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We have just published an expression of interest to join our Languages and Culture team as a Tanken Centre Officer (SEO1) for Term 2 2022. The Tanken Centre is located in the grounds of Kirrawee High School. If you would like to work in a stimulating and enthusiastic environment, this is a great opportunity. Please access the full EOI via Staff Noticeboard.
We would like to thank you for booking online speaking sessions for your classes with the Tanken Centre.
These online speaking sessions for senior students are now fully booked. Any further requests received will be placed on the waiting list. More dates will be released in March. Please kindly note that these workshops are offered to NSW public schools only. Kind regards, Taka Yoshino Nihongo Tanken Japanese Language Centre email: nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au Dear Japanese teachers,
Thank you very much for your continued support. The Tanken Centre has been offering online group speaking sessions for Year 11 and 12 students in Term 1 on the following dates: 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 February 7, 8 March Each session runs for 40 minutes, through Zoom. Students will be divided into 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 2 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 of charge. At this stage, sessions are only available to NSW public schools. If you are interested in booking a Year 11-12 session for your students, please email the Tanken Centre with the following details: - the course (please include Beginners or Continuers) - preferred dates and times (please provide at least 2 options) - names of all attending students. Bookings will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. As there is a high chance that you will not be able to get your first preference, please send several preferred dates with times. Please note that your session is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation email. We recommend you book 2 sessions if you have more than 10 students. Nihongo Tanken Centre
Dear Japanese teachers,
We are excited to announce that we have made some changes to our booking system. To arrange a visit: - please complete the initial booking request form - once we receive your booking request, we will email you to confirm the date of your visit - approximately 3 weeks prior to your visit, you will be emailed a Google Form, asking you to confirm final details of your excursion, including student names and groups. For teachers bringing Stage 4 students, you now have the option of selecting some of your own activities for your school's program, or allowing the Tanken Centre officers to fully design your program. We have also aligned all of our activities to syllabus outcomes for Stage 4, and are currently working on Stage 5. Download our Stage 4 outcomes document to learn more. We look forward to seeing you in 2021, Mieko and Taka Our talented Tanken Centre team has just released their third activity pack to support teachers of Japanese – Japan! This activity package introduces students to the culture of Japan through a series of stunning images, as a short video with interactive worksheet. It may be used as a stand-alone activity at the start of a course or embedded into existing units of work. You can download the resource, with all relevant links, from the Stages 4 and 5 Japanese section of our website – scroll to the bottom of the page. You'll also find the Tanken Centre's other activity packs there too – 'Japanese house' and 'Making onigiri'. 
The Tanken Centre has created a video with highlights of Japan, including:
- what Japan is known for - famous sites - food in Japan. The Tanken Centre team is also working on an accompanying activity package in the near future, however we wanted to release the video quickly for subject selection or just as a beautiful classroom resource. You can view the resource below, or download it from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BfMTUEwoUqeBbjeXTbJ1BAPkC83dNsfc/view?usp=sharing The Nihongo Tanken Centre has designed activity packages, linked to syllabus outcomes, which can be incorporated into existing units of work or be used as a stand-alone activities.
1. Japanese house Learn about the Japanese house, with 2 short videos, vocabulary and online interactive activities. 2. Making onigiri Learn how to make these delicious Japanese treats, with an instructional video (with script), shopping list, vocabulary and online interactive activities. You can access the activity packages from our Stages 4 and 5 Japanese page. The Tanken Centre has launched a new Facebook group to share centre happenings and Japanese resources sourced or created by the Tanken Centre team – Mieko Shida and Taka Yoshino. Please join for regular updates regarding the centre, resources and ideas. There is already a great housing activity package there to check out and try with your classes. Please join the Tanken Centre Facebook group at this link.  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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