BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Japan Foundation, Toronto - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Japan Foundation, Toronto X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Japan Foundation, Toronto REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260810T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260830T170000 DTSTAMP:20260629T160744Z CREATED:20260629T160744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T160744Z UID:114008-1786348800-1788109200@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Online Hiragana & Katakana Boot Camps (2026 Summer) DESCRIPTION:Online Hiragana & Katakana Boot Camps  \n  \n  \nLooking for something to do this summer?  \nLook no further. Join both or one of our online self-study boot camps and learn/practice the Japanese alphabets in your own time!  \n  \nWhat is this about?  \nWhether you are a complete beginner or just want to brush up on your Hiragana and/or Katakana skills\, we invite you to join one or both of 2 course offerings: one for Hiragana\, and one for Katakana.\nThese are two structured self-study courses where you can learn and practice the Japanese alphabets using free resources\, learning apps\, and online games\, as well as exercises developed by us.  \nCourse duration: From Monday August 10 to Sunday August 30*  <>\n* The Hiragana Boot Camp and Katakana Boot Camp both have the same duration.\n* August 30 is the recommended end date. Course content will still be available to participants for review beyond August 30.  \n\nFree \n\n\nCan be done by students from all levels \n\n\nHas lots of practice materials catering to different preferences\, around 5-10 minutes each \n\n\nExercises are divided into stages and are available in the form of assignments/tasks on Google Classroom \n\n\nTrack your progress \n\n\nTo be done over 21 days\, ideally for 5-10 minutes everyday \n\nRegistration Deadline: Wednesday August 5  \n  \nHow to Join:  \n\nSee the orientation slides here to know what this is about.\nFill out the form below\, making sure select the course(s) you would like to join. \nSince you need a Google account to access the Google Classroom\, if you do not have one you can either: create a new Gmail account (instructions here)\, or\, if you would like to use your non-Gmail account\, you can follow the steps in this video to create a Google account with your existing email address. \nAfter receiving your registration\, we will add you to the Google Classroom and the details will be provided to you via email a few days before the start of the boot camps. \n\nParticipation Requirements:  \n\nAny adult (18 or older) in Canada who is interested in learning or practicing the Japanese alphabets \n\n\nMust have or be willing to create a Google account to be added to Google Classroom (per the instructions listed in the section above) \n\n\nSome of the exercises will require the use of these mobile apps created by the Japan Foundation: Hiragana Memory Hint (iOS | Android) and Katakana Memory Hint (iOS | Android) \n\n  \nFor inquiries:  koza_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp.  URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/online-hiragana-katakana-2026/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Language Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026-Hiragana-Katakana-Boot-Camps-rect.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:56.130366;-106.346771 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260829T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260829T144500 DTSTAMP:20260731T153845Z CREATED:20260731T153845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T153845Z UID:114993-1788008400-1788014700@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:JFT Online Workshop for Japanese Language Teachers: 漢字・漢字語彙学習を考える＜２＞ DESCRIPTION:JFTオンライン日本語教師のための勉強会\n漢字・漢字語彙学習を考える＜２＞\n  \n \n  \n日本語教育の現場における漢字指導は、教師のビリーフが大きく反映される領域の一つです。みなさんはどのように漢字・漢字語彙を取り上げ、教室活動につなげていますか。 \n今回の勉強会では、カナダの大学で日本語を教えていらっしゃる先生方による実践と現在検討中の取り組みについてお話しいただきます。質疑応答の時間に加え、参加者のみなさんが意見や悩みを共有できる場も設けております。 \n本勉強会は漢字・漢字語彙学習について興味のある日本語教師の方を対象としていますが、日本語教育にご興味をお持ちの方なら、どなたでもご参加いただけます。 \nご参加をご希望の方は以下の 登録フォーム よりお申込みください。 \n記 \n日時：２０２６年８月２９日（土） \n\n勉強会： １：００ pm ～ ２：４５ pm（東部夏時間）\n\nスケジュール：（当日変更の可能性があります） \n\n森下洋子先生による「漢字導入の実践報告」＆質疑応答・意見交換\n青木裕美先生による「漢字に挫折した学習者支援の取り組み（案）」＆質疑応答・意見交換\n\n対象者：日本語教師で、以下に同意される方（定員４０名まで） \n※ カメラオンで参加できる人\n＊ お申し込みが定員を超える場合は、カナダ在住で現在教えていらっしゃる方を優先しますので、予めご了承願います。 \n実践報告・話題提供：森下洋子先生（Kwantlen Polytechnic University）、青木裕美先生（University of British Columbia） \n案内役：小室リー郁子（トロント大学） \n使用言語：日本語 \nお問い合わせ先：齋藤   典子     Noriko_Saito@jpf.go.jp URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/workshop260829/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026.08.29-JL-Workshop-sq.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR