Category: Conferences

Latest updates, the conference theme will be “Children and Technology,” and the keynote speakers are Cheryl Chia and Yitzha Sarwono. This online event will be held on October 3rd and registration for presentation proposals ends September 17th. There is a small fee of 1,000 yen for non-JALT members and #JALT members can attend/present for free.

With more than 20 years’ experience in brain fitness training, Cheryl is an accomplished physiotherapist, who is also the founder of BrainFit, an entity that specialises in scientific brain fitness training. Cheryl holds a Master Degree in Physiotherapy Studies from the University of Queensland, Australia. She was awarded a full scholarship from KK Hospital and…

Yitzha Sarwono was a kindergarten teacher at Kidea School, Jakarta, Indonesia. She taught Kindergarten for 11 years. She has been active in training teachers and implementing a Montessori-based curriculum at her school and other schools in Indonesia. She has been an active member of the International Teacher Development Institute (iTDi) since 2011. Currently, she is…

Thanks to all of the presenters and attendees for making this a successful event! And a special thank you to our keynote speakers! Andy Curtis Andy Curtis received his M.A. in Applied Linguistics and Language Education and his Ph.D. in International Education both from the University of York, England. In 2015, he was elected to…

Okinawa #JALT is running full-speed ahead and making plans for its next major event, the 21st Century Language Teaching Conference 2021 (21CLT). This annual conference will be online this year. Mark your calendars for October 3, 2021 (Sunday).

The conference was a huge success with hundreds of attendees from over two dozen countries. We can’t bring you back in a time machine, but the Okinawa #JALT program schedule might be helpful.

Our annual Summer Symposium is back, virtually! Keynotes: Andy Curtis and Scott Thornbury Time & Location 25 Jul 2021, 12:00 pm GMT+9Online Conference (Zoom) About the Event This year’s online-only Summer Symposium will be free for attendees.  This presentation will be free, but please RSVP below.  2021 Summer Symposium  Theme: Okinawa JALT @ 40: Examining the…

Upcoming Event:2021 Summer Symposium Theme:Okinawa JALT @ 40: Examining the Past, Present, and Future of Language Education Keynote Speakers:Andy Curtis and Scott Thornbury Date:July 25, 2021 (Sunday) Time:12:00 – 6:00 pm (JST) Location:Online (Okinawa, Japan) Presentation Sessions:Research PresentationsTeaching PracticesWorkshops Cost:Attendance (free)Presenters, JALT members (2,500 yen)Presenters, non-members (5,000 yen) Submission Deadline:Call for Presentation Proposals (July 14,…

Scott Thornbury is a teacher and teacher educator, with over 40 years’ experience in English language teaching, and an MA from the University of Reading. Until recently he taught on the MA TESOL program at The New School in New York. His previous experience includes teaching and teacher training in Egypt, UK, Spain (where he…

From 2007 to 2011, Dr. Andy Curtis was the Director of the English Language Teaching Unit at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a professor in the Faculty of Education there. From 2015 to 2016, he served as the 50th President of the TESOL International Association. In 2016, he received one of the Association’s…