Hanami Social in Osaka Castle Park

April 5 @ 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Come join us for some friendly peer-, near-peer-, and community mentoring and networking at our annual hanami social in Osakajokoen (Osaka Castle Park)! It’s FREE and open to everyone, so please join us with family, friends, colleagues, students, pets, and acquaintances. All are welcome! Look for our blue JALT banner on the south side of […]

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Multilingual Café – Identity: Language & Culture

Presenter: Elisabeth Fernandes (Osaka Municipal University) AbstractQuestions such as “Where are you from?” and “What is your mother tongue?” have been recurring themes throughout my life. Although they may seem straightforward, providing concise answers to them has consistently proven challenging. In this presentation, I will discuss how my cultural and linguistic background has influenced my […]

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Osaka Chapter Annual General Meeting (AGM)

This is Osaka Chapter’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), to be held again online. Current officers will report on their activities of the past year and on recent developments in the chapter and JALT-wide. We will also discuss chapter business for the coming year, including officer positions, events, and any other issues of interest. All those […]

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Impact 2025

Integrating Multimodal Projects with Art and Critical Thinking, 2025. In an age where student use of AI can feel alarming, IMPACT 2025 offers an EFL alternative: project-based learning. PBL requires students to communicate with each other, collaborate, and create meaningful outcomes. JALT ART SIG and Critical Thinking SIG welcomes educators from elementary schools to universities to a […]

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Getting Japanese Students to Speak Up / Eliminating “dead time” in the classroom

This Autumn Workshop is sponsored by Alma Publishing . Bruno Vannieu, Alma Publishing (19:30 – 20:15)Getting Japanese Students to Speak UpRegistered participants of the Autumn Workshop will receive free access to the Udemy course Getting Your Students to Speak in the Japanese Classroom (normally ¥3600). This 70-minute course, featuring real classroom footage, presents a practical […]

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Osaka JALT Back to School 2025 Conference

We look forward to seeing you this weekend on Sunday, April 27th at Osaka Jogakuin University for our Osaka JALT’s 15th annual spring conference. Back to School 2025 is Osaka JALT’s 15th annual spring conference sharing ideas on a wide range of topics related to language teaching and learning in a low-key environment to help everyone in the […]

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Back to School 2025 Presentations

Back to School 2025 Presentations & Abstracts   We are excited to introduce the list of presenters and presentations for the upcoming Osaka JALT Back to School conference on April 27th. We look forward to seeing you all at Osaka Jogakuin on the day!   Margarette Anne Abelar – Best Practices in Teaching English to […]

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Osaka JALT Back to School Conference 2025 Schedule

Back to School 2025 is Osaka JALT’s 15th annual spring conference sharing ideas on a wide range of topics related to language teaching and learning in a low-key environment to help everyone in the new academic year. This year’s conference will again be in person at Osaka Jogakuin University, near Tamatsukuri station on the JR Loop Line and Nagahori […]

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Sunday, April 6: Hanami social in Osaka Castle Park

Come join us for some friendly peer-, near-peer-, and community mentoring and networking at our annual hanami social in Osakajokoen (Osaka Castle Park)! It’s FREE and open to everyone, so please bring family, friends, colleagues, students, pets, and acquaintances, or come alone if you prefer. All are welcome! Look for our blue JALT banner on the south side of the park, due south […]

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Sunday, April 27: Back to School 2025 – Osaka JALT’s 15th annual spring conference, at Osaka Jogakuin University

Back to School 2025 is Osaka JALT’s 15th annual spring conference sharing ideas on a wide range of topics related to language teaching and learning in a low-key environment to help everyone in the new academic year. This year’s conference will again be in person at Osaka Jogakuin University, near Tamatsukuri station on the JR Loop Line and Nagahori […]

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