Japanese-Language Teacher's Workshop 2012

Japanese-Language Teachers’ Workshops organized by The Japan Foundation , Toronto , will take place in Edmonton , Toronto and Vancouver in February 2012. These one-day sessions will include workshops on creating activities and pedagogy using the concepts of course design tools such as “JF Standard” and “Can-Do Statement”. There will also be opportunities for teachers to network.

Edmonton
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: The Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education
13750 Woodcroft Avenue, Edmonton , Alberta http://languages.epsb.ca/en/about-iisle

Toronto
Date: Monday, February 20, 2012 (Family Day)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: The Japan Foundation , Toronto
131 Bloor Street West, Suite 213, Toronto , Ontario http://www.jftor.org
* Toronto participants: please bring your own laptop

Vancouver
Date: Friday, February 24, 2012
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: National Nikkei Heritage Centre
6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby B.C. http://www.nikkeiplace.org/

Instructor: Ms. Kazumi Oshio Lecturer
Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute, Urawa

Featured workshops to include:
introduction of activities for letters and characters
experiencing activities and class work as developed and practiced at the Japanese-Language Institute in Japan
creating activities using the concepts of course design tools such as “JF Standard” and “Can-Do Statement”
project work and presentations
　　　*Please note that the details of the workshop may be subject to change.

RSVP Required:
Edmonton: Mr. Corbin Musselman cmusselman@psd70.ab.ca
Toronto , Vancouver : www.jftor.org/whatson/rsvp.php
* Toronto participants: please bring your own laptop

For further information, please contact Ms. Noriko Saito at nsaito@jftor.org or at 416-966-1600 ext.224.