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cooperation! All educational institutions were sent the ‘2003
Overseas Japanese Language Education Organization Survey’
in September. This survey is conducted once every five years in order
to better understand the state and needs of Japanese-language education
outside Japan. It is very important that all institutions (even those
no longer offering Japanese) return the survey, as the results determine
the amount of resources the Japan Foundation can allocate to support
for schools and teachers in Australia. If you have not yet returned your survey, please fax it to the SLC on (02) 9957 6789. If you have not received the survey, please call the survey staff on (02) 9922 0022, and the survey can be quickly completed over the phone. Thank you for assisting us with this valuable project. |
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| The South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services (DECS) has established a Japanese Language Reference Group in order to facilitate communication amongst all South Australian educational sectors involved in the teaching and learning of Japanese, and to represent a South Australian perspective at the Japan Foundation Sydney Language Centre Advisory Committee meetings. The group, which plans to meet once a term, consists of representatives from the Learning Outcomes and Curriculum Group DECS, Language Support Service Japanese Language R-12, Japanese Language Teachers’ Association of South Australia, Catholic Schools Sector, Independent Schools Sector and the International Education Services Office, DECS. The group has already met three times this year, and has proven to be a useful medium through which to exchange information and to consolidate the working partnership across different sectors. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The
Sydney Language Centre welcomed Kosuke Kimura
as its new Assistant Manager in late August. Kimura-san comes from
Kobe, where he has been working as Coordinator for International Students
at Kobe University. He replaces Itsumi Uchida, who worked as Administrator
for the SLC for three years from August 2000. We look forward to working with Kimura-san, and hope he and his family enjoy their time in Australia. Photo: Kimura-san and family at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo |
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The Sydney Language Centre’s new Support
Program for Seminars and Conferences Furthering Japanese-Language
Education has been well received, with organisations in Western
Australia and Tasmania already receiving grants. Under this program,
financial assistance is available to organisations conducting Japanese-language
education-related seminars, conferences and professional development
workshops. If you are interested in this program, details are available on the SLC website (www.jpf.org.au/slc/). You can also contact the Program Coordinator on (02) 9957 5322 or email slc@jpf.org.au |
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