The 25th International Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2025)
Dates: 14th (Sat) and 15th (Sun) June 2025
Venue：Shizuoka University, Shizuoka Campus, Common Education Building A
The Call for Papers can be found here. (Please note that the submission period has ended.)
Childcare services will be available at J-SLA2025. Please note that this service is provided in Japanese only. For more details, please refer to the link below.
At J-SLA 2025, a welcome reception (standing buffet style) will be held on the opening day of the conference. Those who wish to attend are kindly requested to register via the form below:
https://forms.gle/X5wK8WbFcy744cuA9
Date & Time: Saturday, June 14, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Venue: Shizuoka University Student Cafeteria
Participation Fee: ¥4,000 for regular members / ¥2,000 for student members
(*Fees will be collected in cash on the day of the event.)
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, by 24:00 (JST)
Please note: If you plan to attend the conference but do not wish to participate in the reception, there is no need to complete this form.
The poster is available for download here.
All those who plan to attend this conference (either on-site or online) are required to fill out the registration form and pay their annual membership fee for FY2025 (from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026) by the 31st May 2025. (Otherwise, you will not be able to receive relevant conference information.) Visit the following website for membership registration and payment.
[English] https://en.j-sla.org/payment
[Japanese] https://www.j-sla.org/payment
Note: Annual renewal of membership is required for all members, including those continuing from the previous year.
The current version of the J-SLA2025 program (as of May 1) is available below in both Japanese and English. The final version will be uploaded in due time. The presentation title and abstract for Invited Speaker Dr. Theres Grüter can be viewed here.
J-SLA2025-programme-J apanese（5月1日バージョ ??.pdf<Japanese Version>
J-SLA2025-programme-E nglish（5月1日バージョ ??.pdf<English Version>
Venue: Shizuoka University, Shizuoka Campus (Common Education Building A)
Address: 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-Shi
HP: https://www.shizuoka.ac.jp/english/access/#a03
Board a bus from the Shizutetsu Justline bus stop 8B at the north exit of Shizuoka Station on the Miwa Oya Line toward Shizuoka Daigaku, Higashi Oya (via Shizuoka Daigaku), or Museum of Natural and Environmental History,Shizuoka (via Shizuoka Daigaku) and alight at either Shizuoka Daigaku or Shizudai Katayama.
Please get off the bus at Shizudai Katayama, as it’s closer to the venue.
*When boarding a bus on the Miwa Oya Line toward Higashi Oya that does not travel via Shizuoka Daigaku, alight at Katayama.
(Time required: 25 min; 5–7 buses per hour)
Please note that the student cafeteria will not be available during the conference period, except during the reception. We kindly ask participants to make their own lunch arrangements in advance.
Access Map from JR Shizuoka Station to Shizuoka University (Shizuoka Campus)
Shizuoka University, Shizuoka Campus Map
（Venue: Common Education Building A, The area circled in red is the venue.）