Due to the current restrictions in place and the impact COVID-19 is having on our ability to move around, the Japanese Teachers’ Conference has been postponed until a date to be advised (2022) when things become more stable.

We thank those who have already registered, you will be contacted by VMS with further information about your registration.

A huge special thank you to our presenters who have worked so hard to bring valued professional learning to us in very difficult circumstances and we look forward to these presentations when the conference goes ahead.

​We hope you all stay safe and well and look forward to seeing you in person in 2022.

We are very excited to announce that registration is now open for the NSW Japanese Teachers’ Conference 2021. The conference will be held on Friday 10 September at the Novotel Hotel in Parramatta. This is a cross-sectoral conference and all teachers of Japanese are welcome to attend.

​The conference theme is Inspired teaching, vibrant classrooms, engaged learners.

Places are limited so please register early to avoid disappointment. Registrations close on Friday 27 August or when places have been filled. The conference agenda and registration are available online.

The Cross-sectoral Japanese Language Teachers’ Conference 2021 will be held on Friday 12 February 2021 in Sydney, and we are now seeking presenters.

Focus areas for presenters are:​
- assessment, reporting and feedback – K-10
- Stage 6 assessment strategies [Japanese Beginners and Continuers]
- innovative and effective teaching and learning strategies
- engaging resources and activities
- visible thinking techniques
- engaging your school community with Japanese
- other.

Session brief:
- workshop sessions are 60 minutes
- TeachMeet sessions are 7 minutes to 15 minutes
- teachers may submit a joint EOI to present together.

All applications require the signature of the applicant’s current principal. Please complete the EOI form below, and email as a PDF to coreena.allen@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 14 August  2020.

This EOI form is for teachers from all sectors. 

Successful applicants will be notified by email by Friday 28 August 2020.
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For further information, please contact Coreena Allen or Shanelle Ingram. 

Year 12 winter holiday workshops
The JTAN winter holiday workshops for HSC students will go ahead via Zoom for both Japanese Continuers and Japanese Beginners.
 
Continuers holiday workshop (2 days)
Monday 6 July, Tuesday 7 July 2020
9:00am-2:30pm via Zoom
Student ticket $115.00
Please complete the application on the JTAN website.
 
Beginners holiday workshop (2 days)
Monday 6 July, Tuesday 7 July 2020
9:00am-2:30pm via Zoom
Student ticket $115.00
Please complete the application on the JTAN website.
 
Students who participate in these workshops will receive 8 hours of advice, as well as individual feedback on two writing tasks. The workshops will be led by experienced teachers in all areas. Listening, reading, writing and speaking sessions will be held. The format of the workshop has changed to accommodate for online delivery.

Applications are now open and will close on June 30. Places are strictly limited to 40 students per course, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
 
Extension speaking day
JTAN would like to propose an Extension speaking day on the first weekend of Term 3 in lieu of the normal winter holiday workshop. This will be a full day workshop via Zoom for students to work on their monologue preparation and delivery skills. There will be a brief presentation followed by several rounds of preparation and delivery of set monologue questions covering all 3 prescribed issues. This event will require teacher support to run as it will run in a format similar to the Continuers speaking day. Students will likely be allocated to either a morning or afternoon session and complete 4 monologues with feedback (verbal) from assisting teachers. If you and your students are interested in participating in this workshop, please email by 15th June and JTAN will confirm whether the event can go ahead and provide registrations details.

Places will be strictly limited based on teacher participation. Teachers must participate in order for this event to be held for their students. 
 
Continuers online speaking days
All JTAN speaking days have reached full capacity. We still require a number of teachers to assist as examiners for part or all of each day.
 
Continuers day #2
20 June 2020 (9:00am-1:30pm)
If you are able to provide additional support on the day as an examiner, please register via email.
 
Postgraduate Conference on Multilingualism
The Postgraduate Conference on Multilingualism, co-hosted by Multilingualism Research Centre, Department of Linguistics and School of Education, Macquarie University and School of Education, University of New South Wales, will be held on 10 October 2020. The conference will be web-based and there is no cost for participation. Please read the attached flyer for further information.
 
Research streams include:
• Australian indigenous languages
• Geographies of multilingualism
• Language education policy
• Language learning and use in the community
• Language teacher education
• Learning and using English in a multilingual society
• Multilingualism in literature and translation
• Multilingualism in social and professional life
• Multilingualism, technologies and literacies in education
 
Japanese Government 2021 MEXT Scholarship
 
Research and undergraduate applications are now open for the Japanese Government 2021 MEXT Scholarships. Application forms and details (including the application timeline) are available on the Embassy of Japan website.The deadline for applications is Wednesday 8 July 2020. Complete, hard-copy applications must arrive at the Embassy of Japan by 5:00pm on this day. Any enquiries should be addressed to the MEXT Scholarship Advisor at the Embassy of Japan in Canberra via phone or email.

The Cross-sectoral Japanese Language Teachers’ Conference 2020 will be held on Friday 28 August 2020 in Sydney and the Languages and Culture team is seeking presenters.

Focus areas for which we are seeking presenters are:​
- assessment, reporting and feedback – K-10
- Stage 6 assessment strategies [Japanese Beginners and Continuers]
- innovative and effective teaching and learning strategies
- engaging resources and activities
- visible thinking techniques
- engaging your school community with Japanese
- other.

Session brief:
- workshop sessions are 60 minutes
- Teachmeet sessions are 7 minutes to 15 minutes
- teachers may submit a joint EOI to present together.

All applications require the signature of the applicant’s current principal. Please complete the EOI form below, and email as a PDF to coreena.allen@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 28 February 2020.

This EOI form is for teachers from all sectors. 

Successful applicants will be notified by email by Friday 6 March 2020.
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For further information, please contact Coreena Allen – Language Officer on 0436 851 211 or at coreena.allen@det.nsw.edu.au

The Languages and Culture team would like to hear from you as we start planning the 2020 Japanese Teachers' Conference.

We are interested in hearing your opinions regarding the format, types of workshops, content and any other suggestions you may have.

The link to the survey is https://forms.gle/ZVHtrXPCduuG8LNM6. 

We value your time and feedback and ask that you complete this survey by Monday 11 November.

どうもありがとうございます。

The Japanese Language Teachers' Association of Victoria (JLTAV) will be hosting their annual conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 March 2019. The conference will feature presenters from Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. The JLTAV Annual General Meeting will also be held at the conference on Friday 29 March from 4:30-5:30pm.

Information regarding the conference program is available here. Registration for the event will close on Thursday 21 March. To register for the event, please visit the website.

Accommodation subsidies for JLTAV members from regional areas are also available. To check whether you are eligible for the subsidy, please visit the website.

Some teachers have identified that their attendance at the NSW Cross-sectoral Japanese Teachers' Conference 2018 is not appearing on eTAMS. This could be due to either of the following reasons:
1. You have not been registered in MyPL as attending.
2. Your MyPL profile does not contain your NESA Institute number.
 
If you are a non-DoE teacher and have NOT YET created a MyPL profile, please:

• - read the attached instructions and follow the steps
  
• - email darlene.knowles@det.nsw.edu.au by 17 December 2018, once you have completed the above steps.
  
• Please ensure that your profile contains your NESA Institute number.
  

 
If you are a non-permanent (casual or temporary) DoE teacher or non-DoE teacher and have already registered on MyPL, please check that your MyPL profile contains your NESA Institute number so that it can connect to eTAMs and transfer the registered hours.
 
You can easily add your NESA Institute number to your profile by:
- logging into MyPL and choosing “My Account” from the hamburger drop-down menu on the top right
- choose “Edit’ from the drop-down "Actions" menu, then scroll down to the correct field and add your NESA Institute number.
 
If you have any issues, send an email to the MyPL team at mypl@det.nsw.edu.au and they will be able to support you.

The National Federation of Australia Japan Societies NSW will host a 2 day conference which explores the Australia-Japan relationship.

The conference will present the latest developments in Australia-Japan related business, sport and tourism connections, and share success stories. There will be cultural performances as well as hands-on workshops for Anime, Taiko, Haiku, and Ikebana. There will also be opportunities to discuss establishing sister city arrangements.

Day 2 will be launched with a discussion on the state of Japanese education, led by NESA with a Q&A panel session to follow.

On the evening of Day 2 there will be a Gala Dinner with performance by TaikOz.

You can register using the attached PDF form or online.
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​For further details please see the attached flyer.