ELT Calendar
ELT Calendar contains events of professional interest to language teachers in Japan. There are currently 32 upcoming events, and our archives contain 8420 past events.
This page shows the events scheduled for the next two weeks.
Upcoming Deadlines
Call for papers due January 18th (Sunday) 2026
PanSIG 2026
The JALT PanSIG 2026 Conference will be in Nagoya at Chukyo University on May 23-24, 2026.
January 12th (Monday) 2026
PanSIG 2026 Abstract Submission Writing Workshop Number 2
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
January 17th (Saturday) 2026
Topics in TBLT 1: Materials Design in Task-Based Language Teaching
Time:
To be announced
Speaker: Call for presentation proposals due November 30th, 2025
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
January 18th (Sunday) 2026
Topics in TBLT 1: Materials Design in Task-Based Language Teaching (day 2 of 2)
Time:
To be announced
Speaker: Call for presentation proposals due November 30th, 2025
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Teaching with Intention: Language, Literacy, and Success
Time:
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Masako Moriwaki (EDURE LCA), Julie Hwang (National Geographic Learning)
Organization: National Geographic Learning (Cengage Learning)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
JALT Oita Featured Speaker Event
Time:
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: David Iwashita (Kumamoto Gakuen University), Nils Olov (Olaf) Fors (Kanda University of International Studies)
Organization: Oita Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Oita City, Oita Prefecture
Osaka English Language Teaching Convention
Time:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: A wide variety of speakers. Deadline for presenter applications extended to December 12
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
January 24th (Saturday) 2026
Exploring Experience in Qualitative Research: A Focus on Narrative Inquiry
Time:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Gary Barkhuizen (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Organization: Temple University, Japan Campus: the Graduate College of Education
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)
January 25th (Sunday) 2026
Teaching with Intention: Language, Literacy, and Success
Time:
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Masako Moriwaki (EDURE LCA), Julie Hwang (National Geographic Learning)
Organization: National Geographic Learning (Cengage Learning)
Location: Minato City, Tokyo Metropolis
Deeper Processing for Elementary School Practice Drills
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Anthony DiSorbo, Sakura City Board of Education (Chiba)
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis




