Tutors are required for two Year 11 Japanese Beginners students studying through NSW School of Languages. One student is located in the Campbelltown area and the other student is located in the Leichhardt area.

If interested, please contact the students' teacher directly at stephanie.jung1@det.nsw.edu.au

Great Lakes College Forster Campus is seeking a Japanese teacher for Terms 3 and 4 this year, to commence 17 July 2017. If interested, please email the Principal, Jennifer Miggins or call the school on 02 6554 6062.​

The second annual Careers in Language Fair (Japanese) will be held on Tuesday 8 August 2017, at Glebe Town Hall from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

Students from Years 7-12 and university students are invited to attend. The event seeks to inspire all attendees to continue studying and applying their language skills to their future careers.

​Alongside cultural exhibitors, games and free activities, there will be Q&A panels throughout the day. Themes of these panels include travel and tourism, art and design as well as the JET program.

See the Event Page or the flyer below for more information and to purchase tickets.

Applications are open for The Japan Foundation’s intensive seminar to be held in Sydney. 

Dates:
Monday 25 September to Thursday 28 September 2017

Target:
Primary teachers (K-6 in Australia) and preservice teachers

Participation fee:
FREE (Note: Seminar participants are not eligible for The Japan Foundation Travel Grant for Professional Development Event)

Application submission deadline:
Online applications close Monday 31 July 2017

Further details and the application guidelines and forms can be accessed on The Japan Foundation website.
For enquiries, please contact coordinators@jpf.org.au

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

The new course prescriptions 2019-2023 for the Stage 6 Japanese and Literature course are now available. 

Implementation of the new course prescriptions will commence from Term 1, 2018.

Schools are reminded that study of the texts prescribed for the Year 12 course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course. This also applies to the study of a prescribed text in another medium, such as the film of a novel.

For more information, contact: 
Lyn Sully
Inspector, Languages
lyn.sully@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8152
@LanguagesNESA

Japanese speaking workshops to prepare for the HSC oral exams will be held on the Central Coast on Saturday 10 June, 8 July and 29 July 2017. 

$10 per student each session.

Flyer attached below.

For more details contact Michelle Mitchell on 0408239030 or Michellemitchell91@outlook.com

This is an English language contest, and is open to all high school students, not only those studying Japanese.

The contest's aim is to encourage an understanding of Japan and Australia-Japan relations among NSW secondary students.
 
Submissions must arrive at the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney by 23 August 2017.

A letter from the consul, a flyer and the entry documentation are available to be downloaded below.
Entry guidelines and essay cover sheets are also available for download on the consulate website.

​For more information contact Rafael Villadiego, Information and Culture Section, Consulate-General of Japan, (02) 9250 1000, rafael.villadiego@sy.mofa.go.jp
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​The new NSW languages syllabuses incorporating the Australian Curriculum is now available for Japanese K-10. 

Implementation of the new NSW Japanese K-10 syllabuses will commence from Term 1, 2019, as follows:

Years 7-10
2017-2018: Familiarisation and planning 
2019: Start teaching Year 7 and Year 9 elective course
2020: Start teaching Year 8 and Year 10 elective course

Kindergarten to Year 6
Implementation of the new Japanese syllabus in K–6 is optional.
2017:  Familiarisation and planning K-6
2018:  Optional to teach K-6
2019: Start teaching K-6 (if implementing)

Initial support materials, including guides to the new syllabuses, are available to assist teachers in familiarisation and planning of the syllabus. 

The new syllabus will be available in an interactive online format later in 2017. Additional support materials including sample scope and sequences, sample teaching units and sample assessment activities will be available in Term 3, 2017. 

The new Japanese K-10 syllabuses and initial support materials are available on the NESA website.

For more information, contact: 
Lyn Sully
Inspector, Languages
lyn.sully@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8152
@LanguagesNESA