Dear Sensei

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Enclosed with this issue of Dear Sensei is a 2001 School Update form. In order for your school to continue receiving Dear Sensei, be able to borrow from the library, receive donation materials and to stay on our mailing list you need to return this form by 31 March 2001.

The Sydney Language Centre Donation Program Fiscal 2001/2002

Two new activity resources will be available from the Sydney Language Centre Donation Program this year. Activity Resources - Integrating with the Whole Curriculum 1 and Activity Resources � - Activities for Multi-level Classes. Donations can be requested from the enclosed application form. Please read the form carefully before applying.
NB.Donations will not be sent to schools until Term 2 (end of April).

2000 Lote Awards, VIC

The 2000 Lote Awards ceremony, presented by the Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training was held on 16 October 2000. The winner of the 2000 Japanese Teacher Award was Mr Yuichi Deguchi. As Mr Deguchi is a background speaker of Japanese a place has been granted to him on the Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language (for Japanese Abroad) in November - December 2001.

Goodbye & Welcome

We would like to officially introduce our new Visiting Advisory Lecturer Akiko Wada.
Akiko replaced Makoto Netsu in October last year and will be staying in Australia for 2 or 3 years.
She can be contacted on (02) 9922 0039 or Email: Akiko_Wada@jpf.org.au.

関西国際センターから来た和田晃子です。オリンピックには間に合いませんでしたが、パラリンピックは見ることができました。初等・中等教育で日本語がどのように教えられているか、とても興味があります。また、日本では日本語能力試験の仕事を長くしていたので、こちらの評価方法にも関心があります。まだまだわからないことがたくさんありますが、勉強していきたいと思います。よろしくお願いします。

Akiko Wada

QLD Japanese Adviser, Magara Maeda finished her appointment and returned to Japan in January. Her replacement is Ms Kumi Ishii. Kumi can be contacted on (07)3360 7500.

この2年間、クィーンズランド州の日本語アドバイザーとして、日本語教師の皆さんのサポートや教材開発を通じ、いろいろな方と接することができました。皆さんと一緒に仕事ができて、本当によかったです。オーストラリアでの経験や学んだことをこんどは別の日本語教育の世界で生かしていきたいと思います。
21世紀のオーストラリアの日本語教育がどうなっていくか楽しみです。
みなさん、これからもがんばってください！

Magara Maeda

NSW Japanese Adviser, Chiharu Amano has recently returned to Japan and Miyuki Toyoda is her replacement. Miyuki can be contacted on (02) 9886-7607.

The Japan Foundation Sydney Language Centre Review Taskforce

In the last half of 2000 the four very dedicated members of the JFSLC Review Taskforce gave up much of their time researching and writing their review. We would like to say a very big "Otsukaresama deshita" to them all and thank them for their hard work. We would also like to thank the interviewees from the educational authorities and the JLTA's and MLTA's from around Australia as well as the many teachers who completed the surveys for giving up your time to allow this review to be conducted. All of your comments are extremely valuable for this review to ensure that the JFSLC is able to continue to serve Japanese teachers and to support the teaching and learning of Japanese in Australia.