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HSC speaking resources from the Tanken Centre

5/5/2020

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

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Amended – sample oral questions and answers from the Tanken Centre

20/4/2020

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Mieko and Taka from the Tanken Centre have created this video to support practice for the HSC oral examinations in Japanese for Year 12 Continuers. It includes a range of sample questions and answers in random order. Please note, this video is not the mock HSC oral exam. Please share it with your students.

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Japanese resources giveaway

4/12/2018

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Marilyn Lucas, a former departmental teacher, has a large number of Japanese resources that she has accumulated over her teaching career and is now looking to donate them. Any schools or teachers who are interested should contact Marilyn at Marilyn.lucas48@gmail.com or 0409 244 919.

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Textbook giveaway – Wakatta

27/11/2018

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Port Hacking High School has 20 copies of "Wakatta" in excellent condition to give away. They are available for free but pick up will need to be arranged. Contact Sylvia Stock at sylvia.stock@det.nsw.edu.au

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The Japan Foundation – Teacher information pack 2018

14/3/2018

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Please find attached a flyer from The Japan Foundation, Sydney, outlining the 2018 support available to teachers of Japanese. Support includes grants to schools, online resources, professional learning and contests for students.

For further information please contact The Japan Foundation directly at coordinators@jpf.org.au or 02 8239 0055.

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Manten Resources workshop – 17 July in Noosa

12/2/2018

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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.

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Hiragana Times magazine subscriptions

15/11/2017

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Hiragana Times is a monthly magazine written especially for Japanese language learners. The articles focus on current affairs or trends in Japanese contemporary culture. Learners are supported with the inclusion of furigana text and an in-line English translation, both of which can be covered with a red acrylic sheet to show the article in its original format.

As well as a source of cultural information, Hiragana Times can be used to improve reading skills through a range of articles.

All subscriptions for 2018 need to be submitted by 10 December 2017.

Details can be accessed from the subscription form.

For further information, contact Jillian Symons by email customerservice@intextbook.com.au

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Manten resources website

9/11/2017

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Manten resources (producer of Jblog textbooks) have a new website at http://www.mantenresources.com.au/

There are some useful free downloads on the site including PDFs on “How can I help my child learn a language?”, “Why is my child learning Japanese?” and “Is it too hard to learn a scripted language?”. These are all available on the parent tab. The teachers tab has other information including the free version of the bilingual Amazing Race for use with Japanese visitors.

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Click Nippon resources

9/10/2017

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A reminder to all Japanese language teachers to subscribe to Click Nippon to get updates on new articles and to receive the email newsletter.

By accessing the site and clicking on the options in the menu on the right-hand side of the screen, you can find ideas posted by other Japanese teachers on how they use the content of Click Nippon in their classroom, and access archived articles.

To subscribe, scroll down the home page and click on the RSS feed icon in the right-hand menu.

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Seeking resources - Kimono textbooks and workbooks

30/8/2017

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Do you have any Kimono books you are no longer using?

A teacher in Tasmania is seeking the following used textbooks and workbooks:
Kimono 1 textbooks (15)
Kimono 2 textbooks (3)
Kimono 3 textbooks (10).

10 workbooks for each level if possible.

The school will pay postage if the books can be packaged and sent. Please email Robyn Spinner if you would like to donate and make some space in your storeroom.

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HSC speaking resources from the Tanken Centre

Amended – sample oral questions and answers from the Tanken Centre

Japanese resources giveaway

Textbook giveaway – Wakatta

The Japan Foundation – Teacher information pack 2018

Manten Resources workshop – 17 July in Noosa

Hiragana Times magazine subscriptions

Manten resources website

Click Nippon resources

Seeking resources - Kimono textbooks and workbooks

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