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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 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.
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  
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. 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. 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. Pascal Press and authors David Jaffray and Masumi Sorrell have made the Wakatta! Answers and Audio Scripts that support the Wakatta! Senior High School Japanese Course available as a PDF. The PDF file is available for DoE teachers in the files section on the Languages NSW - Resources Yammer page. All other titles in the Wakatta! course will continue to be available in print. Non-DoE teachers should email Janelle Byrne if you would like this file.
If any teachers have the Ima 1 CDs for the textbook and teacher resource, could you please email Claire Hamilton e.p.a.l.s@hotmail.com
The teaching materials grant is for schools wishing to supplement their budget to purchase teaching materials for their Japanese language program.
There are two kinds of grant applications: - establishing new programs - expanding existing programs. 2017/18 Round 1 application forms are now available on The Japan Foundation website. The application form must arrive by mail at The Japan Foundation, Sydney office by Monday 1 May 2017. 2017/18 Round 2 applications will open on 15 August 2017 and close by 16 October 2017. The guidelines, information and application forms can be accessed on The Japan Foundation website. For further enquiries, please contact coordinators@jpf.org.au. Teachers may be interested in this short YouTube film as a fun resource for teaching hiragana and greetings: Song for learning Japanese Thankyou Pia Robson for sharing.  |
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