Conferences
HomeELT Conference Calendar
This page shows upcoming conferences, book fairs and other large-scale events of professional interest to language teachers in Japan. If you're interested in giving a workshop or presentation at one of these events, please see the calls for papers.
- January 2026 1
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45th Thailand TESOL International Conference 2026
Thailand TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
January 30th (Friday) - January 31st (Saturday), 2026
Swissotel Ratchada Bangkok, Thailand
- February 2026 8
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22nd Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching
Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
February 6th (Friday) - February 8th (Sunday), 2026
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Tokyo English Language Teaching Convention
Language Teaching Professionals
February 8th (Sunday), 2026
Otsuma Women's University, Tokyo
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Asian Conference for Innovation in Education (ACIE 2026)
Asian Conference for Innovation in Education
February 9th (Monday) - February 10th (Tuesday), 2026
Landmark Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
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Sixth International Symposium on Academic Writing and Critical Thinking
Nagoya University
February 14th (Saturday), 2026
Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
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Nagoya English Language Teaching Convention
Language Teaching Professionals
February 15th (Sunday), 2026
Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya
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2026 JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Teaching Conference
Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
February 15th (Sunday), 2026
Hokkai-Gakuen University, Sapporo
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Kyushu English Language Teaching Convention
Language Teaching Professionals
February 22nd (Sunday), 2026
Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka
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Fukuoka JALT at the Kyushu English Language Teaching Convention
Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
February 22nd (Sunday), 2026
Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka City
- May 2026 1
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PanSIG 2026
JALT PanSIG Conference
May 23rd (Saturday) - May 24th (Sunday), 2026
Chukyo University, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
- June 2026 2
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TBLT in Asia 2026
Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
June 5th (Friday) - June 7th (Sunday), 2026
Call for papers due: February 15th (Sunday)
Waseda University, Tokyo
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JALTCALL 2026: Prevail or Fail?
Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
June 12th (Friday) - June 14th (Sunday), 2026
Call for papers due: January 31st (Saturday)
Konan University, Hirao School of Management "CUBE" (Nishinomiya Campus)
- November 2026 1
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JALT2026 Conference
The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
November 20th (Friday) - November 22nd (Sunday), 2026
Call for papers due: March 8th (Sunday)
WINC Aichi, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
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