The Japan Language Testing Association Archive

This is an archive of all of the past events of The Japan Language Testing Association on ELT Calendar.

September 14th (Sunday) 2025
Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2025) day 2 of 2
Speaker: Various speakers; call for presentations due July 4
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

September 13th (Saturday) 2025
Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2025) day 1 of 2
Speaker: Various speakers; call for presentations due July 4
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

September 12th (Thursday) 2019
Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2019) day 2 of 2
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

September 11th (Wednesday) 2019
Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2019)
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

September 9th (Sunday) 2018
Canceled: JLTA 2018 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Keynote: Antony J. Kunnan (University of Macao); Symposium: Hidetoshi Saito (Ibaraki University)
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

September 8th (Saturday) 2018
Canceled: JLTA 2018: The 22nd Annual Conference of the Japan Language Testing Association
Speaker: Kunihiro Kusanagi (Hiroshima University)
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

September 10th (Sunday) 2017
JLTA 2017 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Keynote speaker: John M. NORRIS (Educational Testing Service)
Location: Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture

September 9th (Saturday) 2017
JLTA 2017: The 21st Annual Conference of the Japan Language Testing Association
Speaker: Keynote speaker: John M. NORRIS (Educational Testing Service)
Location: Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture

September 18th (Sunday) 2016
The 20th Japan Language Testing Association Anniversary Conference (JLTA 2016) (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Plenary: Gary Ockey (Iowa State University); call for papers due July 8 (extended deadline)
Location: Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture

September 17th (Saturday) 2016
The 20th Japan Language Testing Association Anniversary Conference (JLTA 2016)
Speaker: Plenary: Gary Ockey (Iowa State University); call for papers due July 8th (extended deadline)
Location: Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture

September 6th (Sunday) 2015
The 19th Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2015)
Speaker: Keynote Speech by Jessica Wu (Language Training and Testing Center, Taiwan); Invited Lecture by Carol A. Chapelle (Iowa State University). Proposals due June 14, 2015
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

September 5th (Saturday) 2015
The 19th Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2015)
Speaker: Keynote Speech by Jessica Wu (Language Training and Testing Center, Taiwan); Invited Lecture by Carol A. Chapelle (Iowa State University). Proposals due June 14, 2015
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 8th (Saturday) 2014
Symposium on Language Learning beyond the EFL Classroom
Speaker: Margaret Franken, University of Waikato, New Zealand; Yukie Koyama, Nagoya Institute of Technology; Stephen Hesse, Chuo University; Gordon Bateson, Kanazawa Gakuin University
Location: Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture

September 20th (Saturday) 2014
The 18th JLTA Annual Conference: Enhancing the validity and practicality of speaking assessment
Speaker: Keynote Speaker: Barry O'Sullivan (British Council)
Location: Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture

September 21st (Saturday) 2013
The 17th JLTA Annual Conference (JLTA 2013)
Speaker: Lyle F. Bachman (U. of California). Call for papers due June 9
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

October 27th (Saturday) 2012
The 16th JLTA Annual Conference (JLTA 2012)
Speaker: David Beglar (Temple University, Japan). Call for papers due July 8th
Location: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture

October 29th (Saturday) 2011
JLTA 2011: University entrance examinations and language testing
Speaker: Keynote by Fred Davidson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

September 3rd (Saturday) 2005
The 9th (2005) JLTA Annual Conference
Speaker: Call for papers due July 2, 2005
Location: Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture

October 25th (Saturday) 2003
Conference on Language Learning and Testing: The Role of Testing for Language Learning
Speaker: Terry Laskowski, MIZUMOTO Atsushi, John Paul Loucky, Paul Westrick, J. Lake, KATAGIRI Kazuhiko, Oryang Kwon, more
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture

October 20th (Sunday) 2002
Language Testing and Second Language Acquisition Research
Speaker: Several speakers
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

October 28th (Sunday) 2001
Language Testing Conference
Speaker: Various
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis