JALT International Conference Archive

This is an archive of all of the past events of The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching on ELT Calendar.

November 2nd (Sunday) 2025
JALT2025 (day 3 of 3)
Speaker: Call for proposals extended to March 9th
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 1st (Saturday) 2025
JALT2025 (day 2 of 3)
Speaker: Call for proposals extended to March 9th
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

October 31st (Friday) 2025
JALT2025: 51st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Many presentations
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

August 9th (Saturday) 2025
Summer 2025 JALT Technology in Teaching (TnT) and Professional Development (PD) Workshops
Speaker: Several great speakers
Location: Online, Online Events

November 18th (Monday) 2024
JALT2024: 50th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Call for proposals ends March 10th, 2024
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 17th (Sunday) 2024
JALT2024: 50th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Call for proposals ends March 10th, 2024
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 16th (Saturday) 2024
JALT2024: 50th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Call for proposals ends March 10th, 2024
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 15th (Friday) 2024
JALT2024: Professional Development and Technology in Teaching Workshops
Speaker: Call for proposals ends March 10th, 2024
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 27th (Monday) 2023
JALT2023: 49th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Speaker: Hundreds of presentations
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 26th (Sunday) 2023
JALT2023: 49th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Speaker: Hundreds of presentations
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 25th (Saturday) 2023
JALT2023: 49th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Speaker: Hundreds of presentations and workshops
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 24th (Friday) 2023
JALT2023: 49th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Speaker: Friday: TnT (Technology in Teaching) and PD (Professional Development) workshops
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 14th (Monday) 2022
JALT2022: 48th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Early Bird registration rates are available until October 31st.
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 13th (Sunday) 2022
JALT2022: 48th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Early Bird registration rates are available until October 31st.
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 13th (Sunday) 2022
外語学教材展示会(無料)
Speaker:
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 12th (Saturday) 2022
外語学教材展示会(無料)
Speaker:
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 12th (Saturday) 2022
JALT2022: 48th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Early Bird registration rates are available until October 31st.
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 11th (Friday) 2022
JALT2022: 48th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Early Bird registration rates are available until October 31st.
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 15th (Monday) 2021
JALT2021: 47th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Call for proposals open until March 14
Location: Online, Online Events

November 14th (Sunday) 2021
JALT2021: 47th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Call for proposals open until March 14
Location: Online, Online Events

November 13th (Saturday) 2021
JALT2021: 47th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Call for proposals open until March 14
Location: Online, Online Events

November 12th (Friday) 2021
JALT2021: Technology in Teaching Workshops and Professional Development Workshops
Speaker: Workshops
Location: Online, Online Events

November 23rd (Monday) 2020
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Speaker: Hundreds of great speakers
Location: Online, Online Events

November 22nd (Sunday) 2020
JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Speaker: Over 550 sessions all week
Location: Online, Online Events

November 21st (Saturday) 2020
JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Speaker: Hundreds of great presenters all week
Location: Online, Online Events

November 20th (Friday) 2020
JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Speaker: Today features Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshops; Professional Development Workshops; plus other presentations
Location: Online, Online Events

November 19th (Thursday) 2020
JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Speaker: Hundreds of great presenters all week
Location: Online, Online Events

November 18th (Wednesday) 2020
JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Speaker: Hundreds of great presenters all week
Location: Online, Online Events

November 17th (Tuesday) 2020
JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Speaker: Hundreds of great presenters all week
Location: Online, Online Events

November 16th (Monday) 2020
JALT2020: Communities of Teachers and Learners
Speaker: Hundreds of great presenters all week
Location: Online, Online Events

November 4th (Monday) 2019
Culture Day (observed)
JALT 2019 Conference: Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Speaker: Many presentations!
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 3rd (Sunday) 2019
Culture Day (Bunka-no-hi)
JALT 2019 Conference: Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Speaker: Many great presenters
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 2nd (Saturday) 2019
JALT 2019 Conference: Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Speaker: Many great presenters!
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 1st (Friday) 2019
JALT 2019 Conference: Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Speaker: Pre-conference workshops
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 26th (Monday) 2018
JALT2018: Diversity and Inclusion (day 3 of 3)
Speaker: Plenaries by Diane Larsen-Freeman, Momoko Nakamura, Lindsay Clandfield, Judith B. O'Loughlin; many other workshops and presentations
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 25th (Sunday) 2018
JALT2018: Diversity and Inclusion (day 2 of 3)
Speaker: Plenaries by Diane Larsen-Freeman, Momoko Nakamura, Lindsay Clandfield, Judith B. O'Loughlin; many other workshops and presentations
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 24th (Saturday) 2018
JALT2018: 44th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, and Educational Materials Exhibition (day 1 of 3)
Speaker: Plenaries by Diane Larsen-Freeman, Momoko Nakamura, Lindsay Clandfield, Judith B. O'Loughlin; many other workshops and presentations
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 23rd (Friday) 2018
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT2018: Technology in Teaching Workshops
Speaker: Workshop leaders Rab Paterson, Parisa Mehran, Paul Daniels, Dawn K. Little, and more
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 20th (Monday) 2017
JALT2017: 43rd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition (day 4 of 4)
Speaker: Many presenters
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 19th (Sunday) 2017
JALT2017: 43rd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition (day 3 of 4)
Speaker: Plenaries by Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, Nick Saville; many other speakers
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 18th (Saturday) 2017
JALT2017: 43rd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition (day 2 of 4)
Speaker: Plenaries by Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, Hugh Starkey; with many other speakers
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 17th (Friday) 2017
JALT2017: 43rd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshops; Welcome Reception
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 28th (Monday) 2016
JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education
Speaker: Many speakers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 27th (Sunday) 2016
JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education
Speaker: Many presenters
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 26th (Saturday) 2016
JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education
Speaker: Many presenters
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 25th (Friday) 2016
JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education
Speaker: Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshop Speakers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 23rd (Monday) 2015
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT2015: 41st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exhibition (day 4 of 4)
Speaker: The Call for proposals deadline is Feb 15th, 2015.
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 22nd (Sunday) 2015
JALT2015: 41st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exhibition (day 3 of 4)
Speaker: The Call for proposals deadline is Feb 15th, 2015.
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 21st (Saturday) 2015
JALT2015: 41st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exhibition (day 2 of 4)
Speaker: The Call for proposals deadline is Feb 15th, 2015.
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 20th (Friday) 2015
JALT2015: 41st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exhibition (day 1 of 4)
Speaker: TBA
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 24th (Monday) 2014
Labor Thanksgiving Day (observed)
JALT 2014: 40th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, and Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Several presenters
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 23rd (Sunday) 2014
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT 2014: 40th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, and Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Hundreds of interesting presentations
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 22nd (Saturday) 2014
JALT 2014: 40th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, and Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Hundreds of interesting presentations
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

November 21st (Friday) 2014
JALT 2014: 40th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, and Educational Materials Exhibition
Speaker: Technology in Teaching Workshop speakers
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

October 28th (Monday) 2013
JALT 2013: The 39th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Several presenters. Call for papers due Sunday, April 21, 2013
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

October 27th (Sunday) 2013
JALT 2013: The 39th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Several presenters. Call for papers due Sunday, April 21, 2013
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

October 26th (Saturday) 2013
JALT 2013: The 39th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Several presenters. Call for papers due Sunday, April 21, 2013
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

October 25th (Friday) 2013
JALT 2013: Technology in Teaching Pre-Conference Workshops
Speaker: TBA
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

October 15th (Monday) 2012
JALT 2012: The 38th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Several presenters
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

October 14th (Sunday) 2012
JALT 2012: The 38th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Several presenters
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

October 13th (Saturday) 2012
JALT 2012: The 38th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Several presenters
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

October 12th (Friday) 2012
JALT 2012: Technology in Teaching Pre-Conference Workshops
Speaker: Forrest Nelson, Mark Shrosbree, Paul Daniels, Lawrie Hunter, Don Hinkelman, Daniel Beck
Location: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 21st (Monday) 2011
JALT 2011: 37th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Concurrent sessions all morning
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 20th (Sunday) 2011
JALT 2011: 37th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Today's plenary speakers are Jack Richards and Ken Wilson
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 19th (Saturday) 2011
JALT 2011: 37th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Today's plenary speakers are Laurel Kamada and Phil Benson
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 18th (Friday) 2011
JALT 2011: Technology in Teaching Pre-Conference Workshops
Speaker: Forrest Nelson, Daniel Beck, Lawrie Hunter, Jeff Durand, Joseph Tomei, Sylvan Payne, Mark Shrosbree, Paul Daniels, Peter Ruthven-Stuart, Bill Pellowe
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 22nd (Monday) 2010
JALT 2010: 36th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Lots of great speakers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 21st (Sunday) 2010
JALT Junior at JALT 2010 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: JALT Junior plenary speaker is Marianne Nikolov
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 21st (Sunday) 2010
JALT 2010: 36th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Plenary talks by Nicky Hockly and Alan Maley. Plenty of other sessions throughout the day.
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 20th (Saturday) 2010
JALT 2010: 36th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Plenary talk by Tim Murphey. Lots of great workshops and presentations.
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 20th (Saturday) 2010
JALT Junior at JALT 2010 (day 1 of 2)
Speaker: JALT Junior plenary speaker is Marianne Nikolov
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 19th (Friday) 2010
JALT 2010: Pre-Conference Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshops
Speaker: Forrest Nelson, Jeff Durand, Bob Gettings, Daniel Beck, Joseph Tomei, Sylvan Payne, Paul Daniels, Todd Rucynski, Mark Shrosbree, Charlie Robertson, Paul Collett, Bill Pellowe, Kevin Ryan
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 22nd (Sunday) 2009
JALT2009: 35th Annual International Conference
Speaker: Deadline for submissions: Friday 24th April, 2009
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 21st (Saturday) 2009
JALT2009: 35th Annual International Conference
Speaker: Hundreds of great speakers
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 20th (Friday) 2009
JALT2009 Pre-Conference Technology Workshops
Speaker: Garr Reynolds, Paul Daniels, Paul Collett, Bill Pellowe, Daniel Beck, Sylvan Payne, Mark Shrosbree, Forrest Nelson
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 3rd (Monday) 2008
Culture Day (Bunka-no-hi)
PAC7 at JALT 2008 - 34th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Yuko Goto Butler, David Graddol, Andrew Kirkpatrick
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 2nd (Sunday) 2008
JALT Junior Conference (part of PAC7 at JALT 2008)
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 2nd (Sunday) 2008
PAC7 at JALT 2008 - 34th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Yuko Goto Butler, David Graddol, Andrew Kirkpatrick
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 1st (Saturday) 2008
JALT Junior Conference (part of PAC7 at JALT 2008)
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 1st (Saturday) 2008
PAC7 at JALT 2008 - 34th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Yuko Goto Butler, David Graddol, Andrew Kirkpatrick
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

October 31st (Friday) 2008
Technology in Language Teaching (TnT) Workshops (Part of PAC7 at JALT2008 International Conference))
Speaker: Leading Technology Specialists in Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 25th (Sunday) 2007
JALT 2007 - 33rd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Sunday plenary: Paul Nation
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 24th (Saturday) 2007
JALT 2007 - 33rd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Saturday plenarys: Ronald Carter, Amy B. M. Tsui
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 23rd (Friday) 2007
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT 2007 - 33rd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching
Speaker: Friday plenary: John Norris
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 5th (Sunday) 2006
JALT2006: 32nd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Hundreds of fantastic presentations
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 4th (Saturday) 2006
JALT2006: 32nd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Hundreds of interesting presentations
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 3rd (Friday) 2006
Culture Day (Bunka-no-hi)
JALT2006: 32nd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exposition
Speaker: Hundreds of quality presentations
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 2nd (Thursday) 2006
JALT 2006 Pre-conference Workshop Day
Speaker: Kowalski, Allard, Gromik, Bonn, Sheffner, Campbell, Rundell, Beaufait, Sorensen
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

October 10th (Monday) 2005
Health Sports Day (Taiku-no-hi)
JALT2005: 31st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exposition (third day)
Speaker: various speakers
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

October 9th (Sunday) 2005
JALT2005: 31st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exposition (second day)
Speaker: various speakers
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

October 8th (Saturday) 2005
JALT2005: 31st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exposition (first day)
Speaker: Many speakers
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

October 7th (Friday) 2005
JALT2005 Pre-Conference Workshops
Speaker: T. Murphey, B. Deacon, B. Pellowe, P. Grevstad, C. Bussinger, P. Daniels, N. Naganuma and K. Ryan
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 22nd (Monday) 2004
30th annual JALT International Conference (day 4 of 4)
Speaker: Various speakers; call for papers due January 31st, 2004
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture

November 21st (Sunday) 2004
30th annual JALT International Conference (day 3 of 4)
Speaker: Various speakers; call for papers due January 31st, 2004
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture

November 20th (Saturday) 2004
30th annual JALT International Conference (day 2 of 4)
Speaker: Various speakers; call for papers due January 31st, 2004
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture

November 19th (Friday) 2004
30th annual JALT International Conference (day 1 of 4)
Speaker: Various speakers; call for papers due January 31st, 2004
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture

November 23rd (Sunday) 2003
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT National Conference 2003 (third day)
Speaker: call for papers due Feb. 28, 2003
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 22nd (Saturday) 2003
JALT National Conference 2003 (second day)
Speaker: call for papers due Feb. 28, 2003
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 21st (Friday) 2003
JALT National Conference 2003 (first day)
Speaker: Many speakers
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 24th (Sunday) 2002
JALT National Conference 2002 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, Rob Waring, many more.
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 23rd (Saturday) 2002
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT National Conference 2002 (day 1 of 2)
Speaker: Henry Widdowson, Rob Waring, many more.
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 22nd (Friday) 2002
JALT National Conference 2002(Pre-Conference Workshop Day)
Speaker: Several featured speakers
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

November 25th (Sunday) 2001
JALT Junior 2001 (Day 3 of 3)
A conference for teachers of children
Speaker: A fantastic range of speakers
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 25th (Sunday) 2001
PAC3 at JALT2001: A Language Odyssey (Day 3 of 3)
Speaker: hundreds of speakers
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 24th (Saturday) 2001
PAC3 at JALT2001: A Language Odyssey (Day 2 of 3)
Speaker: Hundreds of speakers
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 24th (Saturday) 2001
JALT Junior 2001 (Day 2 of 3)
A conference for teachers of children
Speaker: An enormous range of speakers
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 23rd (Friday) 2001
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
JALT Junior 2001 (Day 1 of 3)
A conference for teachers of children
Speaker: A wide range of speakers
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 23rd (Friday) 2001
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)
PAC3 at JALT2001: A Language Odyssey (Day 1 of 3)
Speaker: Hundreds of speakers
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 22nd (Thursday) 2001
PAC3 at JALT2001: A Language Odyssey (Pre-Conference Workshop Day)
Speaker: Several featured speakers
Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture