* A professional organization of people interested in promoting excellence in language learning and teaching.
* Nearly 4,000 members in almost 40 chapters and affiliates across Japan as well as members abroad.
* Over 800 JALT members belonging to one or more of the following Special Interest Groups (SIGs):
Bilingualism
Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
College and University Educators (CUE)
Foreign Language Literacy (FLL)
Global Issues in Language Education (GILE)
Japanese as a Second Language (JSL)
Jr/Sr High School Teachers (JSHS)
Learner Development (LD)
Materials Writers (MW)
Other Language Educators
Professionalism, Administration & Leadership (PALE)
Teacher Education (TE)
Teaching Children (TC)
Testing and Evaluation (T&E)
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* Affiliated with the following organizations -
- IATEFL (Int. Assoc. of Teachers of Eng. as a Foreign Language),
- (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages),
- TESOL Korea,
- Thai TESOL,
- CATESOL (California TESOL),
- TESL Canada,
- The Japan Science Council,
- Nihon Eigo Kyoiku Kaizen Kodankai (The Japan Assoc. for Improving English Education),
- AJET (Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching Program),
- JACET (Japan Association of College English Teachers)
JALT members -
* Receive JALT's monthly magazine, The Language Teacher, including feature articles, teaching tips, reviews, meeting and conference announcements, and job advertisements;
* Receive the JALT Journal, containing practical and theoretical articles and research reports.
* Receive discounts on registration fees for the annual International Conference, as well as advance conference information;
* Can attend local chapter and regional meetings at reduced rates - or sometimes free;
Becoming a JALT member puts you in touch with hundreds of language teaching professionals. We invite you to join JALT today!
