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On November 29th 2020, Tokyo JALT and LiLT SIG held a collaboration event through Zoom. All of the following talks were recorded. If you would like to request access to the recorded talks, please contact us at liltsig@gmail.com  ...

JALT International Conference, 16th-23rd November, 2020 LiLT SIG Featured Speaker:  Dr. Christian Jones (Liverpool University, UK) Sponsored by JALT Literature in Language Teaching SIG Literary Texts: Access, Activity and Awareness Saturday, Nov 21, 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM This workshop will illustrate an Access, Activity and Awareness methodology (Jones and Carter, 2012) and show how we can apply this method to any piece of literature. This interactive workshop will demonstrate that literary texts are rich in both spoken and written language by asking participants to work directly with a range of sample texts. It will also show that such texts can develop student engagement and language awareness at different levels and age groups. Dramatised Literature & Spoken Language Awareness Sunday, Nov 22, 5:55 PM – 6:20 PM Recent developments in corpus-informed materials (e.g. McCarthy and McCarten, 2018), have greatly improved the dialogues learners encounter in textbooks but many can be unnatural. As a result, there is a need for more realistic and motivating models of speech. Dramatised literature offers...

Journal of Literature in Language Teaching Call for papers Accepting submissions until 31st October Editorial Policy The Journal of Literature in Language Teaching, the refereed research journal of the Literature in Language Teaching (LiLT) Special Interest Group, invites research articles and research reports on using literature in language classrooms in Japanese and mainly Asian contexts. Submissions from international contexts are accepted based on overall interest and applicability to the journal’s readership. Further details can be found at <liltsig.org> The editors encourage submissions in eight categories: (1) FEATURE ARTICLES: Full-length articles, (Feature Articles, FA) detailing research or discussing theoretical issues. Between 2500-4000 words. (2) LITERATURE IN PRACTICE: Slightly shorter, more directly practical than Feature Articles. Descriptions of how teachers use literature in their classes. Explain clearly for other teachers to be able to readily apply. 2000-3000 words. Note: On occasion, select “My Share” style activities of how literature was used or advanced in your lessons may also be accepted (see [8] below). (3) Interviews with SIG members: about themselves, their ideas and their teaching...