Please download the Japanese teacher information pack which contains details of important dates in 2019 for upcoming professional learning, grants and contests, as well as contact details for the Japan Foundation. For further information, please contact the Japan Foundation.

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.

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 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.

The Japan Foundation is offering the following programs (in Japan) for the 2019-20 Japanese financial year.

Applications are now open until 3 December 2018.

• - Basic Training Program (six months)
• - General Language Program (six weeks)
• - Teaching Methods Program
• - Training on a Specific Theme
  


• All programs are run at the Japanese Language Institute – Urawa.


• Further details are available on the Japan Foundation website.
  

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.

Applications for The Japan Foundation’s January 2019 intensive seminar, to be held in Sydney, have been extended to Monday 22 October 2018.

This intensive seminar delivers 19 hours of NESA-registered professional development.

​The seminar enables teachers to develop their language skills, gain confidence using Japanese, and to develop language teaching strategies and skills which they can apply in the language classroom.

Specific focuses include the Australian Curriculum, and ICT-based learning. Participants will be immersed in a Japanese language environment suited to their level and will have ample opportunity for networking.

New in 2018:
- teachers who have attended the intensive seminar in previous years are now also eligible to apply
- teachers who are Japanese native speakers can now attend on Day 2 (there will be no registered hours, however,  a certificate for 6 hours participation will be issued).

Venue:
Japan Foundation, Sydney

Dates:
Monday 14 January to Thursday 17 January 2019 

Target audience:
1. secondary teachers in Australia and New Zealand currently teaching Japanese (conditions apply)
2. preservice teachers (currently studying or recently graduated as a Japanese teacher in Australia – conditions apply).

Note: Teachers of other year groups may also apply as spaces in the course are still available.
Successful teachers from NZ can receive travel support (return flights and travel insurance only) from ILEP.

Participation in this event is FREE.

Online applications for the seminar close on Monday 22 October 2018.

Please note: The Japan Foundation Travel Grant for Professional Development Event is no longer available. All travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the participant.

Enquiries can be directed to the Japan Foundation via email, or on (02) 9239 0055. Further information about the application process is available on the Japan Foundation website.

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