The University of Canterbury is organising a one-day Japanese NCEA workshop for Y11-13 secondary school students in Greater Christchurch on 11 June.We are expecting over 300 students from 15 schools along with their Japanese teachers.
The programme includes learning sessions for NCEA assessments, a keynote talk by Jonathan Hendriksen (CEO and Founder of Shuttlerock) and a Japanese drum performance by Takumi.
| First place | Nathaniel Carter | University of Auckland |
| Second place | Taylor Marston | Auckland University of Technology |
| Third place | Anna Gan | Victoria University of Wellington |
We would like to congratulate all of the participants and in particular, Nathaniel Carter, Taylor Marston and Anna Gan. Nathaniel will receive a return air ticket to Japan, and Taylor and Anna will receive Prezzy cards ($100 and $50), sponsored by the Sasakawa Fellowship Fund for Japanese Language Education and the Japan Foundation.
We hope the participants continue their Japanese learning journey with renewed motivation and enthusiasm, and wish them all the best for their future.
JSANZ would like to thank the participants, their teachers and the judges. JSANZ would also like to thank the Sasakawa Fellowship Fund for Japanese Language Education and the Japan Foundation for their generous financial support.
2016 JSANZ Tertiary Japanese Language Speech Contest
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Name of the Finalist & Institution |
Speech Title |
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Taylor Marston |
Club Menu, Rice and Pants |
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Anran Yu |
Japan and Me |
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Nathaniel Carter |
My Journey with Japanese |
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Mitchell Grout |
My Experience in Japan |
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Michelle Musakwa |
My Japan Trip |
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Sarah Lee |
The reason why you should be in this world |
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Ieuan van der Peet |
Future Dreams |
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Zoe Alexander |
Different Ways of Communication
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Anna Gan |
My Parents as Immigrants
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Joshua Lee Lamb |
Let’s Keep on Failing!
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Maya Takahashi |
Laughter |
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Shuichi Tanimura |
The Importance of Stress |
Call for Papers [extension]
JAPANESE STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 2017
The Call for Papers for the Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia 2017, to be held at the University of Wollongong, has been extended.
NEW Deadline for submissions: 13 January 2017
For further details, please see the conference website.
Job Opportunity
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
La Trobe University is seeking a continuing Lecturer in Japanese Studies to develop, coordinate and teach engaging high quality and innovative learning experiences both face to face and online, to contribute to disciplinary teaching pedagogy and research.
Application deadline: 15 January 2017
For further information please see here.
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