ELT Calendar for October 2026

October 9th (Friday) 2026

Okinawa JALT Global Summit 2026 (day 1 of 3)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Call for presentations due August 31
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 10th (Saturday) 2026

Okinawa JALT Global Summit 2026 (day 2 of 3)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Call for presentations due August 31
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

JASAL 2026 National Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker:
Organization: The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

October 11th (Sunday) 2026

Turning Content into Learning
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Yoshinori Terakawa (Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School), Carmella Lieske (Center for Foreign Language Education, Shimane University)
Organization: National Geographic Learning (Cengage Learning)
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)

Culture in Language Education
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Dr. Alan Thompson (Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University), Dr. Cameron Smith (Aichi Gakuin University). Submission deadline September 13th
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture

Okinawa JALT Global Summit 2026 (day 3 of 3)
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Call for presentations due August 31
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 17th (Saturday) 2026

2026 JALT Study Abroad SIG Conference: International Education in a Changing World
Time: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Call for presentation proposals due Thursday, September 17th
Organization: Study Abroad Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

October 18th (Sunday) 2026

PresentERs Live
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:10 PM
Speaker: Rob Waring (Emeritus Professor at Notre Dame Seishin University)
Organization: Extensive Reading Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

1) History of Japanese English education 2) Three key ideas for better learning outcomes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Nicky Sekino and Yuco Kikuchi
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

October 25th (Sunday) 2026

Inspired to teach, Inspired to learn: Compass Day 2026 - Young Learner Event
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Renee Jun (Compass Publishing, Educational Planning Team Leader)
Organization: Tryalogue Education
Location: Chiyoda City, Tokyo Metropolis

YoJALT MyShare
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: You! Proposals accepted until September 1st
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Easy Listening: Lesson and Research Approaches
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Naheen Madarbakus-Ring
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

The Golden Touch: Teaching Adults How to Engage and Connect with Adult Learners
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida (Little America)
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)