{"id":1653,"date":"2026-02-12T08:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:44:47","slug":"td-sig-forum-pansig-2026-building-language-competencies-through-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/td-sig-forum-pansig-2026-building-language-competencies-through-community\/","title":{"rendered":"TD SIG Forum @ PanSIG 2026 &#8211; Building Language Competencies Through Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to open the call for proposals for the\u00a0<strong>TD SIG Forum<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>PanSIG 2026<\/strong>\u00a0which will be held\u00a0<strong>May 23rd &#8211; 24th<\/strong>\u00a0in Nagoya.<\/p>\n<p>Submit a proposal\u00a0that explores an approach\u00a0to building language competencies through community. Some possible themes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Collaborative learning strategies<\/li>\n<li>Cultivating resilience,\u00a0adaptability, motivation<\/li>\n<li>Integrating real-world experiences with language learning<\/li>\n<li>Utilizing technology to foster community<\/li>\n<li>Innovative assessment practices<\/li>\n<li>Building teacher collaborations and communities<\/li>\n<li>Communities of practice for course design and implementation<\/li>\n<li>Creating teacher development through mentoring and support systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2-3 presenters will be selected with each presentation lasting 30-45 minutes (including 10-15 minutes of discussion). The presentation should include an interactive element exemplifying the practice and serving as a basis for discussion. This interaction can be devised with discussion rounds, collaborative tasks, pair\/group activities, or in other ways.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, access\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/jalt.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bba4d1ec742414c826139529f&amp;id=a90b1003b3&amp;e=9151abc094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jalt.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3Dbba4d1ec742414c826139529f%26id%3Da90b1003b3%26e%3D9151abc094&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770939529580000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0jhVQSbNvMGJD6uNfwecJg\">the Google Form\u00a0here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and submit your proposal by\u00a0<strong>February 28th<\/strong>. Let\u2019s collaborate and build language competencies through dynamic community-driven discussions!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1652\" src=\"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TD_PanSIG26-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TD_PanSIG26-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TD_PanSIG26-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TD_PanSIG26-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TD_PanSIG26-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TD_PanSIG26-624x883.jpg 624w, https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TD_PanSIG26.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to open the call for proposals for the\u00a0TD SIG Forum\u00a0at\u00a0PanSIG 2026\u00a0which will be held\u00a0May 23rd &#8211; 24th\u00a0in Nagoya. Submit a proposal\u00a0that explores an approach\u00a0to building language competencies through community. Some possible themes include: Collaborative learning strategies Cultivating resilience,\u00a0adaptability, motivation Integrating real-world experiences with language learning Utilizing technology to foster community Innovative assessment practices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-upcoming-events"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1653"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1655,"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653\/revisions\/1655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/td.jalt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}