The Language Teacher

JALT is a professional organization dedicated to the improvement of language learning and teaching in Japan, a vehicle for the exchange of new ideas and techniques and a means of keeping abreast of new developments in a rapidly changing field.

JALT, formed in 1976, has an international membership of over 3,500. There are currently 40 JALT chapters and affiliates throughout Japan.

JALT is the Japan affiliate of International TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) and a branch of IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language).

Publications

JALT publishes The Language Teacher, a monthly magazine of articles and announcements on professional concerns; the semi-annual JALT Journal; JALT Conference Proceedings (annual); and JALT Applied Materials (a monograph series).

Meetings and Conferences

The JALT International Conference on Language Teaching/Learning attracts some 2,000 participants annually. The program consists of over 300 papers, workshops, colloquia and poster sessions, a publishers' exhibition of some 1,000m2, an employment center, and social events. Local chapter meetings are held on a monthly or bi-monthly basis in each JALT chapter. Special Interest Groups, SIGs, disseminate information on areas of special interest. JALT also sponsors special events, such as conferences on Testing and other themes.

Awards for Research Grants and Development

Awarded annually. Applications must be made to the JALT Research Grants Committee Chair by August 16. Awards are announced at the annual conference.

Membership

• Regular, Student, Joint & Group Memberships are available.

JALT CENtrAL OFFICE:
Urban Edge Building, 5th Floor, 1-37-9 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0016
Tel: +81 (3) 3837 1630; fax: +81 (3) 3837 1631