Language Teaching and Brain Science

The language teaching industry is constantly changing, and advancements in the science of mind and brain have the potential to transform language teaching methods. The joint JALT Nankyu Chapter and the JALT Mind, Brain, and Education Special Interest Group (BRAIN SIG) conference aims to examine how the latest research on the mind and brain can be practically applied in educational contexts. Attendees can expect to gain a deeper understanding of how mind, brain, and education intersect, and how this multidisciplinary approach can enhance language teaching practices. 

While the subject of brain sciences and language education can be explored in presentations and workshops, we want to invite proposals from both members and non-members of the BRAIN SIG to make this conference informative and inspiring. If you have research you would like to share that doesn't necessarily fit into the brain sciences category, don't worry! You are more than welcome to participate. As this is a joint event with SUTLF, a conference that strives to foster opportunities to share research-focused and practice-focused  investigations in language education, presentations and workshops that fall under other categories of study are more than welcome.

Happily, we are continuing to hold SUTLF in-person at the Sojo International Learning Center in Kumamoto as well as online. We invite researchers, educators, and learners to share their knowledge and work in the fields of brain science and language education. In the spirit of collaboration, we are not limiting presentations only to the field of neuroscience, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neurolinguistics, but also to more generalized research in the field of language education as a whole. We hope to foster an event where both presenters and attendees can share and be inspired by presentations and workshops in the areas of brain science and language teaching. We hope you will join us on Saturday, February 3rd for a day of professional development and networking opportunities.  

As with SUTLF 2023, this conference will offer opportunities for both in-person and online presentations, as well as dual-purpose rooms in which live speakers can be streamed to online attendees. Please be sure to mark yourself as attending either online or in person when you register. 

Hope to see you in February!

The following types of presentations are accepted. 

Research-oriented presentation (25 minutes) 研究や論文発表（２５分） 

Practice-focused presentation (25 minutes) 実践報告発表（２５分） 

Student presentation (25 minutes)  学生発表（２５分）

Practice-focused workshop (45 minutes) 実践報告ワークショップ（４５分）

 Poster (45 minutes, onsite only) ポスター（４５分、対面のみ）

Please submit your proposal on our event site on Indico!

Registration and payment is handled from our Indico site. This year you can pay with Credit Card, ATM, or bank transfer. 

https://events.jalt.org/event/5/

Please note that the website will not allow purchase of multiple items at once. Please pay for items such as event ticket, lunch bento, and dinner tickets separately. You will also recieve separate receipts for each item upon payment.

This event is 100% hybrid. All sessions can be attended in person or online. Please choose the appropriate ticket.

Please purchase your cafeteria bento lunches (￥500) and dinner tickets (￥4500) in advance. Availability of cafeteria lunches cannot be guaranteed for on-site registrants. Please note that the nearest open convenience store is a ten-minute walk. 

Join us for a post-conference evening of socializing downtown at Ichinosoko! Buy your ticket from Indico.

(? courses + nomihodai for ¥4000!)