The Japan Foundation, Toronto offers a variety of programs for teachers throughout the year.
To never miss out on upcoming events, feel free to click here and add our “JL Teachers’ Professional Development” calendar to your Google Calendars.
今後の「JL Teachers’ Professional Development」のスケジュールにつきましては、こちらをクリックするとGoogleカレンダーへの追加が可能です。
*NEW* Let’s Raise Them in Japanese! 6th Seminar – Parental Conversation Strategies to Encourage Children’s Use of Japanese 日本語で育てよう 第6回オンラインセミナー 子どもの日本語使用を促す親の会話ストラテジー
In this seminar, we will introduce a conversation strategy to encourage children to speak using the home language. We will also discuss other things parents can do.
Online Teachers’ Workshops
Professional development programs for Japanese-language teachers in Canada.
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Information Exchange Meetings
Networking opportunities for Japanese-language teachers in Canada
- *NEW* JFT Online ‘Sawakai’ for Japanese Teachers JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会
Regular meetings where teachers can share and discuss with their peers. All topics are welcome, including if you have any ideas you would like to try out, anything you feel a little stuck on, etc. - Online Network for Heritage Language Education 継承語オンラインネットワーク
Online networking events for stakeholders in Japanese as a Heritage Language Education, co-organized with the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE). - Continuing Learning Japanese 日本語教師情報交換会：日本語学習を継続させる
Networking events for Japanese-language teachers, co-organized with the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE).
JFT Japanese-Language Course Observation
- Observe our MARUGOTO Japanese-Language Courses まるごと日本語講座見学
Here at the Japan Foundation, Toronto our Japanese language courses are open to observation to offer teachers and students in Canada a chance to learn about and learn through the Japan Foundation’s Marugoto textbook series as well as the JF Standard for Japanese Language Education.
JFT Language Teaching Materials & Resources
- *NEW* JFT Online Marugoto Japanese Language Course: Collection of Teaching Plans JFT オンラインまるごと日本語講座：教案集
Teaching plans used in JFT’s language courses using the Marugoto textbooks. Please feel free to download and use them as reference materials when you use “Marugoto“. - Marugoto Teaching Material Project: Collection of Support Materials まるごと教材プロジェクト：おたすけ資料集
The Marugoto Teaching Material Project aims to create a collection of materials to be used as a reference by teachers in order to make it easier for the Marugoto textbooks to be used in Japanese-language education in Canada.
The Japan Foundation Head Office Programs
There are also several programs for teachers offered by the Japan Foundation Head Office in Japan.
- For more information on those programs please click here.
Inquiries
For inquiries, please contact Noriko Saito at noriko_saito@jpf.go.jp.
*For inquiries about observing our Marugoto language courses, please contact Salma Saleh at salma_saleh@jpf.go.jp.
Past Events
- Archive: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/events/archive/
- The Japan Foundation, Toronto YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JFToronto/playlists
