| Special Half-day Seminar at the Japan Foundation, Sydney on July 13th |
The AFMLTA conference will be held from July 10th to 12th and the JSAA-ICJLE conference will be held from the evening of July 13th to 16th in Sydney. In conjunction with these two conferences and to offer an opportunity for those who cannot attend, we will conduct a half-day seminar for teachers of Japanese. This seminar will focus on how to introduce/ teach culture in Japanese classes using PPT presentations and movies. Please come and join our workshop! |
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| Workshops by our language consultants |
| In May and June, our language consultants will conduct workshops at Japanese teachers’ conferences in Tasmania and South Australia. Hope to meet you there! |
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| Centre Visit – Task sheet for “Swing girls” uploaded |
| Please take a look at our updated “Centre Visit” website. We now have a one day school excursion option, including task sheets for popular Japanese films. This month we have uploaded task sheets for the film ‘Swing Girls’. |
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| Speech Contest |
| The 2009 Speech Contest information has been uploaded. Please check our website to get information about your state’s speech contest from this site. We also recommend teachers access our previous Sensei’s Pages teaching ideas for ‘Speech making as a classroom activity’. |
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| Art Speaks Japanese Comes Alive! |
| This year we have launched a national art and language contest, ‘Art Speaks Japanese Comes Alive!’ Go to our website for more information, and be inspired by the entries from the 2008 NSW contest! We are looking forward to your applications. |
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| Videoまつり |
| Do your students enjoy making videos? Our new Nihongo event, ‘Video まつり’ begins this year, The objective of this festival is to enable students to use their creative abilities to showcase their Japanese and we hope students and teachers will be inspired to create a video using Japanese. Go to the website for information and an application form. We also recommend teachers access our most recent Sensei’s Pages for ideas on ‘Video production in the Japanese classroom’. |
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| 2009 Prize Donation Program |
The Prize Donation Program was developed by the Japan Foundation, Sydney to support schools staging any kind of Japanese language-related event. Assistance is provided in the form of donations of small prizes, such as Japanese books or magazines, stationery, and other small items to the value of $100.
Past prize donations have been made to schools in all areas of Australia, assisting urban and rural schools with events such as speech contests, LOTE days, cultural days, hiragana writing competitions, and a lot more.
Eligible schools are primary or secondary schools with an established Japanese language program.Further information online or contact the Japanese Language Dept on (02) 8239 0077, email donation@jpf.org.au. |
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