The JALT Critical Thinking SIG, in association with the JALT Kyoto Chapter is happy to announce that we are accepting proposals for presentations to be given at Critical Thinking in the Classroom 2025 (CTC 2025), a conference to be held on August 2nd, 2025, from 9:45 to 16:45 at Setsunan University located near Osaka near the JR Ibaraki station, Hankyu, Ibarakishi station, Keihan Neyagayashi Station, and the Osaka Monorail Dainichi station.
The aim of this conference is to provide an opportunity for researchers and educators to share their research, methods, approaches, materials, and activities for encouraging critical thinking and the use of higher order thinking skills in the language learning classroom. Presenters will receive a 45-minute slot (35 minutes for presenting and 10 minutes for Q&A). Areas of interest may include, but are not limited to, higher-order thinking skills, evidence-based thinking, problem solving, logical thinking, evaluating sources, thinking dispositions, viewpoint-taking, debate and argumentation, academic writing, and of course, critical thinking.
Ready to submit your presentation? Submission form HERE. (Deadline June 15th, 2025)
Conference Organizers
Conference Chair: Todd Hooper
Conference Site Chair: Curtis Chu
Conference AM Coordinator: James D. Dunn
Conference Treasurers: Hiroshi Nakagawa and Emi Nagai
Conference PR Chair: James D. Dunn
Conference Registration Chair: Wayne Devitte