About

This site introduces the international conference on the SMILE Project and Intercultural Communication Education (SPICE) and the International Workshop Initiative for Teachers (I-WIT). The SPICE conference and the I-WIT are hosted by workshop initiatives on language learning (WILL) and co-sponsors.

SPICE 2025

SPICE 2025 is the fifth international conference focusing on intercultural communication and foreign language education, the utilization of ICT, and the development of new educational programs. The main objective of SPICE is to bring together researchers and teachers from language and communication education to encourage the exchange of ideas and experiences. The SPICE conference seeks original contributions in all relevant areas, including but not limited to the following topics.

  • Collaborative and Cooperative Language Learning
  • International and Intercultural Communication Education
  • International and Intercultural Cooperative Studies
  • Online Communication Activities and Classes
  • Ideas and Practices of Global Education
  • Practical Language Education Among Learners with Diverse Language and Cultural Backgrounds
  • Project-Based Learning and Language Education
  • Application Programs for Intercultural Understanding
  • Pedagogical Methods for Global Communication Education
  • Observation and Formative Feedback in Online Courses
  • ICT-based Data Collection Through Online Courses

The main event is the practical reports from the international collaborative pairs of “the SMILE1 project” implemented from April 2024 to February 2025. Previous meetings were held as follows:

  • SPICE 2024 was held at National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and online
  • SPICE 2023 was held at Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, and online.
  • SPICE 2022 was held online.
  • SPICE 2021 was held online.

I-WIT 2025

I-WIT 2025 is the second International Workshop Initiative for Teachers, where participants from Japan and other countries will share experiences with local high school teachers. Teachers from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and other countries are warmly invited and encouraged to attend. The workshop will be conducted primarily in English, but support will be available in Japanese when necessary.

Previous meetings were held as follows:

  • I-WIT 2024 was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Japanese translations of the introduction to SPICE 2025 & I-WIT 2025 for those who can not understand English.

SPICE 2025

SPICE2025は、異文化間コミュニケーションと外国語教育、ICTの活用、新しい教育プログラムの開発に焦点を当てた第5回国際会議です。SPICEの主な目的は、言語・コミュニケーション教育の研究者や教師が一堂に会し、アイデアや経験の交換を促進することです。SPICE会議では、以下のトピックを含みますが、これに限定されない、あらゆる関連分野における独創的な貢献を求めています。

  • 共同・協調的言語学習
  • 国際・異文化コミュニケーション教育
  • 国際・異文化協力研究
  • オンライン・コミュニケーション活動と授業
  • グローバル教育の理念と実践
  • 多様な言語・文化的背景を持つ学習者における実践的言語教育
  • プロジェクト学習と言語教育
  • 異文化理解のための応用プログラム
  • グローバルコミュニケーション教育の教育方法
  • オンライン授業における参与観察と形成的フィードバック
  • オンライン授業を通じたICTを活用したデータ収集

I-WIT 2025

I-WIT 2025は、日本を含む各国からの参加者が地元の高校教師と経験を共有する、第2回教師のための国際ワークショップ・イニシアチブです。日本、台湾、タイ、インドネシア、韓国、その他の国々からの先生方のご参加をお待ちしております。ワークショップは主に英語で行われますが、必要に応じて日本語でのサポートも可能です。

Venue

SPICE2025 will be held at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

UGM map

(Note that this map is just a snapshot image and not a interactive map)

Travel direction

Find your way from Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) to Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) campus by consulting with the following website:
How to get from Yogyakarta Airport (YIA) to UGM Campus Mosque by bus, taxi, car, shuttle or towncar

You can also ride a train from YIA to central Yogyakarta and a taxi from the station to UGM.

Accommodations

Kimaya Sudirman Yogyakarta by Harris

Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.89, Terban, Kec. Gondokusuman, Kota Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55223
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Swiss-Belboutique Yogyakarta

Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.69, Terban, Kec. Gondokusuman, Kota Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55224
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Hotel MMUGM

Jl. Colombo No.1, Karang Malang, Caturtunggal, Kec. Depok, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55281
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Call For Presentation

The International Conference on SMILE Projects and International Communication Education 2025 (SPICE2025) will take place on Saturday 22nd, February 2025, at Gajamada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Papers are invited to present studies in all fields related to education involving international communication, such as

  • Classroom Research
  • Collaborative Learning
  • Cooperative Learning
  • Curriculum Development
  • Evaluation of Learner Behavior
  • Foreign Language Education
  • Information and Communication Technology for Language Education
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Learner Autonomy
  • Teacher Education
  • and related areas

SPICE2025 is an international conference focusing on intercultural communication and foreign language education, the utilization of ICT, and the development of new educational programs. The main event includes practical reports from “the SMILE* project” implemented from April 2024 to February 2025.

【Abstract Submission】

The abstract must be within 500 words, and it must be saved as a PDF file.

Please send your abstract to kotoba.manabi.kobo at gmail.com. (please replace at with @)

Abstract Submission is open from the 1st of November 2024 till the 15th of January 2025 (Extended!).

25th January 2025, Acceptance letters and Invoice

31st January 2025, End of registration/payment online

All presenters must register by the 31st of January 2025.

Program

SPICE & I-WIT

SPICE2025

I-WIT2025

【Saturday 22 February】Participation in SPICE
【Sunday 23 February】（Optional）Local excursion including Borobudur and  Prambanan Temple Compounds
     Gathering at 9:00 at the lobby of the hotel
【Monday 24 February 】 Lecture and school visit, Venue: SMAN1 Yogyakarta
8:30 Leave Kimaya Hotel
9:00-9:30 Opening
9:30-10:30 lecture on the Indonesian education system（SMAN1）by Dr. Reni Herawati
10:30-11:15 Visit a morning class (English/Japanese) at SMAN1 Yogyakarta
11:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Visit an afternoon class (English/Japanese) at MUHI Yogyakarta　
14:30-15:00 Closing

Registration

Due to high demand, online Registration for SPICE and I-WIT has been extended again.

The new deadline is 23:59 (Western Indonesian Time) on Monday, 17 February 2025.

You can register onsite at the conference venue, but registration online is highly recommended.

For inquiries, please contact us at swkbys37[at]gmail.com.

【SPICE2025】（For I-WIT, see below)

Registration fee (Please note that credit card payment is only available in JPY):

  • Indonesian participants, whether students or faculty
    • 200,000 IDR / 15 USD / 2,000 JPY (onsite participants)
    • Free (online participants)
  • Non-Indonesian participants, whether students or faculty
    • 1,000,000 IDR / 70 USD / 10,000 JPY (onsite participants)
    • 500,000 IDR / 35 USD / 5,000 JPY (online participants)
  • Those who present SMILE projects
    • Free (onsite and online)

Please fill in your registration information form, which appears when you click here or the following button.

Registration

Then, pay your registration fee unless you are the participant, who is exempt from paying the participation fee.

Note for the cancellation:

If you need to cancel, please email the Conference Help Desk ( office at kotoba-kobo.jp ) by the day before the conference.
If you cancel up to the day before the conference, you will receive a full refund, minus bank operational fees. No refunds will be made for cancellations on or after the conference day.
Please note that participation fees will not be refunded if the conference is canceled for reasons beyond the Society’s control.

【I-WIT 2025】

Send an email to swkbys37 [at] gmail.com for the registration of I-WIT, including the following information:

Name

Gender・Age

Affiliation

Phone number

Email address

Registration fee: 25,000JPY (How to pay will be instructed by email)

Act on specified commercial transactions / 特定商取引法に基づく表記

For Japanese who do not understand English.

【SPICE 2025への参加費用など】

参加費（クレジットカードでのお支払いは日本円のみとなります）

  • インドネシアからの参加者（学生・教職員を問わず）
    • 200,000 IDR / 15 USD / 2,000 JPY (現地参加者)
    • 無料（オンライン参加者）
  • 学生・教職員を問わず、インドネシア人以外の参加者
    • 1,000,000 IDR / 70 USD / 10,000円（現地参加者）
    • 500,000 IDR / 35 USD / 5,000円（オンライン参加者）
  • SMILEプロジェクト発表者
    • 無料（会場参加、オンライン参加）

キャンセルについて

キャンセルの場合は、大会前日までに大会ヘルプデスク( office at kotoba-kobo.jp )までメールにてご連絡ください。大会前日までのキャンセルは、振込手数料を差し引いた全額を返金いたします。大会当日以降のキャンセルはご返金できません。なお、当学会の責に帰すべからざる事由により大会が中止となった場合、参加費の返金はいたしません。

【I-WIT 2025】

参加希望の方は swkbys37 [at] gmail.com まで以下の情報をお送りください。

お名前

性別・年齢

所属

電話番号

メールアドレス

⭐️参加費は 25,000円です (支払い方法はメールで連絡いたします)

Sponsors

The following sponsors and co-organizers support the SPICE 2025 and the I-WIT 2025:

  • Workshop Initiatives for Language Learning
  • Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • SMA Negeri 1 Yogyakarta
  • Chuo University
  • Japan Foundation