Japanese-language education support overseas is one of the central activities of the Japan Foundation. It plays a key role in promoting Japanese-language education in Canada through its various activities.
For people who want to learn more about the Japanese language and culture.
For Japanese language learners at different levels.
Workshops, network development, etc. for Japanese-language teachers in Canada.
Programs administered by the Japan Foundation Head Office in Japan for Japanese-language teachers as well as specialists in Japan-related cultural and academic fields.
Available to Canadian educational institutions to support the dissemination of Japanese-language and the development of Japanese-language education.
Held annually in Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
Useful links for teachers and learners of Japanese as well as information about Japanese-language education overseas.
Noriko Saito, Program Officer noriko_saito@jpf.go.jp
Rita Wong, Program Officer at rita_wong@jpf.go.jp
The Japan Foundation has put together a selection of messages from people studying Japanese, including Canada’s own KEVIN REYNOLDS!
To read his and other interviews, please check out the links here! Messages in [ENGLISH] and in [JAPANESE]
On Saturday, December 14 we will host a workshop for Japanese-language teachers looking at Virtual Reality (VR) games and how they can be used in language classrooms, including the opportunity for participants to try out VR Goggles themselves!
The second workshop in our series (Tuesday evenings December 3 to January 21) will help you learn to how to create your own website and promote yourself as a teacher.
In the second meeting of the Online Network for Heritage Language Education on December 17, there will be an introduction of “Nippongo” textbooks published by the Japanese Language Teachers Association (Tomoko Ujie Bailey), sharing of classroom practices (Keiko Aoki), and a round-table discussion by participants.
