Japan Foundation, Manila

Japanese-Language Education

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IRODORI Teacher’s Training Seminar in Baguio

𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐈 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨!
14 – 15 July 2022
The Japan Foundation, Manila is offering a two-day Teacher’s Training Seminar in Baguio! This seminar is for Filipino Nihongo teachers who wish to learn more about IRODORI (Japanese-language coursebook developed by the Japan Foundation) and how to use it in a classroom. The mode of implementation will be face-to-face and the seminar will be taught in English and Japanese.
Registration is free! Limited to 20 slots!
**Eligibility criteria applies. Application deadline 30 June 2002, 2:00 PM

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35th Philippine Nihongo Teachers’ Forum – Event Highlights

Thank you to all teachers and aspiring teachers who participated and shared their ideas during the 35th Philippine Nihongo Teachers’ Forum 2022!

The 35th Philippine Nihongo Teachers’ Forum was conducted through Zoom on May 21, 2022.

Around 70 people attended the event, which was open to both seasoned and aspiring Nihongo teachers. The Japan Foundation Trivia Quiz provided participants with an enjoyable and educational experience. Afterwards, attendees listened to the JFM’s Reflective Practice Study Group’s experiences in observing other instructors’ classes, sharing feedback, and developing challenging action plans.

Then, participants were treated to an interactive presentation on Teacher Competences, which included tools and frameworks for self-assessment and development. Attendees then participated in a workshop and a sharing forum where they shared their ideas and opinions on the key resource: Activate Your Japanese!, Japan Foundation’s collaboration with NHK Educational Corporation.

At the conclusion of the forum, the participants were encouraged to identify the improvements they want to make in their teaching methods and how they will be able to initiate, monitor, and achieve the results.

Here are some takeaways from the forum.

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Sensei no Wa (Online) – June 30, 2022 (Thursday)

“Sensei no Wa” is open to experienced, neophyte, and aspiring Japanese-language teachers, and offers a platform for information exchange with one’s peers. It is for the further encouragement of Japanese Language Education and aims to support professional enrichment and network expansion through interactive learning.

Theme: Getting started with Reflective Practice: Setting Your Own Challenge Action Plan
For this session’s theme, participants will reflect on their teaching practices and goals, share ideas, teaching methods, experiences, etc., and further build their professional networks.

This event will be held on 30 June 2022 (Thursday) from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (via Zoom).

Please be informed that this event will NOT issue any certificates.

Date 30 June 2022
Time 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m.
Venue Zoom
Admission Free
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM http://bit.ly/SenseiNoWa0630

Interested parties, please fill out the online application form on or before June 27, 2022 (Monday) 12NN. You may access it at: http://bit.ly/SenseiNoWa0630.

Zoom details will be sent a day before the event. Please check your Spam or Promotions folder for the Zoom details as email notifications may be redirected from your Inbox to your Spam or Promotions folder. If you do not receive an email by 29 June (Wednesday) past 5:00 pm, kindly notify us at nihongo1@jfmo.org.ph.

*Submission of application will be disabled after the deadline.

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PRACTICE TEACHING SEMINAR for Japanese Language Teachers [Basic]

The course is open to aspiring Filipino Nihongo teachers or those who wish to take basic training in teaching Japanese. Participants will be taking up instructions on the skills in classroom teaching and perform practice teaching during the seminar. Upon application, some pre-task are needed to be answered. The course will be conducted in both English and Nihongo.

 

Date and Time:9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday, 25 June & Sunday, 26 June, 2022

Venue: The Japan Foundation, Manila (23rd floor, Pacific Star Building, Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. corner Makati Ave., Makati City)

Seminar Fee: FREE (Lunch are offered)

Requirement: Be fully vaccinated and has a JLPT N4 or JFT-Basic Certificate

Capacity: 12 participants

 

Please submit the duly accomplished application form until 2:00 PM, 10 June, 2022:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y3KVC2C1DX5qxtCX7lZOWtrrrMp3ckH5zk0bnNY-LAM

Please note that only applicants who will be able to attend the 2 day seminar are acceptable.

 

Contact: Junko Atagi (jatagi@jfmo.org.ph), Norman Molo (nmolo@jfmo.org.ph).

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35th Philippine Nihongo Teachers’ Forum

The Japan Foundation, Manila is pleased invite all Filipino Nihongo Teachers to join and participate in the 35th Philippine Nihongo Teachers’ Forum 2022!

This year’s theme is “Love teaching? Let’s step up together! Building Reflective Professional Communities of Nihongo Teachers”.

The overall goal of this Forum is to build and create reflective professional communities of Nihongo Teachers in the Philippines. Participants will be able to reflect on themselves as a Nihongo teacher by discussing related teacher competences such as: language awareness and professional conduct for the quality and effectiveness of language education.

More specifically, the Forum aims to:

  1. Introduce resource platforms and self assessment tools that are potentially useful to the participants in their role as language teacher
  2. Share knowledge, skills, and experiences during the workshop event and case study presentation
  3. Have participants reflect on one’s professional growth and determine the next steps
Date MAY 21, 2022 (SATURDAY)
Time 9:30 AM ~ 12:15 PM (opens at 9:15 AM)
Venue Zoom Platform
Admission FREE
Participation Maximum of 80 CONFIRMED registrants
Priority in reservation of slots will be given to Nihongo Teachers who are teaching in the Philippines.

Please submit the online application form (https://bit.ly/35thPNTF) by May 13, 2022 (Friday), 12 nn.

Confirmation email will be sent together with the forum’s pre-task.
Forms received after the set deadline will NOT be recorded.

For inquiries, please contact nihongo1@jfmo.org.ph.

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MARUGOTO Conversational Japanese for Everyone A2-1 Module 2 Online Course (June – August 2022)

This course is the continuation of the MARUGOTO Conversational Japanese for Everyone A2-1 Module 1 Online Course (January – May 2022).

Group online support will be provided to students who will be learning Japanese using the JF Japanese e-Learning Minato course, Marugoto A2-2 (Katsudoo & Rikai) Self-Study Course. While doing the self study lessons, students will be able to practice Japanese with their teacher and classmates through online sessions. Both the Katsudoo (activity) and Rikai (competence) portions of a lesson will be taken up in each 2-hour session of the course.

Study Mode:

  1. Group Online Sessions (via Zoom): 2 hours / lesson, once a week (Tuesdays, 6:00 pm – 8:00 p.m.)
  2. Self-study using the JF e-Learning Minato (Computer, tablet or smartphone is required*)
  3. Individual Online Sessions will be offered twice.

*Please check the recommended operating systems in the “Course Environment” tab in the Minato website: https://minato-jf.jp/Guide/Index

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand sentences and frequently used expressions regarding topics such as business, health, celebrations, etc.
  2. Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
  3. Describe clearly and in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
Course Period June 7 – August 30, 2022
Course Fee Php 4,400
Eligibility Filipino residents who are at least 17 years old
Those who pass the Level Check Test
(For new students, please see below for more details*)
Application Deadline 10 May 2022 (Tuesday)

*For those who have NOT taken the JFM “Marugoto A2-1 Module 1 Katsudoo & Rikai Course (January – May 2022)”, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

  • Must have studied the basic sentence patterns (at least up to Lesson 15 of Minna no Nihongo / Genki textbooks)
  • Must be able to read Hiragana and Katakana
  • Must know simple Kanji like 外国語、南口、東京
  • Must be familiar with dialogs about topics, like: giving simple directions, deciding about a meeting time/place, talking about one’s dream, asking for help / offering help in times of difficulty

<Sample expressions>

  • ホテルは白くておおきいたてものです。まっすぐいって、ふたつめのかどを　みぎです。
  • １０じに　ホテルのロビーで　どうですか。
  • しょうらい　日本の　かいしゃで　はたらきたい　です。
  • すみません、このかんじの　よみかたを　おしえてください。
  • いっしょに　えきまで　いきましょうか。

Please submit the application form (http://bit.ly/3uSf3kT) on or before 10 May 2022 (Tuesday).
For new students, please make sure to upload a screenshot of the Course Recommendation Test Result (https://www.marugoto-online.jp/info/level_check_test/?lang=eng) onto the application form.
JFM will also conduct a qualifying Level Check Test for confirmation.

Payment details will be sent after passing the qualifying Level Check Test.

Qualifying Level Check Test Schedule (maximum of one hour)

12 May (Thursday) 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM
13 May (Friday) 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM

Payment: Payment details will be sent after passing the qualifying Level Check Test.

After payment, please send your proof of transaction (e.g. deposit slip or screenshot of the receipt with your name) to nihongo1@jfmo.org.ph.

Please note that cancellation after payment will not be allowed. In the event that the course should not push through due to circumstances beyond the control of JFM, a refund will be made in accordance with regulations.

 

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2022 JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST ON JULY 3 (SUNDAY) Manila and Davao City (Online Application)

The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) will be held on Sunday – July 3, 2022, in Manila and Davao. The JLPT is administered worldwide by the Japan Foundation in cooperation with other cultural exchange/educational institutions, in order to evaluate and certify the Japanese Language proficiency of non-native speakers.

Due to the current situation caused by the pandemic, the test will be held only in Manila and Davao with a restricted number of applications for the safety of the examinees.

▼General Guide on JLPT 2022 https://bit.ly/JLPTguide2022

▼Test Guide of the Philippines  https://bit.ly/JLPT2022aTestGuidePH

Test Level

– Manila: N1 and N2 (maximum of 1,000 applicants – total number for both N1 and N2)

– Davao: N1, N2, and N3 (maximum of 500 applicants – total number for N1, N2, and N3)

Application Procedure

Applicants must register online from March 1 to 10, 2022.

Online Application Forms and the details of the application procedure can be accessed at the website of The Japan Foundation, Manila <www.jfmo.org.ph/>.

  • For Individual Applications

Applicants need to pay the corresponding registration fee and then upload a copy of the payment slip on the Online Application Form to complete the application.

  • For Group Applications

(10 or more applicants paying as a group through a company/institution)

  1. Each applicant under the group must register on the online form during the application period (March 1 to 10).
  2. The representative of the group must submit a list of applicants by March 10, 2022, to the host institution by email.
  3. The deadline for the payment of the Group Application is March 24, 2022.

 HOST INSTITUTIONS (Manila and Davao)

 

MANILA

The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM)

23/F Pacific Star Bldg., Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. (Buendia Ext.) cor. Makati Ave., Makati City

email: jlpt@jfmo.org.ph

TEST SITE/CENTER:  DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – MANILA (Andrew Building), Taft Avenue, Manila

 

DAVAO

Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku (MKD)

Angliongto Ave., Mamay Road, Lanang, Davao City

email: mkd.jlpt.davao@gmail.com

Tel: (082) 233 – 0013 / (082) 233 – 0081 / (082) 285 – 6146

TEST SITE/CENTER:  MINDANAO KOKUSAI DAIGAKU (MKD), Mamay Road, Lanang, Davao City

 

REGISTRATION FEE

N1 and N2  –  P 1,500.00        

N3 – P 1,100.00

IMPORTANT NOTICE

             

          The JLPT TEST VOUCHER, a VALID PHOTO ID CARD (government-issued), and a VACCINATION CARD / VAX CERTIFICATE (with Booster) is required to be presented on the TEST DAY at the designated Test Site.

 

          Successful examinees will be issued Certificates of Japanese-Language Proficiency by October 2022.

 

          All examinees will receive a Score Report. Results will be available on the JLPT Worldwide Official Website by the end of August 2022.

 

Download:  【Final】2022 JULY JLPT PR rev

 

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Hiragana A1 Tutor Support Course | Registration Deadline: January 17 (Monday)

This is an online course where one can learn Hiragana* in about two months. Students will do online exercises and attend Group Online Lessons.
*Hiragana is one of the three types of scripts in the Japanese language.

Course-Can do:
–  Can read Hiragana : starting from single hiragana characters to words and sentences
– Can write Hiragana : by typing on a computer and writing manually

Modes of Tutor Support
– Group Online Lessons via Zoom on February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 2022 (Saturdays), from  9:00 to 10:00 AM (Manila time)
– Monitoring of the students’ learning progress; exchange of information among students / teachers through the Notice Board.

Assessment
– Completion of online exercises and online test
– Taking the reading test during the Group Online Lesson on March 26, 2022.

Registration Link: https://minato-jf.jp/CourseDetail/Index/MA21_HRGT_A100_EN02
(Details about the registration procedure is on the flyer)

Registration Period January 5 – 17, 2022
Course Period February 5 – April 5, 2022
Result of Selection Process January 18, 2022
Course Operator The Japan Foundation Manila
Course Type   Tutor Support
Course Fee Php 1,000
Eligibility ★ This is a teacher support course for Filipinos who want to learn how to read and write hiragana.
★ Only those who can attend the Group Online Lessons via Zoom are eligible to register.
Schedule of the Group Online Lessons Time: 9:00 to 10:00 AM
Dates: February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 2022 (Saturdays)
Platform: Zoom
Payment Period* January 18 – 24, 2021 (15:00, Manila time)

ABOUT THE STUDENT SELECTION PROCESS
This is a course where participants are determined by a selection process. For those who wish to apply, please read the course outline carefully. Then, within the designated application time period, please click the ‘Course Registration’ button and complete the application.

*Please note that cancellation after payment will not be allowed. In the event that the course should not push through due to circumstances beyond the control of JFM, a refund will be made in accordance with regulations.

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Kanji Hajimete A2 Tutor Support Course | Registration Deadline: September 20 (Monday)

This is an online course for those who are interested in or want to start learning  Kanji* in about one month. Students will do online exercises and attend Group Online Lessons. Students will learn the features of kanji characters and methods on how to study kanji by taking up 36 A2 level kanji characters.
*Kanji is one of the three types of scripts in the Japanese language.

Course-Can do:
– Distinguish the forms, understand the meanings, read, and write the 36 kanji characters introduced in this course
– Know the background of Japanese Kanji and the methods in learning kanji

Modes of Tutor Support
– Group Online Lessons via Zoom on October 16, 23, and November 6, 2021 (Saturdays), from  11:00 AM to 12:00 NN (Manila time)
– Monitoring of the students’ learning progress; exchange of information among students / teachers through the Notice Board.

Assessment
– Completion of online exercises and online test

Registration Link: https://minato-jf.jp/CourseDetail/Index/MA21_KNHT_A200_EN01
(Details about the registration procedure is on the flyer)

Registration Period September 2 – 20, 2021
Course Period October 2 – November 9, 2021
Result of Selection Process September 21, 2021
Course Operator The Japan Foundation Manila
Course Type   Tutor Support
Course Fee Php 600
Eligibility ★This is a teacher support course for Filipinos who have studied hiragana and katakana.
★ Only those who can attend the Group Online Lessons via Zoom are eligible to register.
Schedule of the Group Online Lessons Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 NN
Dates: October 16, 23, and November 6, 2021.
Platform: Zoom
Payment Period* September 21 – 27, 2021 (15:00, Manila time)

ABOUT THE STUDENT SELECTION PROCESS
This is a course where participants are determined by a selection process. For those who wish to apply, please read the course outline carefully. Then, within the designated application time period, please click the ‘Course Registration’ button and complete the application.

Note: The results of the selection process are scheduled to be sent through email on September 21. Please note that those who will not be selected will automatically be placed on a waitlist, of which the results will be sent through email by September 28.

*Please note that cancellation after payment will not be allowed. In the event that the course should not push through due to circumstances beyond the control of JFM, a refund will be made in accordance with regulations.

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