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.

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