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In response to teacher feedback, we have updated our sample speaking questions for Japanese Continuers. The questions we originally published were adapted from the old HSC Online site, and feedback indicated that the types of questions asked during the oral examination have changed since HSC Online was first published.
You can access the updated questions from our Stage 6 Japanese Continuers page.
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The Tanken Centre is again offering 40 minute online group sessions to assist Year 12 students with their speaking practice. Sessions will take place during school hours using Zoom. Students will be divided into 3 breakout rooms and the Tanken Centre staff and class teacher will spend 10 minutes with a set of questions in each room. Staff will rotate through the rooms to ensure students have the opportunity to practise with 3 different speakers.
After the speaking rotations are complete, the groups will come back together in the main room and students will be given feedback. These sessions are free. Please choose the dates for this session below: - 24, 28, 30 July - 3, 5, 11, 14, 20, 21, 25, 27 August - 8, 10 September. Please kindly note that these sessions are offered to the NSW public schools only. If you are interested in booking a session for your students, please contact the Tanken Centre via email, including: - the course (Beginners or Continuers) - preferred dates and times (please provide at least 2 options) - name list of attending students. Bookings will be made on a first-come first-served basis. There is a high chance that you will not be able to get your first preference. Please put several preferred dates with times. As we expect a large volume of inquiries, please make sure you include the above information in your email. Your session is not confirmed until we send you a confirmation email. Priority goes to schools which have not participated in this session in Term 2. Schools which participated in Term 2 will be placed on waiting list. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Tanken Centre nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au The Year 12 HSC July online holiday workshops for Beginners and Continuers are now fully booked. Any further requests received will be placed on the waiting list. There are places still available in the Extension workshop on 15 July. Further details and the application form are available here.
Please kindly note that these workshops are offered to NSW public schools only. The Tanken Centre is facilitating Year 12 HSC July online holiday workshops on the following dates:
Beginners – Wednesday 8 July Continuers – Thursday 9 July Extension – Wednesday 15 July Further details and the application form are available here. Please send the application form (page 2 only) at your earliest continence to secure a place. Please kindly note that these workshops are offered to the NSW Government schools only. Students who attended the April online holiday workshops are ineligible to attend these workshops. JTAN online speaking days
We would like to remind teachers that a second Continuers day has opened on June 20 for those who missed out on the first day. Continuers day #2 (online) 20 June 2020 (9:00am-1:30pm) – applications open. We are pleased to announce that this event will go ahead due to the high demand of student registrations. As above, if you are able to provide additional support on the day as an examiner, please email JTAN. JTAN examination papers The following 2020 JTAN examination papers are available for purchase from now until the end of June via the JTAN website. Please read the terms and conditions carefully, as we enforce strict embargo dates in order to maintain the validity of the papers across the state. Year 11 Beginners Preliminary Yearly Year 12 Beginners Trial HSC Year 11 Continuers Preliminary Yearly Year 12 Continuers Trial HSC Year 12 Extension Trial HSC National Symposium on Japanese Language Education (NSJLE) 2021 The Monash Japanese Language Education Centre together with The Japan Foundation, Sydney is committed to supporting Japanese language educators across Australia. We are also committed to the well-being of our colleagues and with that at the forefront of our thinking we have decided to postpone the National Symposium on Japanese Language Education 2020.The NSJLE will now be held in November 2021 in Melbourne at The State Library of Victoria. The call for papers facility remains open so please consider submitting a paper. We greatly appreciate those who have submitted a paper for consideration and we will contact you shortly. Those who have registered for the NSJLE 2020 will also be contacted in the coming weeks. We are pleased to announce that our featured keynote speakers for the NSJLE 2020, have been secured for 2021. Their biographies, further details and important dates can be found on the NSJLE website. The Tanken Centre is introducing 40 minute online group sessions to assist Year 12 students with their speaking practice this term. Sessions will take place during school hours using Zoom. Students will be divided into 3 breakout rooms and the Tanken Centre staff and class teacher will spend 10 minutes with a set of questions in each room. Staff will rotate through the rooms to ensure students have the opportunity to practise with three different speakers.
After the speaking rotations are complete, the groups will come back together in the main room and students will be given feedback. These sessions are free. If you are interested in booking a session for your students, please contact the Tanken Centre via email with your preferred date and time. New JTAN website
The new JTAN website is up and running. If you try to log in to the new website using your old JTAN login, your account becomes blocked as a security measure. Passwords must be reset using your email – click 'LOGIN' and then reset your password via the "Lost your password?" link. If you require further assistance, please view the video instructions. Online speaking days Continuers Day: Saturday 30 May, 2020 (9:00AM-1:30PM) Beginners Day: Saturday 13 June, 2020 (9:00AM-1:30PM) Year 12 online speaking day applications are now open via the JTAN website. Teachers may register with their students as usual, however students are now able to register and submit payments online as well. For students to purchase event tickets independently, their teacher must first register for the event and then email to receive a password for students to use when registering online. The Year 12 speaking days have always been popular so please register your students as soon as possible to avoid missing out. JTAN examination papers The following 2020 JTAN examination papers are available for purchase from now until the end of June via the JTAN website. Year 11 Beginners Preliminary Yearly - $115.00 Year 12 Beginners Trial HSC - $115.00 Year 11 Continuers Preliminary Yearly - $115.00 Year 12 Continuers Trial HSC - $115.00 Year 12 Extension Trial HSC - $70.00 JTAN examination papers – new embargo dates Due to several schools delaying assessment periods as a result of COVID-19, there are new embargo dates for JTAN examination papers: • Trial HSC Examination papers are embargoed until 4 September 2020 (previously 21 August 2020) • Preliminary Yearly Examination papers are embargoed until 18 September 2020 (previously 11 September 2020) 'Kimi no Na Wa' Extension resource booklet This 100+ page booklet guiding teachers and students through the prescribed film is now available to all JTAN members via the JTAN website. Thank you to Benjamin Gibbs (Epping Boys High School) and Eva Truong (Cheltenham Girls High School) for creating and sharing this valuable resource with the Japanese teaching community. Contacting JTAN If you would like to contact JTAN with a question or suggestion, please use the new website's Contact Form. Alternatively, you can send an email – messages will then be forwarded to the relevant committee member. Mieko and Taka from the Tanken Centre have created videos of HSC speaking sample questions for Year 12 Japanese Beginners and Continuers courses. They have also created lists of sample questions. Please share these resources with your students to assist them with practising their speaking skills.
Continuers – personal world, education Continuers – daily life, health Continuers – leisure Continuers – future plans, miscellaneous Beginners – family, neighbourhood, education Beginners – friends, holidays Continuers sample questions Beginners sample questions The new Extension resource workshop on 11 May is now NESA Registered PD. Completing this workshop contributes to 4.5 hours of NESA Registered PD addressing 6.2.2 and 7.4.2 of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
JAPAN FOUNDATION SYDNEY – Teaching Materials Grant This grant is for schools in Australia who wish to supplement their budget to purchase teaching materials for their Japanese language program. There are 2 kinds of programs in this grant. Please check the guidelines below to determine which program you should apply for: 1. establishing new program 2. expanding existing program. The application deadline has been extended to Monday 20 May 2019. For further details and application procedures, please see https://jpf.org.au/language/for-teachers/grants/teaching-materials-grants/ Available dates Due to cancellations, the following dates are now available: - 28 May - 31 May - 3 June - 17 June. We are also looking for a Year 9 group to combine with another group on Thursday 15 August. If you are interested in any of the above dates, please contact us. July holiday workshops for Year 12 We are facilitating the following HSC holiday workshops: - 10 and 11 July – Beginners - 16 and 17 July – Continuers - 19 July – Extension. Further details and the application form are attached. Please send the application form at your earliest continence. For more information contact: Nihongo Tanken Centre Email: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au T: 02 9542 5745 
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