School of Languages and Cultures

Japanese Language Teacher Study Group

In our monthly online study group, teachers across QLD gather and forge strong bonds with each other while gaining valuable insights from real classroom experiences and cutting-edge language teaching approaches. Our monthly sessions also cover a wide variety of topics tailored to teachers' interests, presented through different formats, including presentations, discussions, lectures and more.

Starting in 2025, we are introducing a new initiative: Special Interest Groups (SIGs). As part of our monthly study group, SIG members lead mini-sessions to share their pedagogical practices, insights, and challenges related to their specific focus areas. Visit our platform to learn more about SIGs, their members and upcoming session schedules.

Visit our website to find out more about our community.

Contacts

Takeshi Onodera

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - May

23 May 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, our Technology SIG 2 and Culture SIG will share their pedagogical practices, insights, and concerns regarding the development of students' competencies in these areas. This will be followed by a discussion on how these areas are addressed and taught in a UQ course.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - June

27 June 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, our Listening-Speaking SIG 2 and Vocabulary SIG will share their pedagogical practices, insights, and concerns regarding the development of students' competencies in these areas. This will be followed by a discussion on how these areas are addressed and taught in a UQ course.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - April

11 April 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, Reading-Writing SIG and Vocabulary SIG will discuss, present, and share their pedagogical practices, thoughts, and concerns. This will be followed by a discussion on how these areas are addressed and taught in a UQ course.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - March

21 March 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, Listening-Speaking SIG and Culture SIG will discuss, present, and share their pedagogical practices, thoughts, and concerns. The session is also followed by a talk by Mr. Takeshi Onodera, introducing how trendy katakana words reflect Japanese societies and cultures and how they are taught in a UQ course.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - November

29 November 2024 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, the speaker will discuss Yasashii Nihongo, or plain and compassionate Japanese, which is rapidly becoming a popular means of communication with foreign residents in Japan, particularly among local governments. The talk will focus on his activities with students in a seminar at Meiji University to promote its use across various sectors, including municipal governments, schools, businesses, and local residents.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - October

25 October 2024 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in 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.

2024 QLD Asian Languages School Teacher Enhancement Workshop

27 September 2024 9:00am–28 September 2024 5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
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

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - August

23 August 2024 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
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.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - June

14 June 2024 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
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.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - May

17 May 2024 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
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.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - April

19 April 2024 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
This session will discuss Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), especially how teachers can use stories in teaching Japanese within Australian school contexts.