World Language Learning Center
The Japan Forum
AATJ
There are many exciting things happening for Japanese teachers and students. Keep abreast of the latest events. If you know of any upcoming events that should be shared with others, please send a message to us and we will add it to this section.
Japanese News
Check out the American Association of Teachers of Japanese to see what is happening across the nation. You can find more information at:
The Japan Forum
Information about many different opportunities for both teachers and students can be found on this site. There are also a lot of resources at:
The Hawaii Association of Language Teachers supports the professional development and continued growth of World Language teachers in the state of Hawaii. As a member of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT), HALT not only provides local seminars and conferences, but opportunities to meet and learn from our national colleagues.
Become a member today. Visit the new HALT website at: http://halthome.org/
The American Council of The Teaching of Foreign Language is dedicated to promoting the the study of foreign languages and culture. Their website offers a plethora of information for everyone.
Information about the annual conference, benefits and more can be found on their website at:
HALT
ACTFL
Sensei Online
HATJ
Sensei Onilne is a list-serve for teacher of Japanese to share ideas, ask questions and collaborate to further their teaching. Membership is required to become a part of the group. Send a blank message to:
The Hawaii Association of Teachers of Japanese supports the professional development and continued growth of Japanese Language teachers in the state of Hawaii. As a member of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese AATJ, HATJ not only provides local seminars and conferences, but opportunities to meet and learn from our national colleagues.
Become a member today. Visit the HATJ website at: http://eastasia.hawaii.edu/hatj/
JapanesePod101
Word of the Day
The Japan Foundation
This site contains information about many different programs and resources available for teachers and students. The website address:
There is a Directory of Japanese Studies at:
http://japandirectory.socialsciences.hawaii.edu/
Japan Tourist Organization
Japan-America Society of Washington DC
Japan-America Society of Washington DC is pleased to announce the Study Guide for the 2014 National Japan Bowl.
You can download it from our website at
http://jaswdc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1451994
Study Guide's purpose is to help students and teachers prepare for the 2014 competition.
The Administrative Guide will be issued later this year.
Next year's Japan Bowl will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 10th and 11th, at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
The 54th Annual Sakura Matsuri, will be held the following day, Saturday, April 12th, 2014 in Washington DC.
We also would like to share the link for the video "Hana wa Saku" which the participants of 2013 Japan Bowl sung together to encourage people in Tohoku.
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=tDhX_m3392A&feature=youtu.be
Future announcements and useful resources will be shared at our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JapanBowl
For Japan Bowl Alumni, we have the facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/JapanBowlAlumni
A collection of resources and projects gathered for Japanese Level 2 students at Moanalua High School. Based on the Adventures in Japanese, Level 1 textbook.
The Hawaii Association of Teachers of Japanese (HATJ) and the Japan Foundation Los Angeles will cosponsor a Japan Foundation (JF) Standard Familiarization Workshop.
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015
Time: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location: Sacred Hearts Academy
The JF Standard was developed based on the concepts supporting the CEFR, which serve as the basis of language education in Europe. CEFR stands for Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, and presents a framework shared by language education and learning institutions in Europe. By using the JF Standard, it is possible to see the level of proficiency by how well the learner uses Japanese, no matter where the learner began her studies.
This is a great opportunity to address the issues of articulation we have been discussing so long and we hope as much as Japanese teachers (K-16 and beyond) to participate in this workshop.
For registration and more details, please see
HATJ Web site: http://hatj.weebly.com/
Workshop Flyer: https://www.smore.com/1pz07
