SUTLF 2025
Collaborative and Cooperative Learning
Sojo University Teaching and Learning Forum 2025
NanKyu JALT Sponsored
Fully Hybrid
Collaborative and Cooperative Learning
In honor of our pilot course in Event Planning at Sojo University, this year's conference will focus on collaborative and cooperative learning in language education. The conference will be the result of student collaboration with each other and cooperation with teachers in planning, structuring, and implementing a professional event. Students in the Planning Project course, or 企画プロジェクト：国際的学会, through learner-focused activities, shared responsibility of goals, dynamic work and community will organize SUTLF 2025. Course instructors and affiliated teachers will also play role in affecting task distribution, differentiation of goals, and facilitating engagement and success. As such, this year's theme revolves around classroom environments, tasks, activities, and goals that facilitate a collaborative learning structure.
We invite professionals in the field of language education from all over Japan to join us for presentations and posters that explore the topics of collaboration and cooperation between students and teachers, as well as for networking and professional development opportunities.
More details to come soon. If you have any ideas or want to volunteer, email us at sutlfteam@nankyujalt.org
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Edward Rubesch
Plenary title: TBD
Abstract: TBD
Friday Event
TBD
View or Download the Digital Handbook Here in January
Sunday Fun-Day
A Guided Tour at Kumamoto Castle
Join us for an hour at Kumamoto Castle
Discovery Kumamoto will guide interested participants from Josaien up to Kumamoto Castle, imparting their wealth of knowledge on the history of the castle, as well as it's restoration since 2016, on the way. This is a highly recommended event for out-of-towners (though interested locals are more than welcome!).
Tour will begin at Josaien at 10:30 and will finish in front of the castle building. You can explore the castle on your own.
Tour fee: 550 yen
Castle fee: 800 yen
Check out Discovery Kumamoto's video here.
Please let us know if you would like to participate by indicating as such when you register. You can register early here.
If you have further questions about this event, please feel free to email our team: sutlfteam@nankyujalt.org
Call for Proposals
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 here.
Call for Proposals closes December 1, 2024
Conference Dates
Friday, 24 January 2025
Meet & Greet 17:30-18:00
Event 18:00-19:00
Networking Reception 19:00-20:00
Saturday, 25 January 2025
Plenary and presentations
Networking dinner
Sunday, 26 January
2025
A visit to Kumamoto Castle
Registration Fees
Registration and payment is handled here. This year you can pay with bank transfer or cash.
Registration will open in December.
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.
Bank Transfer Registration
TBA
￥2000 for JALT Members
￥2500 for non-members
Free for students
Cash Registration
(January 25 at Sojo University)
￥2500 for JALT Members
￥3000 for non-members
FREE for students
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, ￥1000).
Networking Dinner
Join us for a post-conference evening of socializing downtown at Ichinosoko! Buy your ticket from Indico.
(? courses + nomihodai for ¥4000!)