Corporate membership is offered to businesses and organisations who wish to support the future of Japanese studies in New Zealand.
Fee: $100 per year. Benefits of corporate membership:
Acknowledgment on JSANZ webpage
Advertising and product placement opportunities at JSANZ events
Subscription to JSANZ annual newsletter
Subscription to JSANZ email list-serve
Invitation to JSANZ events
Extended to all members of your organisation
To apply, contact JSANZ Treasurer Michiyo Mori: m.mori@auckland.ac.nz Alternatively you may wish to consider a donation. We are a charitable organisation.
JSANZ bank account details for direct credit are: 060729 0680389 00 (ANZ Cuba and Rangitikei Branch, Cnr Cuba and Rangitikei Streets, Palmerston North).
JSANZ is very proud to announce that Mrs Dallas Nesbitt, former Vice President of Japanese Studies Aotearoa New Zealand (JSANZ) and former Senior Lecturer in the School of Language and Culture, Auckland University of Technology, has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for her contributions to promoting academic exchanges and mutual understanding between Japan and New Zealand, in the 2022 Autumn Conferment of Decorations announced by the Japanese Government.
SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Mrs Dallas Nesbitt has been dedicated to Japanese language education in New Zealand for around 40 years.
Mrs Nesbitt was involved in establishing the Japanese course at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in 1984 and since then has played a central role in developing Japanese language education at AUT and has contributed to people to people exchange through educating students to become a bridge between Japan and New Zealand. She has also contributed to the development of Japanese language education through research activities into Japanese language education methodology, focusing on the study of Kanji and learner motivation, in addition to promoting the Japanese language across various networks, and writing a Japanese textbook
In addition, Mrs Nesbitt is active in furthering Japanese language education and Japan research in New Zealand. She was involved in the establishment of New Zealand’s first national network organization of tertiary level Japanese language educators and researchers, Japanese Studies Aotearoa New Zealand (JSANZ) and is currently engaged in promotional activities for Japanese culture and the achievements of this organization. https://www.auckland.nz.emb-japan.go.jp/files/100414957.pdf
The full list of Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals is published at (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Webpage)
The prizegiving of the JSANZ Tertiary Japanese Language Speech Contest took place on Friday November 11, hosted by the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics of The University of Auckland.
Congratulatory addresses were given by Professor Martin East, Head, School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, The University of Auckland; Mr Hamada Shinichi, Consul-General of Japan; Mr Shimizu Yasumasa, Mitsubishi Corporation Auckland Branch and a director of Nisui-Kai (The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Auckland Inc.) and Dr Penny Shino, JSANZ President.
Mr Shimizu presented the awards to the three prize winners: Rika Xiong (1st place, University of Auckland), Kitty Cheng (2nd place, University of Auckland) and Wen-Po Yeh (3rd place, IPU New Zealand, Palmerston North). Video recordings of the placeholders’ winning speeches were also played.
Warm congratulations again to the prizewinners for your superb effort and the sincerity, animation and exceptional skill of your presentations.
Sincere gratitude to the JSANZ Speech Contest Committee, Mori Michiyo (Chair), Minagawa Harumi and Naomi Collins. It is a complex event to organise, with many stages, and as usual you have done an exceptional job.
Finally JSANZ would like to acknowledge with thankful appreciation the hard work of the anonymous judges and the generosity of our sponsors, The Japan Foundation and Nisui-Kai (The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Auckland Inc.).
Congratulations to the winners of the JSANZ Japanese Firsts Awards 2022. There are 14 awards in all and there were many excellent nominations this year so if the person you nominated did not get chosen this time, please try again next year as we are keen to showcase all the amazing people working hard to make the language learning journey a great experience for everyone.
Most Dedicated Japanese Language Lecturer: Yoshiko Lowry, Ara Institute of Canterbury
On Thursday 30 June, Consul General Hamada awarded Dr Junji Kawai, Senior Lecturer of Auckland University of Technology, the Consul General’s Commendation in recognition of his distinguished service in contributing to the deepening of mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and New Zealand.
Dr Kawai has been involved in Japanese teaching in universities in New Zealand for 30 years, and also been actively involved in promoting the Japanese language in the community in various ways such as organising the Auckland Regional Secondary School Japanese Speech Contest.
We offer our deepest thanks to Dr Kawai for all of his efforts and achievements and look forward to his continued success.
The 9th NCEA Japanese Workshop attracted over 400 secondary students from 16 Canterbury schools on 9 June.
This workshop is a joint collaboration by the UC Japanese programme and the Canterbury Network of Teachers of Japanese, and it is the largest of its kind on Japanese language education in Oceania.
The day started with a warm welcome by Professor Peter Field, and greetings by Mr Tsuguyoshi Hada, the Director of the Consular Office of Japan. It was followed by a special talk by Ms Krystal Boland, a UC graduate and teacher at Ellesmere College, on her encounters and experiences with Japan and the Japanese language.
The secondary school students took part in three intensive language sessions joined by 25 UC students acting as teaching assistants and mentors. Year 13 students had a special Tuakana–Teina session where they interviewed the UC students on their motivation and strategies for learning Japanese in Japanese. In the closing session, all participated in a lucky dip, with prizes donated by the Consular Office of Japan and Education Perfect, followed by an energised, collaborative dance-off to the Japanese hit song The world is smiling at you.See the 2021 dance video here. https://youtu.be/WztduhXbtxc
The workshops promote interactions between secondary schools and the UC Japanese programme, to enhance and strengthen the Japanese learning community. There was overwhelmingly positive feedback from both the students and staff.
The Japanese programme is grateful to all the secondary school teachers who made a huge effort to make this event happen.
JSANZ is happy to announce that the call for paper and panel proposals is open for the 24th NZASIA Biennial International Conference 2021, on the theme ‘Asia: Change, disruptions and resilience’ (f2f, November 24-27 at Massey University, Manawatu). Please visit the website https://www.nzasia.org.nz/conferences.html for more information.
The deadline for submitting abstracts is 30 June.
Attached is a flier about the Asia New Zealand Foundation postgraduate workshop which will precede the conference proper – Please forward it to any students or postgraduate supervisors who may be interested.
JSANZ would like to recognize Japanese teachers and students who do a great job.
There are ten categories in the competition.
You can nominate yourself or another person.
The same application form will be used for both types of nomination.
You can only make one nomination for each category.
JSANZ Japanese Firsts — Competition Categories
Most Innovative Lecturer
Best Specialist Lecturer Kanji
Best Specialist Lecturer Keigo
Best Specialist Lecturer Grammar
Best Specialist Lecturer Culture
Most Caring Lecturer
Most Memorable Japanese Lesson (Name Lecturer and give a short description)
Best Effort from a First Year Student
Most Engaged Second, or Third Year, Student
Most Interesting Japanese Language Figurehead in New Zealand
JSANZ Japanese Firsts — Competition Dates
The competition begins 20 April
The competition ends 20 June
The winners will be announced 20 July
JSANZ Japanese Firsts — Application Process
Submit your nominations on the form below.
A current phone number and email address are required on the application form so that we can contact you if you are a winner.
Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted.
A panel of JSANZ members will decide on the winners. If a JSANZ member has been nominated that person will not be eligible to join the decision-making panel.
Nomination forms cannot be changed once submitted.
You will receive an email confirming your nomination after it has been submitted.
JSANZ Japanese Firsts — Prizes
If you win one of the 10 categories in the JSANZ Japanese Firsts competition you will receive a glossy e-poster for your classroom, giving details about you and your award.
Photographs for the poster will be taken by your university or by a JSANZ member.
The winning posters will also be published on the JSANZ website and possibly in other publications relevant to Japanese language teaching.
The competition is open to all students and lecturers of Japanese language and Japanese Studies at New Zealand tertiary institutes.
IMPORTANT NOTES
If you nominate someone or if you make a self-nomination your name will not be made public for any reason. Your nominations will be completely confidential.
You cannot nominate the same person more than once for the same category but you can nominate the same person for more than one category.
