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    • 👇 Upcoming Events Below 👇   

      Make sure to check out our past events in the Event Archive.

    • Save the Date! December 20 — Join Us for a Great Afternoon Together! 

      We’re excited to welcome you to our end-of-year event at Hokkai-Gakuen University, Toyohira Campus— Building 6 (Subway Building), 3rd Floor, Room 31!

      Todd Beuckens
      (Asia Pacific University / Creator of e lllo.org

      Doors open at 3:30 PM, so feel free to come early, mingle, and get settled.

      Presentation: 4:00–5:30 PM

      A dynamic session with time for questions and discussion — we’d love to hear your ideas and insights!

      AGM & Election Results: 5:30–6:00 PM

      We’ll share updates, announce our newly elected officers, and look ahead to an exciting year.

      Everyone is welcome — let’s end the year on a high note and get ready for an exciting 2026!

      Abstract and bio here

      Poster

    • 2026, February 14th - 15th

      Admission Fee

      • JALT Member: (Pre-registration) ¥1000 (On site) ¥2000
      • Non-JALT Member: (Pre-registration) ¥3000 (On site) ¥4000
      • Student: Free

      Call for Papers click here! (The deadline for submissions is 11:00 pm on Saturday, December 6, 2025.

      Keynote Speaker: Dr. James York
      (Meiji University, Tokyo)

      • Keynote: Finding the SPACE to play in language teaching
      • Workshop: TBLT-Gaming

      Abstracts here

    • You can read more JALTHokkaido and our constitution here.

      https://jalt.org/groups/chapters/hokkaido

    • NEWS & MEETINGS 

    • RECENT NEWS

    • With help of the JALT Hokkaido EDPAG Grant for research and promotional activities, a paper has been published in the LEARN journal which is indexed in Scopus and Eric.

      The authors would like to thank JALT Hokkaido Chapter and have made mention in the acknowledgements.  The grant was used to pay student participants and a student research assistant during the investigative stage of the study.

      If you are interested in reading the paper titled ‘Reactions of Teachers and Students Towards the Implementation of Performance-based Language Assessment: A Washback Study in Hokkaido, Japan’ click on the link below and go to the 20th paper down the list.

      https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/issue/view/17077

      To find out more about the JALT Hokkaido EDPAG Grant for research and promotional activities please visit https://hokkaido.jalt.org for more information.

    • MEMBERSHIP

    • EDPAG Grant Recipients

    • JALT Hokkaido is offering grants for research, educational and promotional activities.
      There are also grants for supporting members and non-members, for example, to attend JALT Hokkaido events and support local teaching and learning communities.
      For more information, and to submit your proposal, follow this link:
      The JALT Hokkaido team is looking forward to seeing your proposal and learning about your ideas!
    • Winner of the JALT Hokkaido EDPAG 2021!

      Recipient: Professor Bordin Chinda

      Title: Reactions of Teachers and Students Towards the Implementation of Performance-based Language Assessment: A Washback Study in Hokkaido, Japan

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