Japanese

2018 Japanese Film Festival school groups screening of Oremonogatari – 23 November 2018

24/9/2018

The high school comedy Oremonogatari (My Love Story!) will be screened for school groups in Sydney as part of the 2018 Japanese Film Festival.

Date: 23 November 2018
Time: 10:00am-12:45pm
Venue: Event Cinemas, George Street

The screening will include a fun Japan quiz before the start of the film, and a unit of work on the film is available for teachers. Teachers are invited to bring classes along for a Term 4 excursion.

The previous cap of 50 tickets per school has been lifted, so you can now bring larger groups. Tickets are $10 per student, and can be purchased online by credit card or invoice.

For more details please see the attached flyer or visit the Japan Foundation website.

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School visits to Japan Foundation Sydney – Free

24/9/2018

The Japan Foundation, Sydney offers free workshops for school students through the Centre Visit program.

Their goal is to bring Japanese to life outside the classroom and encourage students to learn more about Japanese language and culture. The workshops are run by an experienced Japan Foundation language consultant, Michie Akahane.

Teachers can choose from a wide range of lesson topics and activities. Alternatively, the Japan Foundation can work with you to create a program relevant to your students’ interests and proficiency level.

The Centre Visit program is free of charge, but bookings are essential. Bookings are open for every school day of the year, but make sure you book early, as dates fill up fast. The booking application form is attached.

You can find more information on the Japan Foundation website.

If you have further enquiries, please email the Japan Foundation, or call on 02 8239 0055.

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Seeking part-time Japanese Language Teacher Term 4 2018: Murray Farm Bilingual School

19/9/2018

Murray Farm Public School is seeking a part time Japanese Language teacher to support their Japanese Bilingual Program. The position will be available for Term 4, 2018 with the possibility of extension.

In 2010, the Japanese Bilingual Program, initiated by the Department of Education, started at Murray Farm Public School. Currently there are 4 full time teachers and 1 part time teacher (2- 3 days a week) allocated to the program. This year, there are approximately 300 students participating in the bilingual program including three kindergarten, five Stage One, two Stage Two and two Stage 3 classes. The remaining 25 classes receive one Japanese language lesson per week.

Interested teachers should contact the principal, Joanne Wilcher, via email joanne.wilcher2@det.nsw.edu.au or via mobile phone 0416 010 470.

Seeking a full-time temporary Japanese teacher for 2019 – Smith's Hill High School

5/9/2018

Smith's Hill High School is seeking a full-time Japanese teacher for 2019 to cover a teacher while they are overseas. The position includes teaching Stage 4 and Stage 5, as well as Stage 6 HSC Japanese Continuers and Extension. For further details, please contact the teacher Tim Griffiths.
Please send all applications to Anne Olsen (relieving Head Teacher, Languages).

Seeking temporary part-time Japanese teacher for Term 4 – Randwick Girls High School

5/9/2018

Randwick Girls High School is seeking a temporary part-time Japanese teacher for Mondays and Fridays in Term 4. For further information, please contact Regina Sun (Languages Supervisor).

Reminder – please complete the Japanese teachers' conference post-event evaluation survey

5/9/2018

This is a reminder to the Japanese teachers that attended the 2018 Cross-sectoral Japanese Teachers' Conference. Please complete the post-event evaluation survey. It is only a short survey to gather feedback in order to guide future planning. The survey can be accessed via the link below.

www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018Japanese

Thank you to those teachers who have already completed the survey.

Urgent – seeking experienced HSC teacher to support Asquith Girls High School Year 12 Continuers students

21/8/2018

The principal of Asquith Girls High School is seeking an experienced HSC Japanese teacher to work with Year 12 Japanese Continuers students to prepare them for the HSC oral exam this coming weekend.

The principal is flexible on the time for tutoring, which could be arranged during the school day or in the afternoon, to suit the teacher's availability.

Interested teachers should contact the principal, Elizabeth Amvrazis, directly via email or mobile 0467 762 670.

NSW Japanese Language Speech Contest 2018 – applications close soon

21/8/2018

The NSW Japanese Language Speech Contest will be held on Sunday 2 September 2018 at the University of NSW.

Applications to participate in the speech contest remain open until Thursday 23 August 2018.

The application form and contest guidelines are attached below.

All applications must be emailed to:
Nagisa Fukui at n.fukui@unsw.edu.au
(Japanese Studies, School of Humanities and Languages)

For further information please contact Tomoko Koyama

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Seeking French and Japanese teacher - Normanhurst Boys High School

14/8/2018

Normanhurst Boys High School is seeking a French and Japanese teacher for a long service leave position on the following dates:
Thursday 20 September – Friday 21 September (Week 9)
Monday 24 September – Friday 28 September (Week 10).

Please contact Julie Dupuche via email on Julie.dupuche@det.nsw.edu.au

JTAN Term 3 TeachMeet – 8 September 2018

13/8/2018

JTAN will be holding their Term 3 primary Japanese TeachMeet on Saturday 8 September from 9.30am-3.30pm. The focus for this TeachMeet will be on programming with the new syllabus. For information and registration details, please visit the JTAN website. Teachers are asked to register for this event by no later than 31 August.

For further information, please contact Sue Palmer.