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Note from Tanken Centre

23/9/2016

Dear Teachers,

Bookings for Term 4
We are grateful that so many teachers have organised a visit to the centre.
We have some dates available in Term 4. If you are interested in bringing your students, please contact us.
Please kindly note that when we receive your booking form, your visit will be finalised.
We would be grateful if you could organise the booking form promptly once you confirm the date of the visit with us. We appreciate your cooperation.

Seeking a Year 12 2017 Continuers group to join with another school on 15 November
The program will include preparation for the HSC examination as well as some challenging games.
If you are interested, please contact me.

Booking for 2017
Bookings for the centre for 2017 will be open from next term.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you very much for your wonderful support of the centre.
Have a wonderful holiday.

Kind regards,

Mieko Shida
Coordinator
Nihongo Tanken Japanese Language Centre
Learning & Teaching Directorate

21 Hunter St, Kirrawee NSW 2232
T: (02) 9542 5745 F: (02) 9542 5749
E: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au

Seeking Japanese teacher - Bowral High School

22/9/2016

Bowral High School is seeking a teacher with approval to teach Japanese and a willingness to teach English 7-10 for a full time permanent position.
Further details can be accessed on Jobs NSW
Contact Kim Pavour Ph 4861 2255
Closing Date 5 October 2016

The Japan Foundation School Leader Fellowship Tour - opportunity for Principals to visit Japan

20/9/2016

The School Leader Fellowship Tour organised by the Japan Foundation Sydney, aims to escort school leaders to Japan so they can experience Japanese culture and learn more about Japan so they can be supportive of the Japanese language program.

It also aims to help leaders to see the opportunity for cross-curricula links with Japanese language and other teaching areas focusing on Japan.

The Japan Foundation Sydney would like to invite principals who would benefit from the visit, either by encouraging them to support the program that is already in their schools, or by encouraging them to begin a Japanese program.

NSW public school teachers (primary and secondary) who feel that their school could benefit from their principal's participation in this program should send a brief outline of the reasons for recommending their principal to janelle.byrne@det.nsw.edu.au by Friday 23 September 2016.

Please note, the final decision will be determined by the Japan Foundation, Sydney as it is a national cross-sectoral tour.

The Japan Foundation Teaching Materials Grant 2016/17 Round 2 is now open

19/9/2016

Application guidelines and forms are now available.

This grant is for schools in Australia who wish to supplement their budget to purchase textbooks and materials for their Japanese language program.

There are two grants in the program:

- one for schools starting a Japanese program
- one for schools with an existing program

Please check the guidelines at http://jpf.org.au/grants/language.html to determine which grant you should apply for.

For further enquiries contact Maki Russell-Smith on 02 8239 0055 or coordinators@jpf.org.au.
Applications are due to The Japan Foundation, Sydney office by post by Thursday 20 October 2016.

BOSTES Draft K-10 Japanese Syllabus: Online Consultation Survey closes Sunday 25 September 2016

16/9/2016

Japanese language teachers in NSW are reminded to have their say on the Draft K-10 Syllabus through the online consultation survey that closes on Sunday 25 September 2016. As Term 3 draws to a close next week, teachers are encouraged to download and review the draft documents from the BOSTES website and complete the accompanying online survey, available via this link: http://bit.ly/24w5hk0.

Seeking chaperone for LABO in-Japan homestay program

13/9/2016

Seeking chaperone for LABO exchange
LABO head office (in Japan) is seeking a chaperone to travel with students participating in the LABO exchange program.
17 students have applied to take part in the in-Japan homestay program, departing Sydney on 16 December 2016 and returning January 9 2017.

The chaperon is required to accompany the students on flights from Sydney – Tokyo – Osaka
and from Osaka – Tokyo – Sydney.

During the homestay the chaperon is accommodated by a host family, (a Labo tutor or Labo office staff).
The costs for flights and associated ground costs arranged by Labo office will be covered by Labo.
All other expenses are the chaperones own costs.
Further details and the chaperone application form can be accessed below.
Applications are due urgently by September 16 2016 with a short bio and photo.

For enquiries, please contact Ayako Mitsui-Browne or phone 0408 442 614

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UNSW seeking practicum placement

12/9/2016

UNSW is seeking a practicum placement for a student to complete their final teaching practicum in the Eastern Suburbs/Inner city area. This student has successfully completed a teaching practicum previously.
UNSW boasts the highest quality teachers and given this is their final practicum before qualification, they will be at their top of their game.

The practicum is 9 weeks in duration: 10 October – 9 Dec 2016.

If you are unavailable in this timeframe but would like to host UNSW future teachers, we will also hold this practicum during Term 1, 2017. If either timeframe is of interest, please discuss with your school’s practicum coordinator and get in contact with the UNSW Professional Experience office on 9385 9116
or professionalexperience@unsw.edu.au

Your support of our NSW future teachers is greatly appreciated.

New Online Resource: Collaboratus - Waking up in Japan

9/9/2016

Waking up in Japan is a new online learning resource developed by NSW DoE Learning Systems as part of the Collaboratus series.

Students work collaboratively to research a topic of cultural interest in Japan and make a presentation (digital and/or face-to-face) that demonstrates their learning. This resource supports students studying the 100-hour mandatory Stage 4 or 100/200 elective Stage 5 Japanese courses. Key learning outcomes relate to the syllabus objective: Moving between cultures. Students also have the opportunity to engage with the objective: Using language, through investigating key Japanese words (Stage 4) and conducting a Japanese Q&A interview (Stage 5) related to their chosen topic.

The Collaboratus series embeds the use of online collaboration tools, such as Google Apps for Education and Microsoft Office 365, in future focused teaching and learning activities that develop students' 21st century learning skills. Each resource in the series has been developed through a collaborative partnership between school-based teachers, expert educators from operational and State-office Directorates, and the Learning Design and Development team.

For further information about Waking up in Japan, follow this link: http://bit.ly/collaboratus-wakingupinJapan

Seeking Japanese Teacher (0.8 FTE) - The Jannali High School

8/9/2016

The Jannali High School is seeking a temporary teacher (0.8 part-time) with approval to teach Japanese and a willingness to teach Junior English for 2017 starting on January 27 2017. The teaching load will consist mainly of Year 8, Year 9 and/or Year 10 Japanese and possibly some Year 7-10 English classes. It may also be possible to work casually on the other day if desired.
Please contact Anthony Polverino on (02) 9521 2805 if you are interested.

Languages participation Years 7-9 data collection

2/9/2016

The Language Participation Years 7-9 collection is currently open. The collection is due to close Friday 11 September. We encourage schools to complete the survey before the due date to ensure that any issues with the data or Signing Off can be rectified before the survey closes. Please Sign Off on the data collection website before COB Friday, 11 September 2015.

Important note: The LP 7-9 Collection is a separate survey from the ‘2016 BOSTES Languages Education Survey’ which schools have also been asked to complete this week. We apologise for any confusion, however schools still need to complete the Department LP7-9 collection.

Please go to the website http://datacollections.det.nsw.edu.au/ or DEC Intranet/Portal [DEC Intranet >> My Portal >> My Websites >> Online Data Collections for Schools >> Log-in >> Language Participation – Years 7-9 Students].
If you are not responsible for completing this collection please pass this information to the responsible person.
Thank you for your efforts.

Could all teachers of languages encourage their Principals to complete the survey ASAP?