The Year 12 Continuers July holiday workshop is now full. 
Enrolments are still being accepted for Year 12 Beginners (Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 July) and Extension (Friday 14 July) workshops. 
The days were incorrect on the previous application form. The amended application form can be downloaded. Please contact the Tanken Centre for further enquiries. 
Mieko Shida
Coordinator, Nihongo Tanken Japanese Language Centre
T: (02) 9542 5745 F: (02) 9542 5749
E: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au  ​

Fukuroi City Hall is seeking schools to participate in Skype sessions with community members in Fukuroi City, Japan.

Proposed dates:
First Skype session - August 15-19
Second Skype session - September 12-16
Third Skype session - January 23-28

Interested schools should contact Heather Bates: heather.y.bates@gmail.com
Coordinator for International Relations
International Exchange Office, Fukuroi City Hall

On behalf of the Nihongo Tanken Centre, I hope you all had a relaxing holiday.
 
Year 12 HSC July holiday workshops will be held as follows:
Beginners students: 5 and 6 July 
Continuers students: 11 and 12 July
Extension students: 14 July

Further details and registration forms are available for download below. 
Places are limited and bookings will close as soon as all places are filled.
If you are interested in booking in your students, please send the application (page 4 only) at your earliest convenience.
We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.
 
Kind regards
Mieko Shida
Coordinator, Nihongo Tanken Japanese Language Centre
T: (02) 9542 5745 F: (02) 9542 5749
E: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au  

The Careers in Language Fair will be held on Tuesday 8 August at Glebe Town Hall from 9am - 3pm.
The event is aimed at students studying Japanese who are interested in pursuing a career in which they can use their language skills. There will be Q&A panels, cultural activities, and stalls set up by Japanese and non-Japanese companies. 
Further information can be accessed at www.careersinlanguage.com.au
For enquiries please contact Kayla Medica. 

Application submissions for Round 1 of the 2017/18 teaching materials grant from The Japan Foundation, Sydney close on 1 May 2017.

This grant is for schools in Australia who wish to supplement their budget to purchase teaching materials for their Japanese language program. There are two rounds for this grant. (2017/18 Round 2 will open on 15 August 2017. Application deadline is on 16 October 2017.)
 
There are two kinds of programs in this grant; New Program and Expanding Program.
Visit The Japan Foundation website for the grant application guidelines and application forms.
 
Applicants are encouraged to submit a soft copy of their completed application forms to coordinators@jpf.org.au for checking before original documents are sent via post.  

Original application documents must arrive at The Japan Foundation, Sydney office by Monday 1 May 2017, by post.
 
For further enquiries, please contact The Japan Foundation, Sydney at coordinators@jpf.org.au.
 
Kind regards,
Kylie Ha
 
Kylie Ha | Program Coordinator (Relieving)
Japanese Language Department
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
02 8239 0055 (Reception)
W: www.jpf.org.au | TW: @JPFSydney | FB: japanfoundationsydney

​Dear teachers of Japanese,
Thank you very much for your continued support of the Tanken Centre.

July holiday HSC workshops
We have already had enquiries about our July holiday workshop.
We will run workshops for Beginners, Continuers and Extension students.
The details will be published in Week 1 Term 2 and bookings will be accepted from this time.
We are very much looking forward to having your students at our workshops.
 
Booking forms
If you have a tentative booking with us, please send the booking form as soon as possible to confirm.
Also please let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel your booking.
There are a number of dates available in Term 4. Please contact us if you are interested in bringing your students. 

Dates to share
We are looking for a small group to join on the following dates:
Tuesday 27 June – Year 12 Continuers (this day includes HSC exam preparation)
Wednesday 26 July – Year 9
Monday 31 July – Year 8
If you are interested, please contact mieko.shida@det.nsw.edu.au
 
We hope you have a wonderful holiday.
 
Kind regards,
Mieko Shida
Coordinator
Nihongo Tanken Japanese Language Centre

The JTAN March Newsletter can be downloaded and includes information regarding the ​​resources sharing workshop for primary teachers, student holiday workshops (Beginners, Continuers and Extension students) and various resources, events and opportunities.