JASAL 2018 X SUTLF 5
Making Connections
The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning (JASAL) held their 2018 conference as a joint event with the Sojo University Teaching & Learning Forum (SUTLF), which is the flagship event of the NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). This year's theme was Making Connections. There are multiple connections within the field of second language education. Some examples of these include connections between educators and students, in- and and out-of-class learning, theory and practice, and culture and language. We hope that this theme inspires and expands participants’ thinking of the complex web consisting of, but certainly not limited to, people, place, practice, theory, materials, administration, curriculum, culture, and technology. It is our belief that, in thinking about these various connections in new ways, we may gain new perspectives and insights into language education.
JASAL 2018 x SUTLF 5 brought together language teachers as well as practitioners, administrators, and students involved in the field of self-access learning across Japan to share our innovative practices, to learn from each other, and to inspire each other to make connections between these different elements in language education. The conference included a tour of Sojo University’s newly reopened self-access learning center, SILC.
Schedule and Program
Full conference programs will not be provided this year as part of our effort to go green.
Please download and read through the program before the conference!
JASAL 2018 x SUTLF 5 Program.pdfPlenary Speaker
Tomomi Kumai
Tomomi Kumai is an intercultural trainer, international educator, and transformative coach based in South Korea, serving expatriates and international students in the US, Korea, and Japan by enhancing intercultural competence for their international assignments. Her clients include multi-national corporations such as Apple, Boeing, BMW, GM, Nike, and also universities such as Kansai University, Kwansei Gakuin University, and Showa Women’s University in Japan, and Kyung Hee University and Konkuk University in Korea. She was born as a Korean Japanese bicultural citizen in Hiroshima and earned a BA from San Diego State University and MA from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in Linguistics. Tomomi has lived, studied and worked for over 15 years outside Japan. Her mission is to provide time, space and opportunity for people to connect, learn from, and empower each other to make a positive synergy. Her website is www.tomomikumai.com.
Slides from Tomomi's presentation "Access Yourself: Raising Cultural Awareness for Language Teachers and Learners" are available below.
AccessYourselfSlides.pdfImportant Dates
Tuesday, 5 June
Call for Presentations Opens
Sunday, 30 September
Call for Presentations Closes
Early Registration Opens
Friday, 30 November
Early Registration Closes
Friday, 14 December
SALC Tour (17:45)
Welcome Party (18:30)
Saturday, 15 December
Plenary and presentations
Networking Dinner
Sunday, 16 December
Kumamoto City Tour
Submissions & Registration
Call for Presentations
Open 5 June to 30 September
Early Registration
Open 30 September to 30 November
Registrations with payments confirmed before 30 November include admission, a lunch ticket for our cafeteria, and a small gift. Registrations and payments received after 30 November include admission only. Availability of cafeteria lunches cannot be guaranteed for late/on-site registrants. Please note that the nearest open convenience store is a ten-minute walk.
Early Registration
(on or before 30 November)
￥1000 for JALT/JASAL Members
￥1500 for nonmembers
￥500 for students (fee for lunch)
Late/On-site Registration
(after 30 November)
￥1500 for JALT/JASAL Members
￥2000 for nonmembers
FREE for students (lunch not included)
Student & Newcomer Sponsorship Program
JASAL is happy to announce that we will offer a grant for undergraduate students and Newcomer Grant for newcomers to a JASAL and SUTLF conference. If you are eligible and would like to apply, please fill in and submit the form by September 1st, 2018.
If selected,
- Recipients should submit an estimate of expenses (details will be given to selected persons later).
- Recipients will pay up front and be reimbursed in cash on the day.
- Recipients are asked to write and submit a report (approximately 1,000 words) on the conference.
- Recipients will need to confirm by a certain date, and register for the conference. If they fail to do so by the date specified, they will not be able to receive the grant and it will be offered to another candidate.
Student Grant
¥50,000 each for up to 3 undergraduate student presenters from outside Kyushu (can be presenting together or separately).
Apply here by 1 September
Newcomer Grant
¥20,000 each for up to 2 non-undergraduate first-time attendees (no need to be a presenter) to JASAL and SUTLF events/conferences with no research budget traveling from outside Kyushu.
Apply here by 1 September!
Access
SILC Building, Sojo University
Local JR trains run frequently from Kumamoto Station to Sojodaigaku-Mae (10 min, ￥210). From Sojodaigaku-Mae, cross Route 31 and take the elevator up to the university.
If you're flying, there is a bus which runs frequently from Kumamoto Airport to Kumamoto Station (60 min, ￥1010).
Day 1: SALC Tour & Welcome Party
The conference will kick off with a guided tour of the newly-constructed Sojo International Learning Center, featuring a brand new Self-Access Learning Center. The tour will take place Friday evening before the conference.
Following the tour, we will hold a welcome reception with food and drinks in the SILC Cafe.
Day 2 Networking Dinner
Deepen the connections you make at our conference by joining us for dinner Saturday evening.
Jang Jang Go
Saturday, 15 December
19:00 - 21:00
http://www.s-sight.com/jangjang/
9 courses + nomihodai for ¥4000!
Post conference tour of Kumamoto
We are planning on viewing Kumamoto Castle Reconstruction and the Josaien Tourist Center, along with several other locations.
Sunday, 16 December
10:00-12:00
Start/Finish at Sakuranobaba Johsaien
10 person limit
2 hour English tour of castle grounds for ¥800
