ELT Calendar for September 2026

September 12th (Saturday) 2026

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

Critical Thinking in the Classroom 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Call for presenters due July 24, 2026
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

Low-tech classroom response system
Captur

Captur Paddles encourage every student to stay involved.

Mobile Audience Response System (MOARS)

JALT's 52nd Annual International Conference:

JALT 2026

November 20-22, 2026
in Nagoya

Call for presentations due March 8

JALT PanSIG 2026:
PanSIG

May 23-24, 2026
Chukyo University, Nagoya

Call for presentation proposals due January 25 (extended)

ELT means English Language Teaching. The ELT Calendar contains information about conferences, conventions, workshops, presentations and other events of professional interest to teachers of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) in Japan, and the research communities of SLA (Second Language Acquisition), TESOL (Teaching English as a Second or Other Language), TEFL (Teaching English as a Foriegn Language) and others relevant to language learning and teaching English in Japan.