ELT Calendar for February 2026

February 1st (Sunday) 2026

Nagoya and Gifu JALT with Act of Life 2026 New Years Forum
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: The Power of Story Telling Act of Life: John Cunningham and Tram Phan
Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Internationalization in Practice: The GFL Program and Other Initiatives at Gunma University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Pramila Neupane (Gunma University)
Organization: Gunma Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture

TEMI Online Preschool Teaching Methods Seminar 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida
Organization: NPO Teaching English Methods Institute
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)

February 6th (Friday) 2026

22nd Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching: The Future of English Language Teaching in the Digital Era: Empowering Teaching and Transforming Learners
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for presentation proposals due September 15, 2025
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

February 7th (Saturday) 2026

22nd Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching (day 2 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for presentation proposals due September 15, 2025
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

February 8th (Sunday) 2026

Little America Preschool Teaching Materials Webinar 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida (Little America) Soshi Uchida (Little America)
Organization: Little America Book Store
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)

22nd Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching (day 3 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for presentation proposals due September 15, 2025
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

The 27th Annual Temple University, Japan Campus Applied Linguistics Colloquium Special Featured Presentation (14:00-14:55): What Do Journal Editors Look for in Manuscripts?
Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Dennis Koyama (Sophia University)
Organization: Temple University, Japan Campus: the Graduate College of Education
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

Tokyo English Language Teaching Convention
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: A wide variety of speakers. Deadline for presenter applications extended to Dec 31
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

February 9th (Monday) 2026

Asian Conference for Innovation in Education (ACIE 2026)
Time: 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Speaker: The submission deadline for presentation proposals is November 20
Organization: Asian Conference for Innovation in Education
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)

February 10th (Tuesday) 2026

ACIE 2026 (day 2 of 2)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: The submission deadline for presentation proposals is November 20
Organization: Asian Conference for Innovation in Education
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok (Thailand)

February 14th (Saturday) 2026

Sixth International Symposium on Academic Writing and Critical Thinking
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for proposals due November 3, 2025
Organization: Nagoya University
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

February 15th (Sunday) 2026

A Growth Mindset for Language Education
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Adrian Leis (Tohoku Gakuin University)
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

Nagoya English Language Teaching Convention
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: A wide variety of speakers. Deadline for presenter applications extended to December 31
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

2026 JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Teaching Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

February 21st (Saturday) 2026

[Hybrid] Language Assessment in Practice: From Teacher Assessment Literacy to AI-Supported Feedback
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Kei Miyazaki (Tokai University), Abigail B. Capitin-Principe (Nanzan University), Ryuhei Mizoguchi (PhD candidate, Waseda University), Jeanne Flores-Purpura (Brother Andrew Gonzales College of Education, De La Salle University - Manila)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

PIE SIG: Okinawa STEAM Conference
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Plenary speaker: Thomas N. Robb, Ph.D. (Kyoto Sangyo University)
Organization: Performance in Education Special Interest Group (formerly known as the Speech, Drama and Debate SIG), Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

February 22nd (Sunday) 2026

Fukuoka JALT at the Kyushu English Language Teaching Convention
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Richard Ingham (British Council), Andrew McMahon (Fukuoka University), Samuel Taylor (Kyushu Sangyo University), Ayumi Shindo (ULU International), Ian Dagnall (Kyushu Sangyo University), Robinson Fritz (Kyushu University), Bill Pellowe (Kindai University Fukuoka Campus)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Kyushu English Language Teaching Convention
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: A wide variety of speakers. Deadline for presenter applications extended to Dec 31)
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

February 24th (Tuesday) 2026

JALT ZPD in February
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Networking event
Organization: ZPD - JALT Zoom for Professional Development
Location: Online, Online Events (Online Event)