In celebration of the 2019 Nihongo Fiesta, we are pleased to invite you to the “11th Nihongo Quiz Bee for High School Students”, an event of the Japan Foundation, Manila and the Association of Filipino Nihongo Teachers (AFINITE). It will be held on 23 February 2019 (Saturday) at the Shangri-La Plaza, EDSA, Corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City.
The Nihongo Quiz Bee is open to Filipino high school students currently attending Nihongo or Japanese Language & Culture classes in their respective schools. The Nihongo Quiz Bee aims to showcase their knowledge in Japanese language and culture. Those who are eligible to participate are Nihongo students, 1) who have not yet joined any Nihongo Quiz Bee from 2009 to 2018 as either main or alternate contestants; 2) who have not yet joined and will not join in programs for Nihongo-jin like the Kamenori School 2018, Japanese Speakers’ Forum 2019, JENESYS program 2019, National Festival of Talents 2019 (Quiz Whiz), etc. 3) who have not stayed in Japan for an accumulated / total period of more than 6 months; 4) who have not yet passed any of the 5 levels of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) prior to Nihongo Quiz Bee application; 5) whose parents/either father or mother are/is not Japanese national(s); and 6) who are currently enrolled in Japanese Language & Culture classes in their respective high schools.
Deadline for the submission of duly accomplished application forms and pictures for the “additional requirements” is on 17 December 2018 (Monday). Only one teacher will be recognized as Official Coach from each school. Moreover, Nihongo Partners will be asked to make questions so they are not allowed to coach the students and they will not be recognized as coach. Please adhere to the deadline and rules strictly. Forms submitted after the deadline will not be accepted for any reasons and violation of the rules will result to disqualifications.
For details and clarifications, please contact The Japan Foundation, Manila at tel. # (02)811-6155 to 58 / e-mail: nihongoquizbee@gmail.com.
Download: Invitation to the 11th Nihongo Quiz Bee
