JALT Special Interest Groups

JALT features many Special Interest Groups (SIGs) which cover a wide variety of topics in language teaching. SIG membership is open to all JALT members, and costs 1,500 JPY per academic year.

BSIG
Bilingualism SIG

BE SIG
Business English SIG

CALL SIG
Computer Assisted Language Learning SIG

CT SIG
Critical Thinking SIG

ER SIG
Extensive Reading SIG

GALE SIG
Gender Awareness in Language Education SIG

GILE SIG
Global Issues in Language Education SIG

JSL SIG
Japanese as a Second Language SIG

JSHS SIG
Junior & Senior High School SIG

LD SIG
Learner Development SIG

LLL SIG
Lifelong Language Learning SIG

MW SIG
Material Writers SIG

OLE SIG
Other Language Educators SIG

PALE SIG
Professionalism, Administration, and Leadership in Education SIG

P SIG
Pragmatics SIG

PALE SIG
Professionalism, Administration, and Leadership in Education SIG

SA SIG
Study Abroad SIG

TBL SIG
Task Based Learning SIG

TC SIG
Teaching Children SIG

TED SIG
Teacher Education and Development SIG

TEVAL SIG
Testing and Evaluation SIG

THT SIG
Teachers Helping Teachers SIG