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    • JALT Hokkaido Presents Todd Beuckens URL

      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 ello.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

    • The JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Conference 2026 - Engagement and Innovation in Language Education URL
      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 coming soon 

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

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

      Abstracts here

    • The Seventh Extensive Reading World Congress (ERWC7) will be held at Hokusei Gakuen University, Hokkaido from 5th to 9th September 2025.

      JALT Hokkaido and the ER Foundation cordially invite Hokkaido residents to attend the ERWC7 at the special rates below. 

      Friday            ¥2000
      Saturday      ¥5000
      Gala dinner  ¥6000
      Sunday.         ¥5000
      Monday        ¥3000

      Advanced registration is required. Proof of Hokkaido residency is required.

      On-site registration will be available at the following rates:

      Saturday      ¥6000
      Gala dinner  ¥7000
      Sunday         ¥6000
      Monday        ¥4000

      Proof of Hokkaido residency is required.

      Coupons codes for the hokkaido reduced rates:
       
      Friday Hokkaido EZOFCVHCYG
      Saturday Hokkaido EZSAXQAUFV
      Sunday Hokkaido EZSUBCFWTX
      Monday Hokkaido EZOMRXRXUJ

      Our platform will only allow a maximum of 2 days in a single purchase. If Hokkaido attendees wish to purchase additional days onsite we will honour the pre-event prices for onsite additions.

      To access these, create a user with your real name on edzil.la, then go to

      https://erwc7.edzil.la/ticket/redeem/coupon

      The above link is the only way to access these rates. We will not advertise them through the ERF or ERWC7 channels. These are exclusively for JALT Hokkaido members and community.

      If you wish to purchase access to the gala dinner on 9/6, please go to this link:

      https://erwc7.edzil.la/pages/595

    • David Paul Presentation in collaboration with JALT Hokkaido (Sunday, July 6, 2025) Page

      Click here for all the information you need for this presentation.

    • You can read more JALTHokkaido and our constitution here.

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

    • The JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Conference 2025 - Teaching Tools for the Classroom URL

      NEWS & The JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Conference 2025 - Teaching Tools for the Classroom

      This year, JALT Hokkaido and the Performance in Education (PIE) JALT Special Interest Group are hosting a two-day conference at different two locations in Sapporo

      Call for Papers has now closed

      The JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Conference 2025 - Teaching Tools for the Classroom

      • Sunday, February 16th, Hokkai-Gakuen University

      We are lucky enough to have the renowned CALL/MALL expert Dr. Louise Ohashi give her keynote lecture on ChatGPT as a Tool for L2 Education and also a workshop on Building AI Literacy Through Exploration.

               Dr. Louise Ohashi

      Link to Abstracts and Bio click here

      Preconference Interview with Dr. Ohashi →

      Conference Fees:

      • JALT Members, JALT Hokkaido Local Members, and students: 
        Pre-registered FREE / At the door ¥1,000
      • Non-members: Pre-registered ¥2,000. / At the door ¥3,000

      Click on the bear to register:

      Quick conference summary Click HERE

      Full conference program Click HERE

      Performance in Education (PIE) JALT Special Interest Group

      - Saturday, February 15th : Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center (SCART)

      Use the logo below to register and to see conference fees:

    • 2025 Winter Conference Photos

      Click here to see photos of networking dinner and throughout the conference day.

    • NEWS & MEETINGS 

    • UPCOMING EVENTS    Information about new events will be posted here as they come to hand. 

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

    • 2024 JALT Hokkaido WLTC Photos (copy) URL

      Take a look at some photos from the event

    • 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

    • JALT Membership and JALT Hokkaido Local Membership and Sign-up URL

      Click here for more information about JALT Membership and JALT Hokkaido Local Membership and Sign-up.

    • EDPAG Grant Recipients

    • JALT Hokkaido Educational Development and Promotional Activities Grant (EDPAG) URL
      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

    • https://youtu.be/IILloH2HzrU


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