The Online Student Forum was held on Saturday, July 4, 2020 on Zoom. Twenty-two student participants from seven universities met to share online activities and issues, and they enjoyed coming up with new ideas. There were also 22 teacher participants, who had their own discussion time and observed part of the students’ discussion. See the event page for some photos.

The call for presentations is now open for JASAL2020 National Conference, being held on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Tokyo International University, Saitama and/or online (final decisions on format to be made after the summer break). See the call for presentations for more information, and check the conference page for updates.

Submit your proposal here.

We are proud to announce that the inaugural issue of JASAL Journal has been published. It can be downloaded here.

The deadline for Volume 1, Issue 2 is August 31, 2020, with a publication date of November 2020. The second issue will be edited by Hisako Yamashita, Clair Taylor, and Joe Tomei. For more information, please see the journal and submissions pages.

We will hold an online student forum on Saturday, July 4, 2020 13:00-15:00 on Zoom. There will not be any presentations, but SAC users and student staff members will informally share experiences, activities, and/or issues they face in these unexpected circumstances. Please encourage your students to join. Teachers/advisors/administrative staff members are welcome to observe. More info and a link to the sign-up form can be found below:

TEACHER and STUDENT INFO

STUDENT INFO

We are pleased to announce that JASAL2020 will be held at Tokyo International University, in Kawagoe, Saitama, on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Look for the call for presentations in the spring.

We will submit a proposal for a poster and discussion session on: Fostering community in self-access environments

If you would like to take part (depending on our proposal being accepted) please submit a short proposal* using this google form by Feb 13, 2020, including a title and abstract (150 – 200 words).

*Please note that you cannot present the same research or self-access initiative at both the Forum at JALT and JASAL2020.

JASAL2019 is coming soon, and the conference program is now available! We will be continuing with our environmentally-friendly policy of not printing out handbooks.

Wifi will be available at the conference (look for signs at the venue), but we recommend that you download the program in advance. Can’t wait to see everyone in Osaka!

JASAL 2019 Conference Program

JASAL2019 Otemon Gakuin University, Ibaraki, Osaka

Friday, November 29th (SAC tours – Ritsumeikan Osaka Ibaraki Campus, Otemon Gakuin Ai Campus)

Saturday, November 30th (Main Conference & Student Forum)

Sunday, December 1st (Main Conference, morning only)

Important: All teachers of students who will attend the student conference on October 19th should submit their students’ names to their respective schools to notify them that these students are going to be outside the campus (学外届け). This way, they will be covered by their university’s insurance policy.

The call for presentations is now out for JASAL2019, to be held Nov. 30~Dec. 1, 2019 (pre-conference SAC tour Nov. 29) at Otemon Gakuin University, Ibaraki City, Osaka. Submit an abstract here.

We are also looking for students to join the JASAL Student Conference 2019 on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 at Konan Women’s University, Kobe. If you are interested, please use this form.
Right now, you do not need a title or summary.