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.

The Tanken Centre will host a workshop for beginning Japanese teachers on Friday 8 March 2019.

This workshop is to support new secondary Japanese teachers in:

• - building their skills in using Japanese in the classroom
• - learning more about the Tanken Centre
• - networking.

 
Date: Friday 8 March 2019
Time: 9:30am-2:30pm
Venue: Tanken Centre, Kirrawee HS
Target audience: Beginning (in their first 3 years) teachers of Japanese
Cost: $55 (including lunch)
 
This workshop is designed for you to experience the activities run by Tanken Centre, with the aim of using the ideas and strategies in your own classroom. You will also have the opportunity to network with other Japanese teachers.
 
Please refer to the attached program for full details.
 
Travel and accommodation subsidies are available for temporary/permanent rural and remote teachers, through the department’s Rural and Remote strategy. To apply for a subsidy, please email aris.cao1@det.nsw.edu.au with your details.
 
This workshop has 20 places, allocated on a first-come first-served basis. If you are interested, please resister:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1C6Br0C49yWnbOHzGl-SQeCkv6_zxkX78Ed313Ba4tQ0/edit
When your place is confirmed, we will contact you via email.
 
For more information contact:
Nihongo Tanken Centre
Email: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au
T: 02 9542 5745
 
Standards
Attending this meeting will contribute 5 hours of Teacher Identified professional development towards maintaining Proficient Teacher accreditation in NSW, meeting standards 6.2, 6.3 and 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Japanese teachers are invited to attend a TeachMeet at Epping Boys High School on Thursday 29 November from 2:00pm.

Teachers are invited to present a favourite resource/teaching strategy to a small group with break time included for discussion and general conversation. Presentations should be limited to 5 minutes.
 
There will not be any cost or paperwork associated with the day although a letter will be provided as evidence of attendance. All resources will be shared afterwards through the JTAN website.

As a suggestion, teachers should arrange to have the last period off and bring their lunch.
 
If you are interested, please email Ben Gibb.

Registration for the symposium dinner has been extended until 21 October 2018.

Sake Seminar at Symposium Dinner
Date: Friday 2 November
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: L'Aqua, Cockle Bay Wharf
Cost: $100 (inc GST) per person
Registration: nsjle.org.au/registration/

The dinner is the social highlight of the symposium, providing a great opportunity to network with Japanese language educators and other stakeholders in a relaxed environment.

Chase Kojima, one of Australia's most influential Japanese chefs, has been invited to speak at the dinner. The dinner will also feature a Sake seminar led by certified Sake specialist Yukino Ochiai, Director of Deja vu Sake Company, Sake Samurai, WSET Level 3 Japanese sake education and Kikizakeshi.

Registration for the symposium remains open until Sunday 14 October 2018.
NSJLE Registrations: http://nsjle.org.au/registration/

If you have any further questions, please contact Maki Russel-Smith at the Japan Foundation, Sydney.
E: coordinators@jpf.org.au

The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is presented by the Japan Foundation, Sydney. The JFF has screenings across a range of genres in Sydney from 3 October to 25 November at Event Cinemas, George Street and the Domain Theatre at the Art Gallery of NSW.

​For further information on the films and schedule, please see the flyer attached or visit the website.    

Showko Comedy will present a Rakugo workshop for artists and teachers on Saturday 28 July 2018 from 12:00-4:00pm at the Bondi Pavilion. 

Tickets are $80 and can be purchased at the door (pre-reservation required) or through eventbrite.

Rakugo is a form of entertainment best described as Japanese sit-down comedy or comic story telling. During a show, the Rakugo performer sits on a small pillow (zabuton) dressed in a kimono and acts out the whole story by themselves equipped with only a fan (sensu) and hand towel (tenugui) to help convey ideas. A Rakugo story is told through the conversations between characters, therefore, the performer must be able play the role of each distinct character by changing personality, facial expression, mannerisms, and speech.

This workshop offers a rare opportunity for Australian performers to learn from Showko – the only professionally trained Japanese Rakugo artist currently working outside of Japan.

Manten Resources will be running a one day workshop on 17 July during the school holidays in Noosa. This workshop is suitable for primary and secondary school teachers of Japanese. The day will be divided into a series of shorter modules that will discuss topics such as growth mindset, soft CLIL, differentiation and feedback to improve student performance.

For further information see attached flyer, or the Manten website.

Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture is a Japanese-language course book developed by The Japan Foundation that aims to develop learners' Japanese speaking skills. The Japan Foundation is presenting a free introductory seminar outlining the features of Marugoto which may be useful for any language teachers who are interested in using the resource.

Details of this event can be found on the flyer.

For more information, please visit the Marugoto website.
Further enquiries can also be made to:
Mami Saito
Senior Language Consultant, The Japan Foundation, Sydney
T: 02 8239 0055 E: mami.saito@jpf.org.au

The Chado Urasenke Tankokai Sydney Association will be holding their annual chakai with tea ceremony demonstrations in the Sydney Botanic Gardens on Sunday 15 October 2017. 

For further information regarding booking tickets, please refer to the flyer.