Call for Papers / Research Participants
2025 JALT Conference: Call for Abstracts
The call for presentation proposals is now open for the JALT2025 Annual International Conference, which will be held Friday, October 31 – Sunday, November 2, 2025 at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Yoyogi, Tokyo. All vetted submissions are due by Sunday, March 2, 2025, 11:59 PM (Japan Standard Time).
An abstract writing workshop will be hosted during the next JALT ZPD on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, 8 PM – 9 PM: Go to our Google Form to register for this event.
Call for Presentation Proposals: PanSIG 2025
PanSIG2025 will be held May 16-18, 2025 at Kanda University of International Studies in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture (see map).
- 2025 Call for Presentation Proposals
The call for presentation proposals opened on November 1st, 2024.
See the PanSIG2025 event space for details
Proposals for must be submitted by Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 11:59 pm (JST). Responses regarding your submissions will be sent via email from mid-February 2025.
- Plenary Speakers for PanSIG2025
Saturday: Johnmarshall Reeve
Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University
Dr. Johnmarshall Reeve is an educational psychologist. His areas of expertise are autonomy-supportive teaching, teachers’ motivating styles, students’ agentic engagement, and the neuroscience of intrinsic motivation. Reeve was a professor in both South Korea (Korea University) and the United States (University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). He received his PhD from Texas Christian University (1986) and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Rochester (1990-1992). He has published 81 articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Educational Psychology, authored 29 book chapters and 4 books, including Supporting students’ motivation and Understanding Motivation and Emotion, 7th ed., and edited 3 books. Prof. Reeve served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Motivation and Emotion (2011-2017).
Sunday: Toshie Agawa
Professor, English Research Lab at Hoshi University in TokyoToshie Agawa’s research specializes in learner motivation, autonomy, engagement, and cooperative/collaborative learning. Recently, her work has focused on how fostering learner autonomy impacts the motivation and engagement of Japanese EFL learners, as well as scaffolding strategies to support learner autonomy in e-learning environments.
Dr. Agawa has published extensively in both international and national journals, including the Journal for Psychology of Language Learning, The Asian EFL Journal, Language Education & Technology, JACET Journal, and the Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan. She is also an accomplished author of books on second language acquisition, CLIL course materials, and English study guides for the general public.
- Friday Night Workshops: Autonomy & Agency
Come see what the theme is all about in four featured speaker workshops on Friday evening. More information on this coming in the new year!
- Childcare Available Throughout Conference Weekend
Want to attend but need someone to look after your little one while you pop into some sessions? PanSIG2025 got you covered at this family-friendly conference. Childcare will be available on Saturday and Sunday for busy parents looking to develop professionally. More details coming in the new year.
2025 My Share for Primary/Secondary educators: Call for Proposals
Kyoto JALT is looking for educators working in or connected to either primary or secondary education to show off their best classroom practices at a My Share seminar to be scheduled 30 March, 2025 at Kyoto Prefectural University. You can find presentations from our last event held in 2023 here for ideas. Slots are currently 25 minutes, but we are flexible and are open to ideas on the format of your presentation. To submit a proposal, submit a 150-200 word abstract using the application form below.
京都JALTでは、2025年3月30日に京都府立大学で開催予定の「マイシェアセミナー」において、小中高等教育に携わる、または関連する教育者の皆様による優れた授業実践の発表を募集しています。参考として、2023年に開催した前回のイベントの発表内容をこちらからご覧いただけます。発表時間は現在25分を予定していますが、柔軟に対応可能で、形式についてのアイデアも歓迎します。提案をご希望の方は、以下の応募フォームを使用して150～200字の概要を提出してください。
Deadline for submission is 14 February 2025.
Participants wanted for research into how university English language learners around the world use English in their daily lives
How important do your students believe English is in their lives and for their futures, and in what ways? If you would like to help researchers answer this question for English language learners around the world, then please find out more and download a flier to share this survey with your students.
Call for Submissions: The School House journal (TYL SIG)
The School House journal is looking for more submissions! The School House is published three times a year (winter, spring, and summer/autumn) by JALT’s Teaching Younger Learners SIG.
Deadlines: Submissions for The School House are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Types of articles:
- Feature research-based articles (3,000-5,000 words)
- Short articles (maximum 1,500 words)
- Interviews (1,000-3,000 words)
- Classroom ideas (maximum 1,000 words)
- Book reviews (700-2,000 words)
- Conference/ presentation reviews (700-2,000 words)
- Textbook Reviews (700-2,000 words based on a textbook you actually used in class.
- Language program reviews (600-1,500 words)
Renewed Call for Papers for Global Englishes SIG Journal 2025
We are pleased to remind our community about the ongoing invitation to submit articles for the second issue of the Global Englishes SIG Journal. We welcome a wide variety of article types. 日本語での提出も受け付けます。
Please contact the editors with any questions.
JALT PanSIG Call for Presentations will open November 1st
PanSIG 2025 will be held May 16-18, 2025 at Kanda University of International Studies in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. The conference chair is Robert Dykes; the site co-chairs are Jennie Roloff Rothman and Prateek Sharma. The call for presentation proposals will open on November 1st, 2024, and the deadline will be January 14, 2025, at 11:59 pm. Responses regarding your submissions will be sent via email from mid-February 2025.
Call for Presentations for the Seventh Extensive Reading World Congress (in Hokkaido, Sept 5-9, 2025) due February 28
The Extensive Reading Foundation is excited to announce that the Seventh Extensive Reading World Congress will be held in Hokkaido, Japan, September 5-9, 2025!
Do you want to share your experiences or research in ER? The Call for Presentation Proposals is now open. Secure your spot soon and submit your proposal by February 28, 2025.
Call for Papers for ALL Review (Accessibility in Language Learning SIG)
ALL Review, the official newsletter of the Accessibility in Language Learning SIG, announces an open call for articles. Accepted articles will be scheduled for publication in issues slated this year.
Reminder: The JALT Materials Writers SIG Showcase is Accepting Submissions!
Join the nearly 40 titles already on the JALT Materials Writers SIG Showcase! This website features textbooks and other teaching materials created by JALT members. If you are a JALT member and would like to showcase your materials please visit the site and follow the submission guidelines. We encourage everyone to have a look and see all the amazing educational materials created by your fellow JALT educators!
