On Monday, 13 March 2017, the staff from the Nihongo Tanken Centre (Mieko and Taka) ran their first ever Adobe Connect session for teachers of Japanese. The session was designed for teachers who are the only Japanese teachers at their school and enabled teachers to chat about everyday lesson challenges and the Japanese language and culture.

Mieko and Taka would like to thank all participants for getting involved, and are keen to run a follow-up session.If you have any topics you wish to discuss with other teachers, please send your questions to Nihongo.Tanken@det.nsw.edu.au 

Topic examples may include:               
‒  special games my students absolutely love
‒  How true is it that Japanese people eat KFC on Christmas day?
‒  successful cooking lessons in Japanese classes.

Mieko and Taka look forward to seeing you again in the next session.

The Tanken Centre is offering a 30 minute Adobe Connect webinar for teachers of Japanese to share their ideas regarding Strategies to use the target language in the classroom. 
13 March 2017 from 3:30 – 4:00pm
You can log in using any computer with Internet access: https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/nihongo/
Speakers are essential to hear or a headset with mic. A webcam is optional. 

​This webinar is for any Japanese teachers who would like to be exposed to some professional learning in Japanese, focusing on strategies to use Japanese in the classroom. This is a great opportunity for teachers who are the sole language teacher in their schools.

If you would like answers to specific questions about Japanese language and culture, please send the questions before the session to Mieko.Shida4@det.nsw.edu.au.
All questions are welcome, including questions regarding intonation and pronunciation.
 
The following strategies will be covered:

• - increasing the use of Japanese in the classroom
• - broadening students’ interest in Japanese culture and motivating them to study beyond HSC
• - organising engaging classroom activities and providing clear directions.

 
The session can contribute 30 minutes of teacher-identified PL addressing Standard 7.4.2.

The Tanken Centre staff is offering a 30 minute Adobe Connect webinar for teachers of Japanese to share their ideas regarding Strategies to use the target language in the classroom. 
13 March 2017 from 3:30 – 4:00pm
Log in at: https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/nihongo/

If you are the only Japanese teacher at your school, it can be hard to find someone who can answer your questions about Japanese language and culture. This session is for teachers who are in this situation.
 
Please send your questions before the session to Mieko.Shida4@det.nsw.edu.au.
For example:

• - I want to know how Japanese teachers address their students. e.g. Smith kun? Smith? Tom? Tom kun? Lisa san? Lisa chan?
• - How do Japanese students remember kanji?
  
• - Is it true that Japanese people eat KFC on Christmas day?
• - Can you recommend any suitable Japanese DVDs?

All questions are welcome, including questions regarding intonation and pronunciation.
 
The following strategies will be covered:

• - increasing the use of Japanese in the classroom
• - broadening students’ interest in Japanese culture and motivating them to study beyond HSC
• - organising engaging classroom activities and providing clear directions.

 
The session can contribute 30 minutes of teacher-identified PL addressing Standard 7.4.2.