Is your school interested in starting a Japanese Club?

Sign up now to receive a Japanese Club package (including teacher training) so your school can be ready to run a Japanese Club next September!

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What we provide (free of charge):

• Teaching materials about Japanese culture and language consisting of 10 topics for 30-60 minute club activities (KS 2-4)*
• 12 x 1-hour online teacher training sessions
• Support and advice for teachers running the Japanese Club
  *Examples of topics covered: Greetings, Self-introduction, Food, Numbers, Festivals, Manga etc. 

The teaching material and the training programme are designed for teachers who don’t have any experience of running Japanese clubs or Japanese language knowledge.

Details

Aims of the online training programme:

• to learn how to use the set of materials.
• to learn basic knowledge of Japan and the Japanese language.
• to build a network of teachers who are interested in language and cultural education.

Eligibility:

• primary or secondary schools that are interested in starting Japanese clubs.
• schools that currently don’t have a Japanese programme as a part of curriculum.
• schools that have a teacher who is available to attend the training programme and run a club at school.
  * No prior experience in Japanese language learning and running a Japanese Club is required.
  * In case of a high number of applicants, those who have no or limited experience in Japanese will be prioritised.

Benefits:

• to be able to learn how to run a Japanese Club for at least 1 term (10 to 12 sessions).
• to be able to learn how to use the materials.
• to be able to gain basic knowledge of Japan and the Japanese language.
• to be able to expand your network.

Training Schedule:

* Participants are expected to attend all the sessions below:

•  Every Monday (excluding most bank holidays) starting from 26 February, 4 pm to 5 pm. Please refer to the schedule below for precise dates.
• In total of 12 sessions of 1h/week classes

     February: 26
March: 4, 11, 18, 25
April: 8, 15, 22, 29
May: 13, 20
June: 3

Venue: Online

Language used: English

Fee: Free

Number of participants: around 10 teachers

Please click here to fill out an application form

*Please ask your head teacher or other senior teachers acting on behalf of the head teachers at your school for permission before applying.

Application deadline:

20th February at 2pm

Enquiries:  Language Team, The Japan Foundation, London - events.japanese@jpf.go.jp (English/Japanese)