ELT Conference Calendar

This page shows upcoming conferences, book fairs and other large-scale events of professional interest to language teachers in Japan. For past conferences, see the archive of past conferences. If you're interested in giving a workshop or presentation at one of these events, please see the calls for papers. You can also add these upcoming conferences to your calendar.

October 2024

21st Century Language Teaching Conference 2024
Dates: October 26th (Saturday) - October 27th (Sunday), 2024
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa

November 2024

ETA-ROC 2024: 33rd International Symposium on English Language Teaching
Dates: November 8th (Friday) - November 10th (Sunday), 2024
Organization: English Teachers' Association-Republic of China (ETA-ROC)
Location: Taipei, Taiwan

JALT2024: 50th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning
Dates: November 15th (Friday) - November 18th (Monday), 2024
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka Convention and Arts Center (Granship) Shizuoka City

Seventh Annual Nanzan Language Education Seminar
Date: November 23rd (Saturday), 2024
Organization: Nanzan University Language Education Seminar
Location: Nanzan University, Nagoya; and online

December 2024

CLaSIC2024: Centre for Language Studies International Conference 2024
Dates: December 5th (Thursday) - December 7th (Saturday), 2024
Organization: National University of Singapore Centre for Language Studies
Location: National University of Singapore

January 2025

Kansai English Language Teaching Convention
Date: January 12th (Sunday), 2025
Call for papers due: November 30th (Saturday)
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kinrankai High School, Osaka

SUTLF 2025: Collaborative and Cooperative Learning
Date: January 25th (Saturday), 2025
Organization: NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: SILC Building, Sojo University, Kumamoto

The Chubu English Language Teaching Convention
Date: January 26th (Sunday), 2025
Call for papers due: November 30th (Saturday)
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya

February 2025

Tokyo English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 9th (Sunday), 2025
Call for papers due: November 30th (Saturday)
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Otsuma Womens University, Tokyo

Kyushu English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 23rd (Sunday), 2025
Call for papers due: November 30th (Saturday)
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka