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JETプログラム25周年記念シンポジウム
JETの参加者と同士のみなさんへ、
この1ヶ月はJETプログラムにとっても、世界的にも、と ても重要な時期でした。9月8日、各省庁は東京大学に て記念のシンポジウムを開催し、そこでは、今までの 25年間の間にJETプログラムが達成してきたことや、現在直面している課題などを話し合いました。シンポ ジウムでは、米国駐日大使ジョン・ルース氏や、自治体 国際化協会の取締役会会長の木村陽子さんなど、著名な方々にお話しをしていただきました。
AJETからは、野泉・マーク(会計係)、ヘーゲン・アミ リア(ブロック10代表)、そして私が代表として参加 してまいりました。省庁の大臣の挨拶の後には、JET プログラムの活動実績や問題点についてなど、それぞれが発言する機会が設けられました。その中で、近年日本において、海外へ留学する日本人の学生が減少し ている事実などが挙げられました。英語能力がますま すビジネスの条件になっている中、国際化に努めてい る日本にとってこれは特に深刻な問題です。
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AJET Education and Professional Development
AJET Education and Professional Development supports AJET Members as education professionals. Whether you have many years of experience and are planning on continuing a career in education after JET, or have never heard of ESL, we’re here to help throughout your entire tenure in Japan by providing:
- Peer-reviewed lesson plans.
- Information and peer reviews on ESL certification, Japanese Language courses, and the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test.
- Education-related news and translations of government teaching mandates.
- Information on conferences throughout Japan where JETs can exchange teaching ideas and gain professional presentation experience.
- Opportunities to present at the JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching) national conference.
- Information on professional organizations in Japan.
- Information on research publishing opportunities.
- Discounts on education-related products and services.
Check out all the content under the “Resource” menu under “Education & Professional Development”. Or, if you have any questions/suggestions, please send them to the AJET Education & Professional Development Coordinator here.
20% off Tuition: Meiji Summer Cool Japan Program
The Meiji University Cool Japan Summer Program 2011 is a series of lectures, workshops and field trips on a wide variety of subjects relating to Japan’s contemporary image. JETs who enroll before the deadline (July 9) receive a 20% discount on their tuition!
For more information on how to apply, please visit: www.meiji.ac.jp
A call for artists!
National AJET has decided to create a database of clip-art to to distribute to the JET community. This will help you to have as many resources at your fingertips as possible.
To create this resource, we’d like to hear from artists who’d be happy to donate some time and some pictures to this project. We are a non-profit organization, so we won’t be able to pay you for your work, but what we will do is credit you fully and provide a link to your website!
If you are interested, or know anyone else who is interested, please drop us a line at publications@ajet.net.
We forward to hearing from you!
Changing Together! The First JALT JSH SIG Junior / Senior High School Teacher Development Workshop
Date: Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Time: 10am-5pm
Place: Hosei Daini High School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa (Musashi Kosugi Station)
Fee for non-JALT members: 1500 yen
Fee for JALT members: Free
This Teacher Development Workshop is the kick-off event for a Sustainable Junior / Senior High School Teacher Development Project, the aim of which is to create a supportive community of junior / senior high school teachers who are interested in making a change in their classroom teaching.
The Changing Together! Workshop will provide an opportunity for both Japanese and non-Japanese junior and senior high school teachers to review and re-evaluate basic elements of teaching theory and practice, to become aware of what other teachers are trying in their classrooms and to create a cooperative environment where teachers can formulate plans for change in their own classrooms. In order to achieve this, the Workshop has three sections, each comprising a number of sessions. In the morning sessions there will be presentations on Motivation, The Language of Instruction, Teaching Reading, Team Teaching, Classroom Management and Entrance Examinations. The early afternoon sessions are made up of presentations by junior / senior high school teachers about what they are trying in the classroom and what they have learned from the experience. The third sessions will be discussion workshops where participants will have an opportunity to help each other formulate action plans, to implement in their own teaching.
The Sustainable Teacher Development Project comprises two elements and aims to continue what has been started in the Workshop. Through regular follow-up workshops, teachers can continue to learn more about teaching, listen to what other teachers are trying and discuss their plans and those of others. The online Forum will provide a community environment where teachers can continue to receive encouragement, suggestions and feedback on their action plans and the implementation of those plans.
This Workshop and Project are organized by teachers, for teachers, through JALT, an NPO teacher’s organization. If you are interested in becoming involved in what we are doing, then please contact Jake Arnold at jakearnold@yahoo.com
English Translation of the MEXT Guidelines
Below is the AJET translation of the 2013 policy guidelines provided by MEXT. They have been translated by AJET translator Clayton Fredrick.
The controversial provision from MEXT’s 2013 Senior High education policy (“COURSE OF STUDY”):
4. Regarding English classes, taking into account each subject’s special characteristics, in order to expand opportunities for students to come into contact with English, and make classes into sites of real communication, classes are to be conducted in English, in principle. In doing so, due consideration is to be given to using English that takes into account the level of students’ understanding.
Tokyo Orientation Handouts 2010
2010 Tokyo Orientation Handouts
Adult Language Classes 2010 |
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Adult Language Classes 2010 (Links) |
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Adult Classes Handout 2010 (Links) |
Being a Multi-School ALT |
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Highlights of Japan Pop Culture References |
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Cool Japan Summer Program 2010
明治大学国際連携本部では，2010年8月2日から13日までの2週間，”Cool Japan Summer Program 2010″を開講します。
本プログラムは，「日本を学ぶなら明治！」というテーマを具現化する試みの一環として今回初めて実施するもので，現在の日本文化を形成する要素のひとつであるマンガやアニメを中心としたポップカルチャーに重点を置く一方，伝統文化に触れることもできる内容としております。講義は全て英語で行われます。
本プログラムには，明治大学学生の方も参加できます。ご興味のある方は下記サイトをご覧下さい。
Download the information here! (356KB PDF)