ELT Calendar for September 2026

September 11th (Friday) 2026

2026 JALT Technology in Teaching (TnT) and Professional Development (PD) Workshops
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Call for abstracts is open until August 15th (extended deadline)
Organization: The Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)

September 12th (Saturday) 2026

Collaboration Across Borders: A Joint Fukuoka JALT and BGD KOTESOL Symposium
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for presenters due July 15th
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Finding Balance in the Classroom and Beyond: An Integrative Self-Care Session for Educators
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Masatoshi Shoji
Organization: Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)

Critical Thinking in the Classroom 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Registration deadline: August 28th
Organization: Critical Thinking Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

September 20th (Sunday) 2026

Practical Publishing Skills: Turning Research into Clear, Publishable Papers
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kinsella Valies (Sophia University)
Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

September 26th (Saturday) 2026

2026 Vocabulary Symposium
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:10 PM
Speaker: Invited Discussant: Atsushi Mizumoto (Kansai University); Keynote and invited speakers: John M. Gayed (Waseda U), Christopher Cooper (Waseda U), Liang Ye Tan (Momoyama Gakuin U), Satoru Uchida (Kyushu U)
Organization: Vocabulary Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

The Distinguished Lecturer Series: FA2026 Seminar 1: Second Language Pragma-Prosodic Research and Methodology
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Alyssa Kermad (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, U.S.A.)
Organization: Temple University, Japan Campus: the Graduate College of Education
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)