The program is now available for the student conference being held on Saturday, November 27th. Download it here.
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JASAL2021 Conference Registration Open
Registration is now open for the JASAL 2021 National Conference being held online on Saturday, October 23rd.
Register for participation here.
More information can be found on the conference page.
5th JASAL Student Conference (Fall 2021)
JASAL will hold our 5th Student Conference on Saturday, November 27, 2021. It will be online from 13:00-16:00.
There are two ways to participate:
- Present + Attend (individual or group)
- Attend (but NOT present)
Deadlines:
Option 1 (Present + Attend): Submit your proposal by Sunday, October 31, 2021
Option 2 (just attending): Register to participate by Saturday, November 20, 2021
For more information, please see the call & registration document.
JASAL2020 Post-Conference Page
The JASAL2020 post-conference page has been updated to include links to presentation videos. JASAL now has a YouTube channel, and presentation videos can be found there. We would like to ask that you please subscribe to our account. If we can get 100 subscribers, we will be able to give custom names to our channels. Thank you!
JASAL2020 National Online Conference
Registration is now open.

As announced by email and through our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts, JASAL2020 will be an online conference. The deadline for presentation proposals has been extended to Sept. 14th. Undergraduate presentations are welcome, and there will also be a separate student forum on a different date in the fall semester. Click on the poster to download it, and please share with anyone who might be interested! For more info, check the conference page.
JASAL Online Student Forum 2020
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.
JASAL2020 National Conference – Call for Presentations
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.
JASAL Journal Volume 1, Issue 1 published
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.
JASAL Online Student Forum
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:
JASAL2020 Announcement
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.