Seeking examiners for student speaking days
JTAN is seeking examiners for student speaking days in June. These days will be held online and examining teachers receive an honorarium payment in recognition of their time given up on a Saturday. Teachers are required for the second Continuers speaking day on 5 June (8:45 am-12:30 pm), as well as the sole Beginners speaking day on 19 June (8:45 am-3:00 pm). If you are able to assist on either of these days, or would like further information, please email JTAN.
 
Japanese Beginners speaking day
There are still spaces available for students to attend the Beginners speaking day.
Date: Saturday 19 June
Ticket sales close: 10 pm on Friday 4 June 
Cost: $20 per student
 
Teacher registration and event details are available online.
Student direct registration is available online. A password is required (password: himitsu).

​The Year 12 HSC July online holiday workshop for Extension is now fully booked. Any further requests received will be placed on the waiting list.
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Please kindly note that these workshops are offered to NSW public schools only.

Kind regards,
​Mieko and Taka
Tanken Centre
nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au

The Year 12 HSC July online holiday workshop for Continuers is now fully booked. Any further requests received will be placed on the waiting list. The Beginners workshop is almost full. Further details and the application form are available here. 

Please kindly note that these workshops are offered to NSW public schools only.

Kind regards,
​Mieko and Taka
Tanken Centre
nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au

​Games Boy JP investigates aspects of Japanese culture through interactive theatre, with level-appropriate Japanese language featured throughout. There is a workshop after the performance in which students learn additional games and related vocabulary. There is currently availability for Sydney schools to book the performance from 7- 9 June 2021.
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Show information can be found online. To make a booking or find out further information please email Mama Dojo.

The Tanken Centre is facilitating Year 12 online holiday workshop on the following dates:
30 June – Beginners
1 July – Continuers
2 July – Extension.

Further details and the application form are available in the attached file. Please send the application form (page 2 only) at your earliest convenience to secure a place. Please make sure that you only book the students who are committed to attending.​

These workshops are free of charge.

Please kindly note that these workshops are offered to the NSW public schools only.

Students who attend the April online holiday workshop are ineligible to attend the July workshop.

Kind regards,
​Mieko and Taka
Tanken Centre
nihongo.tanken@det.nsw.edu.au

Japanese stamp making workshops
Create and design your own stamps to take home in a step-by-step workshop with arts educator Ben Soedradjit. Taking inspiration from the sentō pilgrimage stamp collection featured in the Steam Dreams: The Japanese Public Bath exhibition, participants will learn how to design and carve a stamp made from either styrofoam or lino tiles.

On Saturday 8 May, children will be able to enjoy stamp making using materials found around the home such as styrofoam and pens and pencils. This workshop is suitable for children between ages 7-13. The  workshop on Saturday 15 May introduces a more advanced method of stamp making including how to use carving tools to carve stamps out of lino tiles. This workshop is recommended for children aged 13 and over.

Workshop 1
Date: May 8 2021 (10 am-12 pm)
Cost: $15 + booking fee. Bookings can be made online.

Workshop 2
Date: May 15 2021 (10 am-1 pm)
Cost: $15 + booking fee. Bookings can be made online.
 
2021 JPF teaching materials grants.
Applications are now open for the 2021 JPF teaching materials grants.
The Japan Foundation is offering grants to support schools that wish to establish new Japanese programs, develop existing programs, or have been affected by COVID-19 and/or natural disasters. Further information for each grant is listed below.

Establishing new programs 
This grant supports schools that are establishing new Japanese language programs by providing financial support for the purchase of Japanese language teaching materials. Successful applicants will be eligible for the reimbursement of 100% of the purchase price of approved materials up to $700.
Applications can be completed online. Applications close on 24 May 2021.

Expanding existing programs
This grant supports schools that are seeking to further develop their existing Japanese language programs by providing financial support for the purchase of Japanese language teaching materials. Successful applicants will be eligible for the reimbursement of 50% of the purchase price of approved materials up to $700.
Applications can be completed online. Applications close on 24 May 2021.

COVID-19
This grant supports schools to purchase online teaching materials to aid in teaching Japanese language programs online due to COVID-19. Successful applicants will be eligible for the reimbursement of 100% of the purchase price of approved materials up to $700.
Additional information can be found online. Applications close on 13 September 2021.

Natural disasters
This grant supports schools that have been affected by natural disasters such as bushfires and floods in 2020 and 2021 by providing financial support for the loss of Japanese language teaching materials. Successful applicants will be eligible for the reimbursement of 100% of the purchase price of approved items up to $1000.
Additional information can be found online. Applications close on 1 March 2022.

HSC Japanese speaking days 
JTAN is holding online speaking days in 2021 for Japanese Continuers and Japanese Beginners via Zoom. 

Dates
Japanese Continuers – Saturday 29 May
Japanese Beginners – Saturday 19 June

Approximately 40-50 teachers are required to assist at these events by examining on the day. Teachers who do not have students attending are welcome to participate in this professional learning experience and JTAN would like any available JTAN members to consider assisting on any days possible. Without teacher participation, these days cannot run. Participating teachers receive an honorarium in recognition of the time given up to assist.

As in 2020, students can register directly with JTAN or be registered by their teacher. In both cases, student registrations will only be accepted where an accompanying teacher from their school is examining.

Examining teachers are required to join an online training session approximately 1 week prior to the event. In this training session, teachers will be shown how Zoom will be used to organise and run the event, how to use Zoom for their examining role, how to provide feedback to students and any questions about the event will be answered.
 
Japanese Continuers speaking day
Date: Saturday 29 May (at this stage there will not be a second day for Continuers)
Ticket sales close: Friday 14 May 10 pm
Cost: $20 per student

Teacher registration is available online.
Student direct registration is available online. A password is required (password: himitsu).

Event details
1. Students are provided 4 sets of 7-minute HSC-style conversation practices + 3 minutes of feedback.
2. Students will only be allocated to one session and must be available to be placed in any session throughout the day. It will not be possible to offer students a choice.
3. Students will be informed directly of their exact practice time one week before the event. Please advise students to attend the pilot session to test their equipment, and to log in 10 minutes before their allocated session time. Please also advise them that students who arrive later than the allocated time may miss the practice.
4. If you enrol your students then you are expected to be available to examine across all 5 sessions for the duration of the event. Please note the day has been shortened to run in an online format.
5. Teachers registering on behalf of their students will need to collect specific information for each participating student before registering them.
6. Each teacher may bring up to a maximum of 15 students (be aware that this number may reduce once the event nears capacity). If the number of students is more than that, an additional (separate) application must be made by a second accompanying JTAN member.
7. Please note standard JTAN terms and conditions apply to this event.
8. Please email as soon as possible if there are any adjustments required to support student participation with the subject line "Continuers speaking day".
Questions regarding this event should be directed to JTAN by email.
 
Japanese Beginners speaking day 
Date: Saturday 19 June
Ticket sales close: Friday 4 June 10 pm
Cost: $20 per student

Teacher registration is available online.
Student direct registration is available online. A password is required (password: himitsu).

Event details:
1. Students are provided 5 sets of 5-minute HSC-style conversation practices + 3 minutes of feedback.
2. Students will only be allocated to one session and must be available to be placed in any session throughout the day. It will not be possible to offer students a choice.
3. Students will be informed directly of their exact practice time one week before the date. Please advise students to attend the pilot session to test their equipment, and to log in 10 minutes before their allocated session time. Please also advise them that students who arrive later than the allocated time may miss the practice.
4. If you enrol your students then you are expected to be available to examine across all 5 sessions for the duration of the event. Please note the day has been shortened to run in an online format – there is no separate afternoon session.
5. Teachers registering on behalf of their students will need to collect specific information for each participating student before registering. 
6. Each teacher may bring up to a maximum of 10 students. If the number of students is more than 10, an additional (separate) application must be made by a second accompanying JTAN member. Please note this number may change as the event reaches capacity.
7. Please note standard JTAN terms and conditions apply to this event.
8. Please email as soon as possible if there are any adjustments required to support student participation with the subject line "Beginners speaking day".
Questions regarding this event should be directed to JTAN by email.

The 2022 MEXT research and undergraduate scholarship applications are now open.
 
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 26 May 2021. Completed, hard-copy applications must arrive at the Embassy of Japan by 5:00 pm on this day.
 
Application forms and details (including the application timeline) are available on the Embassy of Japan website. There is an “Instructions by the Embassy” document for each scholarship on the website which should be read with the "MEXT Undergraduate/Research Application Guidelines" information.
 
All enquiries should be addressed to the MEXT Scholarship Advisor at the Embassy of Japan in Canberra via phone or email.  

Caringbah High School is seeking a Japanese teacher for a full-time temporary position for a 4-week block from 11 May to 4 June 2021. 
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For more information or to apply, please email Richard Riley. 

FREE member 'Bullet PL' after-school workshop in Week 1.

Senior skill building – developing senior conversation skills – Continuers

Thursday 22 April 3.45-5.15 pm via Zoom.

Sign up from the event page.

Generously funded by the Macquarie Japanese Studies Centre for Teaching Development and presented by experienced HSC teacher Victoria Hay.

​Registrations close Monday 19 April 6 pm sharp.