The Learner development SIG
Exploring learners’ practices and learner-centred pedagogies through dialogue and practitioner research
対話と実践者研究による学習者の実践と学習者中心の教育法の探求
Welcome to the Learner Development Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). We are a lively, dynamic community of learners and teachers from all teaching contexts, both formal and informal, who share an interest in exploring learner’s practices and learner-centred pedagogies through dialogue and practitioner research.
We have been active for 30 years, discussing, presenting, writing, and publishing about our practices and research relating to learner development.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Learning Learning
Newsletter of the Learner Development SIG
Volume 33, Issue 1
Spring 2026
Lead editor: Tim Ashwell
Editorial team: Lorna Asami, Ken Ikeda, Mike Kuziw, Ivan Lombardi, Hugh Nicoll, James (Jamie) Thomas, & Megumi Uemi
Learning Learning
Newsletter of the Learner Development SIG
Volume 32, Issue 2
Autumn 2025
Lead editor: Tim Ashwell
Editorial team: Lorna Asami, Ken Ikeda, Mike Kuziw, Ivan Lombardi, Hugh Nicoll, James (Jamie) Thomas, & Megumi Uemi
The Learner Development Journal
Issue 9, December, 2025
Engaging With and Exploring Autonomy, Creativity, and Well-Being for Learner Development
Edited by Stacey Vye, Robert Moreau, Ivan Lombardi
Learner Development Journal
Call for Editors and Themes for Issue 12 of The Learner Development Journal (LDJ12)
We’d like to invite a new team of editors to propose a theme for Issue 12 of The Learner Development Journal for publication in November/December 2028.
Each issue of the LDJ is led and edited by a different team of editors who first create a proposal on a particular learner development theme. Once their proposal is accepted, they prepare a Call for Proposals to bring together contributors with shared interests in exploring that theme together over 12–18 months.
For full details and guidelines about putting together a proposal, see the guidelines for editors.
UPCOMING EVENTS
JALT 2026
November 20-22 2026
WINC Aichi, Nagoya
Beyond the Classroom
From Local Voice to Global Impact
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