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Newsletter12 2015

This newsletter from the Mid-Atlantic Association of Teachers of Japanese (MAATJ) provides several announcements and reports. The announcements section includes information about renewing AATJ membership, an AATJ Nengajo contest for students, an international student conference, a call for proposals for the ACTFL conference, applying for the J-LEAP program, and registering for the national Japanese exam. The reports section describes events such as workshops, teaching demonstrations, and award recognitions involving Japanese language teachers in the region. This newsletter aims to inform local Japanese educators about upcoming opportunities and share news within the Japanese teaching community.

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Newsletter12 2015

This newsletter from the Mid-Atlantic Association of Teachers of Japanese (MAATJ) provides several announcements and reports. The announcements section includes information about renewing AATJ membership, an AATJ Nengajo contest for students, an international student conference, a call for proposals for the ACTFL conference, applying for the J-LEAP program, and registering for the national Japanese exam. The reports section describes events such as workshops, teaching demonstrations, and award recognitions involving Japanese language teachers in the region. This newsletter aims to inform local Japanese educators about upcoming opportunities and share news within the Japanese teaching community.

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MAATJ December Newsletter

This newsletter has the following announcements:


Announcements:
1. AATJ membership renewal
2. AATJ Nengajo Contest (Deadline 12/26)
3. International Student Conference (12/31)
4. ACTFL 2016 Call for proposals (Deadline 1/13)
5. J-LEAP application (1/16)
6. Registration for the 2016 National Japanese Exam (12/17-2/19)
7. Japan Outreach Initiative in Southwestern Virginia
Reports:
1. Report of FLAVA conference appears in the AATJ newsletter
2. J-GAP workshop in Ohio (Kawai-sensei, University of Virginia)
3. 70 (Worland-sensei, Moorman-sensei)
4. (Moorman-sensei, Walt Whitman High School)
5. Moorman-sensei, Walt Whitman High School)
6. Annual Oshogatsu Festival (Otani-sensei, Thomas Jefferson High School)
7. Workshop at Johns Hopkins University (reported by Otani-sensei)
Please visit MAATJ website: http://maha-iatj.weebly.com/newsletter

Announcements:
1. AATJ membership renewal
Please take a moment to renew online or download a membership form at http://www.aatj.org/membership.

2. AATJ Nengajo Contest (Deadline 12/26)


The AATJ Nengajo Contest is a nationwide contest for students in elementary school, middle school, high
school, and university. All participants receive a certificate of participation. Winners at each level in each
category also receive certificates and prizes from AATJ. The submission must be postmarked on or before
Saturday, December 26. For more information: http://www.aatj.org/nengajo-contest/2016-invite
3. International Student Conference (12/31)
JASC competitively selects 72 delegates from Japan and the U.S. to explore U.S.-Japan issues. The 2016
conference will convene in the U.S.
When
August 1- August 24, 2016
Where
Boston, Washington, DC, Missoula,
San Francisco Application Deadline December 31, 2015
For more information, go to http://iscdc.org/jasc/2016/


4. ACTFL 2016 Call for proposals (Deadline 1/13)
The 2016 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo of the American Council on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be held November 18-20, 2016 with pre-convention workshops on
Thursday, November 17, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The
submission deadline for proposals is Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
5. J-LEAP application (1/16)
This program brings Native Japanese Language Assistant Teachers (ATs) to K-12 educational institutions in
the U.S. for up to two years to strengthen Japanese language programs by providing an AT to team-teach with
the Lead Teacher (LT) in their classes as well as create opportunities to nurture a new generation of qualified
Japanese language teachers. The program started in 2011 and is jointly administrated by The Japan
Foundation (JF) and The Laurasian Institution (TLI). Currently we have a total of 19 ATs in 11 different
states nationwide. For more information, go to http://www.jflalc.org/jle-j-leap.html
6. Registration for the 2016 National Japanese Exam (12/17-2/19)
Registration for the 2016 National Japanese Exam will open on December 17, 2015, and stay open until
February 19, 2016. Get ready now by reading about the exam levels and seeing sample questions; all are
online at http://www.aatj.org/nje.
7. Japan Outreach Initiative in Southwestern Virginia
(Ferrum, VA)
Japan FoundationJOI8

[email protected]

Reports:
1. Report of FLAVA conference appears in the AATJ newsletter
Please find the AATJ newsletter: http://www.aatj.org/newsletter
2. J-GAP workshop in Ohio (Kawai-sensei, University of Virginia)
Please find the attached file.


3. 70
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Congratulations, Worland-sensei and Moorman-sensei!


Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just announced with the press-release for the Commendations.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press1e_000023.html ()
http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/release/press1_000094.html ()
4. (Moorman-sensei. Walt Whitman High School)

5. Moorman-sensei, Walt Whitman High School)

6. Annual Oshogatsu Festival (Otani-sensei, Thomas Jefferson High School)


Please find the attached file.
7. Workshop at Johns Hopkins University (reported by Otani-sensei)
Please find the attached file.

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