Review of the JASAL 2018 x SUTLF 5 Conference

Abstract

On December 15th, 2018, the JASAL (Japan Association for Self-Access Learning) Conference was held in Kumamoto, Japan. Befitting the event’s theme of Making Connections, the conference was jointly hosted by JASAL and SUTLF (Sojo University Teaching and Learning Forum), the flagship event of the NanKyu Chapter of JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching) at the recently renovated Sojo University. In this article, the organization of the conference is briefly introduced followed by a description of the plenary speaker’s presentation. Additionally, six of the conference’s presentations are summarized, and at the end of the article is a conclusion with the author’s final thoughts.