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.

​This is a reminder to the Japanese teachers that attended the 2018 Cross-sectoral Japanese Teachers' Conference. Please complete the  post-event evaluation survey. It is only a short survey to gather feedback in order to guide future planning. The survey can be accessed via the link below.

www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018Japanese

Thank you to those teachers who have already completed the survey.

Registration will close for the NSW cross-sectoral Japanese Teachers' Conference 2018 on Friday 10 August.

Registration is via RegoDirect, an external registration site. For access click on the link below.
https://www.regodirect.com.au/japaneseteachers/

The conference is being managed by VMS conference services and support. If you have any trouble with registration, or need to pay by credit card, please contact VMS on 02 9526 1221.

Before registering, please view the Agenda and Workshops pages. 

On the Registration page, include your workshop choice for each session.

There are currently 4 workshop sessions with 4 workshops in each session. Due to early participation interest, some workshops are being repeated.

For further information, please contact Darlene Knowles, Language Officer on 9266 8536 or at darlene.knowles@det.nsw.edu.au.​​

We are seeking teachers to present in a TeachMeet session at the NSW cross-sectoral Japanese Teachers' Conference 2018 who use the following online resources:
- Go Nihongo!
- Erin's Challenge
- Collaboratus: Waking up in Japan
- Asia Education Foundation online resources
- other.

If you use any of these resources and are willing to do a 5-10 minute demonstration, please contact Darlene Knowles on 9266 8536 or darlene.knowles@det.nsw.edu.au

​The conference will be held on Friday 17 August 2018.  
​Link to registration page: www.regodirect.com.au/japaneseteachers/home/

The biennial 4th National Symposium on Japanese Language Education (NSJLE) will be held on 2-3 November 2018 at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). The theme for 2018 is Bigger, Broader, Better!

The 2018 keynote speakers have now been announced and are as follows:
- 2 November 2018: Ms Kumi Taguchi – Host, ABC TV
- 3 November 2018: Mr Yo Azama – Japanese language teacher based in California, USA.

For further information on the speakers as well as information on registration for the symposium, please see the flyer attached or visit the NSJLE website. Further enquiries can be directed to The Japan Foundation.