PanSIG2025 will be held May 16-18, 2025 at Kanda University of International Studies in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture (see map). The conference chair is Robert Dykes; the site co-chairs are Jennie Roloff Rothman and Prateek Sharma. Pre-registration opens March 20 and closes May 7.
Submission results are being sent out—click here for information.
2025 Theme: Agency and Autonomy in Language Education
Autonomy includes the ability to make informed and personally relevant choices. Agency represents putting these choices into action. Learners and educators should be able to confidently select the best tools and practices and then take action to achieve their goals. PanSIG2025 will allow each SIG to showcase their approaches towards maximizing autonomy and agency for both teachers and students. Participants will explore these concepts and find ways to realize them in their own praxis.
To help support the theme and goals of this year's conference, we have…
- Childcare Available Throughout Conference Weekend
Want to attend but need someone to look after your little one while you pop into some sessions? PanSIG2025 got you covered at this family-friendly conference. Childcare will be available on Saturday and Sunday for busy parents looking to develop professionally. More details coming in the new year. - A PanSIG First: SALC Exhibition Showcase
This year, JALT is introducing a new presentation format called the "showcase." PanSIG 2025 is being held at KUIS, home to the largest SALC in Japan. Thanks to this and this year's theme we decided to introduce this new style highlighting Self Access Learning Centers (SALCs) from all around Japan and even one from Mexico. [Read more] - Friday night workshops
Attend a workshop exploring the conference theme of Agency and Autonomy and get ready for the weekend! Come see what the theme is all about in four featured speaker workshops on Friday evening. More information on this coming in the new year!- Andrew Tweed and Bryan Buschner: Teacher autonomy
- Mayumi Kashiwa: Teacher Awareness of Learning Environments Beyond the Classroom
- Gregory Glasgow: Agency in Language Classrooms for Teachers of Colour
- Eriko Yamabe: Reflective Practice
- Plenary Speakers
- Saturday: Johnmarshall Reeve
Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University
Dr. Johnmarshall Reeve is an educational psychologist. His areas of expertise are autonomy-supportive teaching, teachers' motivating styles, students' agentic engagement, and the neuroscience of intrinsic motivation. [Read more] - Sunday: Toshie Agawa
Professor, English Research Lab at Hoshi University in Tokyo
Dr. Toshie Agawa's research specializes in learner motivation, autonomy, engagement, and cooperative/collaborative learning. Recently, her work has focused on how fostering learner autonomy impacts the motivation and engagement of Japanese EFL learners, as well as scaffolding strategies to support learner autonomy in e-learning environments. [Read more]
- Saturday: Johnmarshall Reeve
- Social events
We are planning several social events, such as a group trip to a Chiba baseball game and a social dinner on Saturday night, so mark your calendars now!
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2025 Call for Presentation Proposals (finished)
The call for presentation proposals has closed. Thank you to everyone who has submitted a proposal.
See the PanSIG 2025 event space for details: https://events.jalt.org/e/PanSIG