“Get-togethers” are non-presenter based events where SIG members discuss in pairs and small groups their learning, teaching, and researching practices and interests to do with learner development. For the last couple of years we have been meeting online so that SIG members can take part from anywhere in Japan. This year, Get-togethers are being held in a hybrid format, with participants able to join either face to face or online.

We welcome the participation of teachers from diverse teaching contexts – including elementary school, junior high school, senior high school, university, distance learning & graduate studies, and language school settings – and teachers teaching languages other than English.

You are very welcome to come along and join in – and to invite a colleague or friend too if they share an interest in learning about learner development together with other teachers and graduate students.

This year’s face-to-face meetings are being held in Tokyo at Chuo University, Myogadani Campus, a 1-minute walk from Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line, and are generally scheduled from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Online participation is also available via Google Meet.

Each Get-together follows a general flow, which may include a welcome and overview, ice-breaking, a short mini-presentation or shared theme, small-group discussion, a short break, breakout discussions and catching up, and LD SIG announcements.

Planned dates for 2026

• Sunday, April 26
• Sunday, June 28
• Sunday, October 4
• Sunday, November 8

Please note that all dates after April 26 are provisional and subject to change.

Please monitor the Learner Development SIG Facebook group for announcements on Get-togethers, including details of each event and RSVP information.

If you have a question about Get-Togethers, please direct questions to ‘General Enquiries’ on Contact Us.