In the first meeting of the Online Network for Heritage Language Education on June 20, there will be school introductions by Kingston Nihongo Class & The Japanese School of Toronto Shokokai Inc., followed by time for networking and discussion.
On June 14, 21 & 28 the JFT will have a 3-class workshop focusing on phonetics, as part of our Course on Teaching Japanese Basics (designed for people who have sufficient Japanese language proficiency but little to no experience teaching Japanese).
This intensive 2 week course running from July 22 to August 2 is for people who want to start using Japanese immediately, and students will gain practical ability communicating in everyday situations. Continue reading →
On August 17 & 18 the Japan Foundation, Toronto along with the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto and JSL Kanji Research Group are offering a two-day workshop for teachers of Japanese looking at kanji instruction where teachers are invited to reflect on their own instruction and work together to create new resources.
Talk by Prof. Ikuko Komuro-Lee (Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto) – May 29 (Wed.) 8:00 – 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Topic: “What do and don’t learners who already know languages with kanji already know?”
