Japanese Language Teacher Study Group

This session will discuss Japanese language education from a comparative perspective. We will present the different teaching practices in mainstream and distance education settings in Australia and how Japanese language pedagogy differs between Australia and China. The session will introduce contemporary Japanese language teaching practices to Japanese language teachers and researchers and foster a reflection on how we could deliver Japanese language and culture to students in a more authentic and engaging style.

Join our 2-day workshop for QLD teachers of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean to enhance teaching skills during the school and UQ mid-term break

This session will focus on Dialogic Language Assessment (DLA), with insights drawn from its trial implementation in Japanese-English bilingual primary schools in Australia. We will explore how DLA can more effectively and reliably measure and assess students' Japanese language skills. The future practical implications of DLA across different educational sectors will also be provided.

This session will focus on instruction language in Japanese. Drawing on newly developed materials, we will discuss what Japanese phrases and expressions teachers can provide as feedback and comments to students in various classroom situations. This will also be addressed through a hands-on activity.

This session will discuss the application of a theory in Japanese language teaching practice, introducing a communicative activity (ミステリー先生・生徒) that is rooted in a motivation theory called Self-Determination Theory.

This session will discuss Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), especially how teachers can use stories in teaching Japanese within Australian school contexts.