We are happy to announce that some awesome stories written by New Zealand teachers are now available in the ‘New Arrivals’ section on the website, “Yomimono Ippai!”and that there will be more to come. The teachers who participated in the Tadoku (Extensive Reading) workshops last year created their own stories in Japanese and contributed to the website. The presenter at the workshop, Dr MitsueTabata-Sandom(Massey University, Auckland) has been running the website. All stories are downloadable for free. Enjoy reading in Japanese!
Here’s an extract about Extensive Reading, from “Yomimono Ippai!".
“In Extensive Reading, learners read easy and interesting materials for general understanding (gist), without worrying about unknown vocabulary and grammar structures. This allows the learners to read more texts of varying topics and difficulty, which develops their language fluency. Because texts used in Extensive Reading are captivating and fun, learners can enjoy the learning process and remain motivated.”
The 2021 Japan Foundation Survey Report
Thank you so much for participating in the 2021 survey on Japanese-Language Education Abroad conducted by the Japan Foundation. The survey results are now available on the JF website (The English version of the report was published in May).
This survey has been conducted every 3 years by the Japan Foundation to learn about the current situation of Japanese-language teaching around the world. You can investigate the results of New Zealand. One interesting finding about New Zealand is that many secondary schools expect either no change or growth in the number of students learning Japanese.
Next survey will be conducted in 2024. On behalf of the Japan Foundation, I sincerely appreciate your time and effort in completing this survey, as well as your continued dedication to teaching Japanese, despite any challenges you may have faced. Arigatō gozaimasu.
Japanese as a Heritage Language
みなさんの教室にも日本語をいわゆる「継承語」として学んでいる生徒がいるかもしれませんし、ご家庭に日本語を学んでいるお子さんがいるかもしれません。お隣オーストラリアには「豪州繋生語研究会」（Australian Network for Japanese as Community Language）があり、活発に活動していて、今年９月にはシドニーで Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia 2023/ International Conference of the Network for Translingual Japanese (https://www.icntj.org/) が開催されます。
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2023 - Japanese - Term 2 Newsletter Articles
Enjoy Reading in Japanese!
We are happy to announce that some awesome stories written by New Zealand teachers are now available in the ‘New Arrivals’ section on the website, “Yomimono Ippai!”and that there will be more to come. The teachers who participated in the Tadoku (Extensive Reading) workshops last year created their own stories in Japanese and contributed to the website. The presenter at the workshop, Dr MitsueTabata-Sandom(Massey University, Auckland) has been running the website. All stories are downloadable for free. Enjoy reading in Japanese!
Here’s an extract about Extensive Reading, from “Yomimono Ippai!".
“In Extensive Reading, learners read easy and interesting materials for general understanding (gist), without worrying about unknown vocabulary and grammar structures. This allows the learners to read more texts of varying topics and difficulty, which develops their language fluency. Because texts used in Extensive Reading are captivating and fun, learners can enjoy the learning process and remain motivated.”
The 2021 Japan Foundation Survey Report
Thank you so much for participating in the 2021 survey on Japanese-Language Education Abroad conducted by the Japan Foundation. The survey results are now available on the JF website (The English version of the report was published in May).
This survey has been conducted every 3 years by the Japan Foundation to learn about the current situation of Japanese-language teaching around the world. You can investigate the results of New Zealand. One interesting finding about New Zealand is that many secondary schools expect either no change or growth in the number of students learning Japanese.
Next survey will be conducted in 2024. On behalf of the Japan Foundation, I sincerely appreciate your time and effort in completing this survey, as well as your continued dedication to teaching Japanese, despite any challenges you may have faced. Arigatō gozaimasu.
