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Dear Tokyo JALT members,
We are very pleased to announce that there will be a ‘relaunch’ of the Tokyo JALT Journal, with the first issue of the new format planned for 2023. While the original journal featured peer-reviewed research articles, the new format of the journal will focus less on primary research, and operate more as a forum for chapter members to share their voices and collaborate as a professional and research community. The journal will focus on the following types of paper:
Perspective pieces - In this kind of paper, we encourage readers to share their experiences, reflections, and opinions as teachers or researchers. These could include classroom experiences, professional concerns, or unique challenges that may be of interest to chapter members, and to the language teaching community more broadly.
Practitioner responses - In this kind of paper, chapter members may write a reflection or a response to research that they have read, or to an event they have attended. The goal of these papers is to get a ‘practitioner’s eye view’ on discussions that are ongoing in the field of applied linguistics, and consider the relevance of research for practice.
Research ‘work in progress’ reports - While the new journal will not focus on primary research, this kind of paper provides a space for members to share details of ongoing projects, in order to encourage an awareness among readers of the kind of work being carried out by other members, and to foster collaboration and dialogue between members working on similar topics. This will NOT prevent authors from publishing the final research results elsewhere.
‘Research workshop’ pieces - These will be short, invited papers based on responses to questions about research posted on social media by the editors. Each year, the editors will initiate discussion around a topic related to research (methodology, ethics, practicalities, etc.) on the Tokyo JALT Facebook page. On the basis of this ensuring discussion, the editors will invite a small number of people to write up their responses more formally for publication in the journal.
We are very excited about the new direction of the journal, and look forward to collaborating with chapter members on this new project.
Jesse Reed
Editor
Part 1: Perspective Pieces
Daniel Hooper
Midori Suehiro
Part 2: Research-in-progress Pieces
Mike Turner
Richard Knobbs
Part 3: Practitioner Responses
Adiene Roque de Hishiyama
Journal Link: TJJ Volume 8 - 2025
Part 1: Perspective Pieces
Joshua Crichton
Davey Young
Part 2: Research-in-progress Pieces
Keir Thomas and Steven Chak
Heather Woodward, Joshua Rappeneker, and Keiko Fujino
Part 3: Practitioner Responses
Jesse Reed
Journal Link: TJJ Volume 7 - 2024
Part 1: Perspective Pieces
Ana da Silva
Jackson Koon Yat Lee
Claire Marie Ryan
Lily Thukral
Part 2: Research in Progress Pieces
Jesse Reed
Journal Link: TJJ Volume 6 - 2023
1. Filipino ALTs in Japan: A Case Study of their Experiences and Identity as Non-Local
Ana Mindog
An article that examines the negotiation of professional identity among Filipino ALTs, and considers how they are perceived by students and how they perceive themselves.
2. Using Free Software to Optimize Repeated Oral Reading
Tomoyuki Kawashima
An article that provides new data and insights on the effectiveness of read-aloud activities for high school students in Japan.
Journal Link: TJJ Volume 5 - 2022
1. Japanese Students’ Attitudes Towards ELF and Their Own English
Mark Hanbury
2. Concurrent Cues of Communication: Japanese Students’ Use of Verbal and Visual Signposts during Writing Tutorials
Dan Ferreira
3. Using Content Analysis to Identify L2 Motivation and Efforts to Learn English
Jean-Pierre Joseph Richard and Suwako Uehara
4. Understanding the Causes of Sociopragmatic Breakdown in English Communication Classes Taught by Native Speakers at Japanese Universities
Steven Brooks
1. Success Motivates and Negativity Deflates: A Language Teacher’s Diary Study
Amanda J. Yoshida
2. Japanese EFL Students’ Reading Test Performance and Perceptions of Working in Small Groups in Highly-Structured Cooperative Learning Activities
Hungche Chen and Chuanning Huang
3. The “What’s New? Line Game
Gary J. Wolff
4. Teaching Train Directions
Mark Hanbury
1. Learner Development Outreach Translation Project for Tohoku
Sayuri Hasegawa, Andy Barfield, Ted O’Neill, Rob Moreau, and Mayumi Takizawa
2. Considering Context: The Implementation of Visual Thinking Strategies [コンテクストの考察：ビジュアル・シンキング・ストラテジーの実施]
Elizabeth Yoshikawa
3. Globalization and English as a Foreign Language: Exploring Paths Towards Educational Change in Japan
Linamaria A. Valdivia
4. Effects of Teaching Pedagogies on Motivational Variables of Japanese English L2 Learners: A Comparative Study
Alan G. Harper
5. L1 Pragmatic Transfer in English Meetings: An Analysis of Japanese Turn-Taking and Consensus-building Behaviors
Josef Williamson
1. In Japan, English is Still a Good Investment
Josef Messerklinger
2. How Do You Practice W/H Questions in a Natural Way?
Shaun Iwasawa
3. Adding Structured Pronunciation Practice to University Oral Communication Classes
Mark Hanbury
4. The Inclusion of “I don’t know” on the Vocabulary Size Test
Dawn Lucovich
5. Textbook Review – Genius English Communication
Linamaria Valdivia
6. Letters From Our Visiting RTTP Experts
Nicholas Proctor, Stephanie Jass, David Moser