The Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ) and the Japan Foundation, London are delighted to announce the 2023 Japanese Language Education Seminar. 

2023’s seminar will focus on learners' dictionary-usage behaviour. In recent years, various digital tools and services have been developed and learners are now familiar with a wide variety of tools. Some teachers say that learners rely too much on digital tools, and that their Japanese language skills are not improving. But what digital tools do learners actually use and how do they use them to learn? The answers to these questions are not yet fully understood. In this seminar, we welcome Professor ISHIGURO Kei, from the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL), to explore this topic in an online setting.  

For more information about the seminar and read the speaker’s profile, please refer to the attached document. 

    We look forward to receiving your applications. 

Date/Time: 11th February 2023 (Saturday), 10:00 to 12:30 GMT 

Theme:  How Useful Are Smartphones for Learning Japanese?:  

The reality of the use of dictionary tools among learners of Japanese in the United Kingdom 

Speaker:  

Professor ISHIGURO Kei (Director of The Center for the Promotion of Collaborative Research, the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics; Collaborative Professor, Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University)  

Target audience:  

Japanese language educators and post-graduate university students specialising in Japanese language education who are based in the United Kingdom and Europe.  

(Applications from those in other regions will also be accepted if places are available)  

Maximum number of participants: 80  

Location: Online seminar using Zoom software  

Spoken language: Japanese  

Cost of seminar: BATJ member: 5£, BATJ Non-member: 10£ 

Applications: Please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/batjjf-tickets-491232267937

Application deadline: 31st January 2023 (Tuesday), 12:00 GMT  

* Once the number of places has been filled, applications will close. 

Contact:  seminar@batj.org.uk 

Event Flyer: English / Japanese