at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.

TBLT in Asia 2026 (day 2 of 3)
Date: June 6th (Saturday) 2026
Speaker: Marta Gonzalez-Lloret (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Yuko Goto Butler (University of Pennsylvania)
Organization: Task-Based Learning SIG of JALT
First line of description: The JALT Task-Based Learning (TBL) SIG is proud to sponsor the 6th Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia conference, to be held from June 5-7, 2026, at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.

TBLT in Asia 2026
Date: June 5th (Friday) 2026
Speaker: Marta Gonzalez-Lloret (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Yuko Goto Butler (University of Pennsylvania)
Organization: Task-Based Learning SIG of JALT
First line of description: The JALT Task-Based Learning (TBL) SIG is proud to sponsor the 6th Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia conference, to be held from June 5-7, 2026, at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.

Intuitive Ways to Teach Pronunciation
Date: May 31st (Sunday) 2026
Speaker: Stacy Clause (Takasaki University)
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo
First line of description: This workshop is designed for teachers working in small-group or conversation-based classes who feel stuck in a grammar- and vocabulary-focused routine.

Sharing Teaching Ideas for Young Learners
Date: March 22nd (Sunday) 2026
Speaker: Nicky Sekino and Yuko Kikuchi
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo
First line of description: ETJ East Tokyo dedicates the topic of Sharing Teaching Ideas for Young Learners in the March workshop.

JALTCALL Spring Symposium
Date: March 7th (Saturday) 2026
Speaker: Satchie Haga, PhD; Mariana Oana Senda, Heather Woodward, Bradley Irwin
Organization: CALL SIG of JALT
First line of description: After the resounding success of our 2025 Spring Symposium (in collaboration with the EUROCALL AI SIG), JALTCALL is pleased to announce the 2026 iteration of this event.

The 27th Annual Temple University, Japan Campus Applied Linguistics Colloquium Special Featured Presentation (14:00-14:55): What Do Journal Editors Look for in Manuscripts?
Date: February 8th (Sunday) 2026
Speaker: Dennis Koyama (Sophia University)
Organization: Temple University, Japan Campus
First line of description: Hybrid eventThe primary goal of this event is to provide a venue for both new and experienced researchers to present their work in a supportive atmosphere.

Tokyo English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 8th (Sunday) 2026
Speaker: A wide variety of speakers. Deadline for presenter applications extended to Dec 31
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
First line of description: Language Teaching Professionals (LTP) will host four English Language Teaching Conventions across Japan, in cooperation with the ETJ community.

Deeper Processing for Elementary School Practice Drills
Date: January 25th (Sunday) 2026
Speaker: Anthony DiSorbo, Sakura City Board of Education (Chiba)
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo
First line of description: Drills and drill-like games are common in the elementary school classroom, yet they can often result in shallow, ineffective learning.

From PPP to Communicative Lesson for Children
Date: November 24th (Monday) 2025
Speaker: Yuco Kikuchi (ETJ East Tokyo)
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo
First line of description: In this practical workshop, Yuco Kikuchi will first demonstrate simple activities and then discuss how to turn them into communicative activities.

One-Day Seminar on Teaching Japanese Children
Date: November 16th (Sunday) 2025
Speaker: Adam Kardos, BJ Bulmer, David Paul, Greg Crawford, Kaj Schwermer, Ryan Hagglund
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
First line of description: Full Information: ltpdownloads.

JALT2025 (day 3 of 3)
Date: November 2nd (Sunday) 2025
Speaker: Call for proposals extended to March 9th
Organization: JALT National
First line of description: This is a three-day event for language educators and researchers featuring presentations, workshops and roundtable sessions held by hundreds of speakers based in Japan or visiting from abroad.

JALT2025 (day 2 of 3)
Date: November 1st (Saturday) 2025
Speaker: Call for proposals extended to March 9th
Organization: JALT National
First line of description: This is a three-day event for language educators and researchers featuring presentations, workshops and roundtable sessions held by hundreds of speakers based in Japan or visiting from abroad.