In order to create ‘role models’ for current and future students of Japanese, JSANZ is collecting stories of successful graduates who have studied Japanese or Japanese studies in NZ. There has been an excellent response, and profiles will be progressively uploaded to the JSANZ website.
They will also be used in promotional and advocacy materials by schools and tertiary institutions. The project is being conducted jointly with the Sasakawa Fellowship Fund for Japanese Language Education.
The co-chairs of JSANZ, Penny Shino and Dallas Nesbitt and executive committee member Masa Ogino attended the Japanese Language Education Global Network (GN) meeting in Sydney on 13th July. The three JSANZ members attended the meeting to observe and were invited to join the network.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the member countries; Canada, Korea, Australia, Europe, America, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and most recently, Indonesia. Representatives from Vietnam were also observing the meeting. Each country reported on current activity and membership.
Professor Tohsaku gave an overview of the Global Articulation Project with its core aim to ‘Think Globally. Act Locally’. Updates on activity in the Global Articulation Project in Japanese Language Education, one of the main activities of the Global Network, had already been presented at a panel session on 11 July.
JSANZ appreciates the opportunity to observe the GN meeting and would like to aim at becoming a member of the Global Network in two years time, to coincide with the next ICJLE conference in Indonesia, 2016. This will give JSANZ time to fully establish the tertiary teachers’ network in New Zealand, to complete the many projects currently underway, and to make a long-term plan for effective participation in the Global Network.
Howard Gilbert completed his Japanese studies in 1997. His Japanese-speaking ability and knowledge of Japanese culture and history secured him employment in the travel and medical insurance field as well as in lecturing positions in New Zealand.
Continue reading “Howard Gilbert”Charles completed his Japanese studies in New Zealand in 2011. He has been studying for a Master’s degree in International Relations at Peking University, Beijing, China and from 2015 will begin a job with Nissui in Tokyo, Japan.
Continue reading “Charles Rowe”The Japan NZ Business Council will hold its conference in Christchurch at the end of November (24-26). You might like to consider attending as a way of networking with people involved in the Japan-NZ relationship, updating yourself on employment opportunities for students who have studied Japanese, and engaging with NZ and Japanese companies trading between our countries.
The 3-day programme includes many presentations, an earthquake commemoration ceremony at the CTV building, golf, for those who play, on the first day and socialising over meals, including breakfast meetings and dinners. The conference would benefit from the presence of Japanese language educators who have a stake in the Japan-NZ relationship.
Visit to the JNZBC website if you are interested in finding out more about the programme and registration fees, etc.
Applications are invited for the position of lecturer in Asian Studies with the School of Languages and Cultures, Victoria University of Wellington. This is a permanent position and commences in February 2015. The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant field, experience of teaching at a tertiary level and a developing research profile, which includes evidence of scholarly publications.
Disciplinary specialisation is open, as is particular country expertise within South, Southeast and Northeast Asia, but the candidate must have an ability and willingness to teach Asian Studies from broad, comparative perspectives. The successful applicant will be expected to be involved in teaching and administering of Asian Studies undergraduate and postgraduate level. Supervision of postgraduate research will also be expected.
Please see http://www.victoria.ac.nz/ (Vacancy 266) for details on application. Further information can be obtained from Dr Claudia Bernardi, Head of School, Languages and Cultures, email claudia.bernardi@vuw.ac.nz, phone +64 4 463 5646.
Applications close 17th October 2014
The annual Nihongo Festival will be held at University of Auckland on August 30, 2014, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The venue is Pat Hanan Room, The University of Auckland (Level 5, Arts 2 Building)
For information contact: Lawrence Marceau, 2014 Nihongo Festival Co-ordinator
l.marceau@auckland.ac.nz
The event, hosted by the School of Language and Culture at Auckland University of Technology, was supported by NZJEP (New Zealand Japan Exchange Programme), the Japan Foundation, and the AUT Faculty of Culture and Society. The keynote speaker was Professor Tony Liddicoat, Professor in Applied Linguistics from the University of South Australia. In his plenary, Professor Liddicoat explored the nature of Intercultural Language Teaching and some of the core assumptions that lie behind adopting an intercultural perspective in language teaching and learning. His workshop the following day developed the ideas presented in the lecture, focusing on practical ways to integrate language and culture in the classroom to develop students’ intercultural understanding.
Participants also had the opportunity to join language specific workshops and hear of further professional development opportunities.
A copy of the Powerpoint slides can be sent to those interested. Please contact languages@aut.ac.nz
The JANZ database was just launched a year ago and has received Japan Foundation funding for its next phase. It’s quite exciting. UoA Minagawai-sensei attended a meeting about it at the recent JSAA conference in Melbourne, and she is our NZ contact person for the database. Thank-you Harumi for keeping us in the loop about this!
It would be great if you could consider registering on the JANZ website.
I have included some information about the database here:
‘The JANZ Database was launched in 2014 as an open-access, interactive directory of institutions with Japan-related programs and Japan specialists working in Australia and New Zealand within academic, business and public spheres. This database increases public access to Japan-related expertise in Australia and New Zealand; links Japanese Studies specialists in our region and internationally; provides a resource for intending or current students; promotes the extensive body of scholarship produced in the field of Japanese Studies; and provides accurate profile data for the field for planning and resourcing purposes. In an increasingly competitive resource and funding environment we strongly believe the JANZ database can become a powerful resource for the advocacy of Japanese Studies education and research in Australia and New Zealand.
The database homepage is https://janzdb.org/
Please let others in your programme/department know about the database, as well as any others in your institutions who may be Japan specialists elsewhere.