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 July 4-6 we will once again be hosting a Summer Workshop for Japanese-Language Teachers in Burnaby, BC! Please join us to learn about Flipped Classrooms, ICT, the Action Oriented Approach, and more!
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).
