Overview

The 3T Summit: Teaching, Textbooks, and Technology is a face-to-face event exploring the role of these three areas in English language teaching (ELT). Participants will explore how digital tools and traditional methods can be used effectively to support language learning.

Presentations will highlight practical classroom applications, the use of digital tools (including AI), teaching theory and research, materials development, and educational publishing. The event also welcomes authors, publishers, and EdTech developers to showcase their materials, products, and services.

2026 3T Summit Webpage Link

• Meet the Maker is a unique program where materials writers showcase their textbooks, apps, or other creations, followed by an interview led by the MW SIG. Check out our growing list of videos and upcoming events!

Visit the Meet the Maker Invitation Page. 

Call for Proposals: MWSIG Forum at JALT2026

90-minute MW SIG FORUM

“Materials Development for Study Abroad”

Have you created materials to help students prepare for studying abroad?

We are looking for presenters to share their experiences designing materials that focus on the different areas of studying abroad including, but not limited to, intercultural awareness, travel, homestay, academic life, and test preparation.

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 

Sunday June 14 @ 23:59

APPLY HERE:
closed

Forum Panelist, Andre Parsons

Co-Creating the Curriculum 

  Saturday, May 23     11:40 - 12:45    

Join us for presentations and discussion about involving students in the materials and content creation process!

 We'll listen to 4 speakers, Nicola Hannah (Nagoya City University),  Bethany Lacy (Rikkyo University), Deepti Mishiro (Kobe University), and Andre Parsons (Hokkaido University of Education - Hakodate) discuss their experiences before opening the floor to discussion.   

Additionally, be sure to check out our SIG table during the conference! 

THEME: Student Involvement in Materials Development: Building Community through Classroom Content.

In alignment with the PanSIG 2026 theme of Community, the Materials Writers Special Interest Group (MW SIG) invites proposals for our forum centered on the collaborative nature of content creation. While materials writing is often viewed as a solitary task for the "expert" teacher, this year we want to highlight the bridge between the writer and the learner.

CALL for PRESENTERS:

We are looking for presenters to share their experiences, research, and practical strategies for involving students in the materials development. How can we leverage our students' voices to create more relevant, engaging, and authentic learning tools?

  Sunday, May 31, 2026     6:00 - 7:00 PM JST 

Bridging theory and practice to create better learning materials.

This talk focuses on the hotly debated role of theory in materials development for language learning. I introduce some of the challenges of developing research-informed learning materials and consider research in three areas which have had an impact on global coursebooks: corpus-linguistics, listening skills development and the representation of cultural content.

In each case, I will explore how research has been applied to materials development, show examples from global course books, and draw upon my own experience as a published course book author, teacher, and researcher.

Free Zoom event!

Google Drive Video Link: Video Recording

YouTube Link: here

The conference is scheduled to kick off with a networking event on Saturday, February 14th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Following this, a full schedule of presentations and displays from publishers will take place on Sunday, February 15th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Hokkai-Gakuen University in Sapporo. 

https://hokkaido.jalt.org/

The Materials Writers SIG is proud to be a sponsor of this event and will host a table display featuring textbooks and other materials created by JALT members. To learn more about these resources, visit the MW SIG Showcase.

MW SIG member Jerry Halvorsen will be managing the table. Please stop by and say hello!