But during this time, we interviewed various Japanese language teachers all across the U.S. to know what motivated them to learn Japanese and decide to consider Japanese teaching as their career. There were so many great stories and it's nice to see that everyone loved Japan and the language. Their love and dedication is such a positive influence to students and the students are sure blessed to have great teachers! The link to the videos and the descriptions are on our website so please take a look!
Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts
Monday, August 3, 2020
Sensei! Why Japanese? Video Project
It has already become the month of August and we only have 4 more months until the year is over! I have trouble believing it as it feels relatively fast but slow at the same time.
Monday, June 1, 2020
Summer has Arrived
Today is officially the first day of June! Time has flown by and most students are now out of school or almost finishing up their school year. I want to congratulate all students and teachers for doing their best despite this difficult time.
Not only has the Coronavirus has changed the lives of many in terms of job and living situation but also, many issues are being visible and confronted on a daily basis.
Being an advocacy coordinator, I often think about what can I do? What are ways our organization can further help? But I realize that advocating languages and promoting the value of learning a language is already a step into changing things for the better.
As a person who learned Japanese not only through my home environment but through college, jobs, and studying on my own, it made me absorb different cultural values and perspectives I wouldn't have if I didn't expose myself in learning languages. Being respectful of different cultural values have greatly helped me understand and connect to those who are culturally different and value their opinions and ideas in a respectful manner.
We recently had a month long project on our Instagram page called ＃みんなでがんばりマスク. On our www.instagram.com/jflalc page, we received various submissions from photographs, drawing, messages, and videos from Japanese language learners. We were unable to share all of the received submissions but we really appreciate what we all received! This project reminded me that Japanese learning community can come together and support each other. That we are not alone. So I hope those submissions encourage teachers and students that they have a large community that share the same passion and love for the language and culture.
I hope everyone continues to be safe and have a great summer!
Not only has the Coronavirus has changed the lives of many in terms of job and living situation but also, many issues are being visible and confronted on a daily basis.
Being an advocacy coordinator, I often think about what can I do? What are ways our organization can further help? But I realize that advocating languages and promoting the value of learning a language is already a step into changing things for the better.
As a person who learned Japanese not only through my home environment but through college, jobs, and studying on my own, it made me absorb different cultural values and perspectives I wouldn't have if I didn't expose myself in learning languages. Being respectful of different cultural values have greatly helped me understand and connect to those who are culturally different and value their opinions and ideas in a respectful manner.
We recently had a month long project on our Instagram page called ＃みんなでがんばりマスク. On our www.instagram.com/jflalc page, we received various submissions from photographs, drawing, messages, and videos from Japanese language learners. We were unable to share all of the received submissions but we really appreciate what we all received! This project reminded me that Japanese learning community can come together and support each other. That we are not alone. So I hope those submissions encourage teachers and students that they have a large community that share the same passion and love for the language and culture.
I hope everyone continues to be safe and have a great summer!
Friday, April 3, 2020
Every Day is Japanese Day!
Happy Friday! Congratulations for surviving another week in this difficult time but we are getting through with it together!
I realized that the longer and longer stay at home order is being in place, it makes me realize on the importance of having a schedule for yourself!
Studying Japanese or setting yourself time to focus on a task is a great way to uplift your mood and improving your knowledge.
I know a lot of teachers are struggling as well in this sudden transition and I'm sure students are as well. It's new for all of us. But what we do know is that, it's okay to not be perfect! Just do what you can and focus on what you can do now.
We may stress ourselves about the unknown, how long this will last, am I doing okay?
You are doing more than okay! You are doing great :). We have so many resources we will continue to share to ensure you, you are doing great and we're here for you if you need any help in resources!
I realized that the longer and longer stay at home order is being in place, it makes me realize on the importance of having a schedule for yourself!
Studying Japanese or setting yourself time to focus on a task is a great way to uplift your mood and improving your knowledge.
I know a lot of teachers are struggling as well in this sudden transition and I'm sure students are as well. It's new for all of us. But what we do know is that, it's okay to not be perfect! Just do what you can and focus on what you can do now.
We may stress ourselves about the unknown, how long this will last, am I doing okay?
You are doing more than okay! You are doing great :). We have so many resources we will continue to share to ensure you, you are doing great and we're here for you if you need any help in resources!
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Ways to improve Japanese on your own!
I hope everyone has been doing well and healthy during this difficult time and we hope that things go back to normal and be able to see our lovely folks who comes to participate in our events and Japanese courses! We also miss having face-to-face interactions on a daily basis but with technologies being implemented through Zoom and other digital learning tools for students and educators alike, we are still somewhat connected face-to-face! That is the greatest thing about technology, we are connected and reminded that we are all in this together and that is the same as language learning!
Being at home has been a challenge but a great time to reflect on strengths, ability, catch up on reading material, and focus on skills/languages more than ever before!
Some of the ways we could improve Japanese is:
-Read news articles through 優しい日本語ニュース：https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/
Once you feel like you're up for the challenge, you could switch to trying to learn from regular NHK articles.
What's important is to read articles daily and familiarize yourself with subjects. It's a great way to see cultural differences and what Japanese people value in terms of information!
-Practice writing through worksheets and apps! Worksheets from websites such as プリントキッズ: https://print-kids.net/ and apps that Japan Foundation created called Hiragana/Katakana Memory Hint: https://kansai.jpf.go.jp/en/resource/e-learning/memoryhint.html are also a great way to brush up your writing skills in Japanese!
We have more resources on our website: http://www.jflalc.org/jle-learners-resources
There are many ways to learn Japanese but we all have the same goal to understand the language and become more culturally aware. So we hope these resources will continue to help and keep practicing! Feel free to let us know of your progress by tagging us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!
Being at home has been a challenge but a great time to reflect on strengths, ability, catch up on reading material, and focus on skills/languages more than ever before!
Some of the ways we could improve Japanese is:
-Read news articles through 優しい日本語ニュース：https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/
Once you feel like you're up for the challenge, you could switch to trying to learn from regular NHK articles.
What's important is to read articles daily and familiarize yourself with subjects. It's a great way to see cultural differences and what Japanese people value in terms of information!
-Practice writing through worksheets and apps! Worksheets from websites such as プリントキッズ: https://print-kids.net/ and apps that Japan Foundation created called Hiragana/Katakana Memory Hint: https://kansai.jpf.go.jp/en/resource/e-learning/memoryhint.html are also a great way to brush up your writing skills in Japanese!
We have more resources on our website: http://www.jflalc.org/jle-learners-resources
There are many ways to learn Japanese but we all have the same goal to understand the language and become more culturally aware. So we hope these resources will continue to help and keep practicing! Feel free to let us know of your progress by tagging us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Japan Foundation E-Learning Website: Minato
These past few weeks have been very challenging for educators and students alike with the rapid changing situation all around the world. As our daily lives have been altered to staying at home and learning/working through remote methods, we want to help by sharing JF resources that everyone can use for free!
We have an Japanese e-learning website called Minato (https://minato-jf.jp/) . You can register for free, take different courses and brush up on your Japanese skills! We hope that we are able to help students improve on their Japanese and expand their knowledge as much as possible!
There so many other resources and helpful resources on our website: https://www.jflalc.org/ so please feel free to take a look!
Monday, August 12, 2019
Japanese Teacher Workshop on Oct. 6th In Georgia!
There is a great workshop event for GATJ (Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese)
and non GATJ members. The workshop is free and it's on Sunday, October 6th at 10AM to 1PM (lunch will be served). Further information is on listed website: https://gatj.weebly.com/events/georgias-inaugural-statewide-japanese-teacher-workshop-coming-event
The Eventbrite link to register for the workshop is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-annual-georgia-japanese-teacher-workshop-tickets-63973652918
We hope teachers are able to participate in this workshop!
and non GATJ members. The workshop is free and it's on Sunday, October 6th at 10AM to 1PM (lunch will be served). Further information is on listed website: https://gatj.weebly.com/events/georgias-inaugural-statewide-japanese-teacher-workshop-coming-event
The Eventbrite link to register for the workshop is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-annual-georgia-japanese-teacher-workshop-tickets-63973652918
We hope teachers are able to participate in this workshop!
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