Mind, Brain, and Education Special Interest Group is part of JALT
The Japan Association for Language Teaching
The Mind, Brain, and Education SIG is a part of JALT. It is a forum for language educators and researchers to share insights in neuroscience, bringing relevant new discoveries in psychology, cognitive neuroscience and neurolinguistics into language teaching in Japan.
Neuroscience is changing language teaching.
Traditionally, language teaching has been shaped by Linguistics, and as a result, it has been language centered. Now, neuroscience and psychology are informing us more about learning itself and the learner. Our goal as language teachers is to find out as much as we can from brain sciences that can improve our practices and teach each other.
Joining the SIG
You must be a member of JALT to join the SIG. So when you join JALT or renew your membership, click on the “Sig Membership” tab. Choose “Mind, Brain, and Education SIG“
You can join one SIG at no extra cost (with ¥2000 per additional SIG).
Upcoming Events
PanSIG 2026 was held in Nagoya at the Chukyo University on May 23-24, 2026 with Gabriela Schmidt as conference chair and Phil Nguyen as site chair.
Read more about the event here.
LanguageS: Learning, Teaching, Assessing
From October 31st to November 2nd, JALT hosted its annual conference where thousands of educators, students, textbook authors and publishers convened to share their insights on language teaching and learning on the theme of LanguageS: Learning, Teaching, Assessing.
Read more about the event here.
The Mind, Brain, and Education SIG is a part of JALT. It is a forum for language educators and researchers to share insights in neuroscience, bringing relevant new discoveries in psychology, cognitive neuroscience and neurolinguistics into language teaching in Japan.
Membership
Join JALT to become a member of the Brain SIG.