"JALT" redirects here. For the neologism word, contraction of jealousy and altruism, see Yochai Benkler.
The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT), or 特定非営利活動法人全国語学教育学会 (“Specified Nonprofit Corporation – Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoiku Gakkai”) in Japanese, is a non-profitprofessional organization for foreign language teachers in Japan. Japan's "largest convocation of language educators",[1] JALT has 2,800 members,[2] many of whom are non-Japanese who have settled in Japan.[3] Each member may belong to a local chapter, and has the option of also belonging to Special Interest Groups (SIGs). JALT holds an annual conference, and has done so since 1975.[4] JALT produces a bimonthly magazine, a semiannual journal, and an annual conference proceedings.[5]
The first beginnings of the association began with a casual get-together (based on an interest in the Silent Way teaching method) organised in 1975 by Sharon Bode, then Chief Instructor at the Kyoto YMCA.[6] A subsequent meeting was held at the National L.L. School in Osaka in spring 1976, where it was agreed to call the "organization" KALT (Kansai Association of Language Teachers) and the group grew to around 60 members.[6] The group's first event was a KALT-sponsored weekend conference in August 1976 at Kyoto YMCA attended by about 120 people.[6] KALT as a broader organisation came into existence when the Tokai Chapter (representing Tokyo) was formed in 1977, followed in the late 1970s by Chugoku (Hiroshima), Takamatsu (Shikoku), and Nishi-Nippon (Fukuoka).[6] In 1977 KALT became JALT, and in September that year it became the Official Japan Affiliate of TESOL, and by the end of 1978, membership was around 800, alongside 30 commercial members.[6] JALT was granted NPO status (as a nonprofit organization registered with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government) in 1999.[7]
Chapters
JALT now has Chapters throughout Japan, and each member of JALT may belong to one chapter. Chapters take their names from the geographical area that they serve (usually named for their prefecture), although Nankyu is a created name. Chapters sponsor activities for language teachers in their area,[8] and most chapter events are in English, though some are in Japanese.
JALT now has many Special Interest Groups (SIGs) consisting of members who share a professional interest. Members also have the option of joining one or more SIGs. SIGs provide publications, mailing lists, and are involved with conferences.[8]
The full name of JALT's annual conference is Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition.[9] Conferences consist of plenary sessions, featured speaker sessions, and concurrent workshops and presentations. There are about 600 of these, and about 1,600 attendees,[10] and there is a balance between practical presentations and theoretical.[11] The Educational Materials Exhibition (EME) consists of displays of language learning textbooks, reference books and other language education materials.
Publications
JALT's first publication,The Newsletter, began in October 1975, and gradually increased in both size and quality.[6] Its successor, The Language Teacher (TLT), was first published in April 1984. Originally released monthly, in 2009, a decision was made to begin publishing bimonthly in order to concentrate on offering more content online.[12] It is a refereed publication, meaning that articles are subject to peer review, and is distributed in both paper and electronic (online) form.
The first annual conference proceedings publication was called TEFL Japan '77: Collected Papers[6] whereas the most recent was the 2017 release of the JALT Postconference Publication - JALT2016.[13]
The JALT Journal is JALT's applied research journal which was first published in November 1979. It is still published semiannually, in May and November, with an emphasis on linking theory to practice.[14]
Partner organizations
International Partners
Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA)
English Teaching Association of the Republic of China (ETA-ROC)
Far Eastern English Language Teachers' Association (FEELTA)
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JALT redirects here For the neologism word contraction of jealousy and altruism see Yochai Benkler The Japan Association for Language Teaching JALT or 特定非営利活動法人全国語学教育学会 Specified Nonprofit Corporation Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoiku Gakkai in Japanese is a non profit professional organization for foreign language teachers in Japan Japan s largest convocation of language educators 1 JALT has 2 800 members 2 many of whom are non Japanese who have settled in Japan 3 Each member may belong to a local chapter and has the option of also belonging to Special Interest Groups SIGs JALT holds an annual conference and has done so since 1975 4 JALT produces a bimonthly magazine a semiannual journal and an annual conference proceedings 5 Contents 1 History 2 Chapters 2 1 Current chapters 3 Special Interest Groups 3 1 Current SIGs 4 Conference 5 Publications 6 Partner organizations 6 1 International Partners 6 2 Domestic Partners 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe first beginnings of the association began with a casual get together based on an interest in the Silent Way teaching method organised in 1975 by Sharon Bode then Chief Instructor at the Kyoto YMCA 6 A subsequent meeting was held at the National L L School in Osaka in spring 1976 where it was agreed to call the organization KALT Kansai Association of Language Teachers and the group grew to around 60 members 6 The group s first event was a KALT sponsored weekend conference in August 1976 at Kyoto YMCA attended by about 120 people 6 KALT as a broader organisation came into existence when the Tokai Chapter representing Tokyo was formed in 1977 followed in the late 1970s by Chugoku Hiroshima Takamatsu Shikoku and Nishi Nippon Fukuoka 6 In 1977 KALT became JALT and in September that year it became the Official Japan Affiliate of TESOL and by the end of 1978 membership was around 800 alongside 30 commercial members 6 JALT was granted NPO status as a nonprofit organization registered with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 1999 7 Chapters EditJALT now has Chapters throughout Japan and each member of JALT may belong to one chapter Chapters take their names from the geographical area that they serve usually named for their prefecture although Nankyu is a created name Chapters sponsor activities for language teachers in their area 8 and most chapter events are in English though some are in Japanese Current chapters Edit Akita East Shikoku Fukui Fukuoka Gifu Gunma Hiroshima Hokkaido Ibaraki Iwate Kitakyushu Kobe Kyoto Matsuyama Nagano Nagoya NanKyu Nara Niigata Oita Okayama Okinawa Osaka Saitama Japan Sendai Shizuoka Tokyo Tottori Japan Toyohashi West Tokyo Yamagata YokohamaSpecial Interest Groups EditJALT now has many Special Interest Groups SIGs consisting of members who share a professional interest Members also have the option of joining one or more SIGs SIGs provide publications mailing lists and are involved with conferences 8 Current SIGs Edit Accessibility in Language Learning Bilingualism Business Communication CEFR and Language Portfolio College and University Educators Computer Assisted Language Learning Critical Thinking Extensive reading Gender Awareness in Language Education Global Issues in Language Education Intercultural Communication in Language Education Japanese as a Second Language Learner Development Lifelong Language Learning Listening Literature in Language Teaching Materials Writers Mind Brain and Education Mixed Augmented and Virtual Realities Other Language Educators Pragmatics School Owners Speech Drama amp Debate Study Abroad Task Based Learning Teacher Development Teachers Helping Teachers Teaching Younger Learners Testing and Evaluation VocabularyConference EditThe full name of JALT s annual conference is Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning amp Educational Materials Exhibition 9 Conferences consist of plenary sessions featured speaker sessions and concurrent workshops and presentations There are about 600 of these and about 1 600 attendees 10 and there is a balance between practical presentations and theoretical 11 The Educational Materials Exhibition EME consists of displays of language learning textbooks reference books and other language education materials Publications EditJALT s first publication The Newsletter began in October 1975 and gradually increased in both size and quality 6 Its successor The Language Teacher TLT was first published in April 1984 Originally released monthly in 2009 a decision was made to begin publishing bimonthly in order to concentrate on offering more content online 12 It is a refereed publication meaning that articles are subject to peer review and is distributed in both paper and electronic online form The first annual conference proceedings publication was called TEFL Japan 77 Collected Papers 6 whereas the most recent was the 2017 release of the JALT Postconference Publication JALT2016 13 The JALT Journal is JALT s applied research journal which was first published in November 1979 It is still published semiannually in May and November with an emphasis on linking theory to practice 14 Partner organizations EditInternational Partners Edit Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association BELTA English Teaching Association of the Republic of China ETA ROC Far Eastern English Language Teachers Association FEELTA The International Academic Forum IAFOR International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language IATEFL Linguapax Asia Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages KOTESOL Malaysia English Language Teaching Association MELTA Philippine Association for Language Teaching PALT The Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia TEFLIN TESOL International Association TESOL Thailand TESOL ThaiTESOL Domestic Partners Edit Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching Program AJET Japan Association for Self Access Learning JASAL Japan Association of College English Teachers JACET The United Associations of Language Studies UALS References Edit Ministry missive wrecks reception The Japan Times The Japan Times Retrieved 2018 02 07 ETJ to affiliate with JALT cooperate ELT News Teaching English in Japan Jobs in Japan Retrieved 2018 02 07 Teacher cultivates more bilingual education opportunities for children The Japan Times The Japan Times Retrieved 2018 02 07 JALT 2012 conference Oct 12 15 in Hamamatsu ELT News Teaching English in Japan Jobs in Japan Retrieved 2018 02 07 Publications of the Japan Association for Language Teaching JALT Publications jalt publications org Retrieved 2018 02 07 a b c d e f g Archives JALT Publications Issue 1 1 November 1979 jalt publications org Retrieved 2018 02 09 A Brief History JALT jalt org Retrieved 2018 02 10 a b Chapters amp SIGS JALT jalt org Retrieved 2018 02 07 JALT2018 JALT jalt org Retrieved 2018 02 07 JALT Executive Newsletter Volume 39 No 1 p 9 Yomiuri Shimbun http www yomiuri co jp dy features language T110929004016 htm Archived 2011 11 07 at the Wayback Machine The Language Teacher JALT Publications jalt publications org Retrieved 2018 02 07 JALT Postconference Publication JALT Publications jalt publications org Retrieved 2018 02 09 JALT Journal JALT Publications jalt publications org Retrieved 2018 02 07 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japan Association for Language Teaching amp oldid 1133575926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
