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National Symposium on Japanese Language Education Proceedings 2014/ LOCAL CONNECTIONS, GLOBAL VISIONS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROCEEDINGS EDITED BY CHIHIRO KINOSHITA THOMSON ISSN 2203-5230 (PRINT) ISSN 2207-0184 (ONLINE) 2 EDITOR The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors, Professor Chihiro Kinoshita Thomson, UNSW Australia and do not necessarily coincide with those of the editors, the members of the Peer Review Committee or The Japan Foundation, Sydney. PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE The papers in this publication were presented at the second biennial Dr William Armour, UNSW Australia National Symposium on Japanese Language Education, held at the Ms Kayoko Enomoto, University of Adelaide University of Technology, Sydney on 10–11 July 2014. They have been Dr Belinda Kennett, University of Queensland peer-reviewed and each appears in these proceedings by permission Dr Leigh Kirwan, Griffith University of the author(s), who retains copyright. The papers may be reproduced Dr Robyn Maloney, Macquarie University for fair use under the Copyright Act 1968, its later amendments and Dr Ikuko Nakane, University of Melbourne other relevant legislation. Dr Robyn Spence-Brown, Monash University Japanese names are written in first name / surname order, in TEXT EDITOR accordance with English-language convention. David Kelly, Japanese Studies journal October 2016 EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE © The Japan Foundation, Sydney 2016. Matthew Todd, The Japan Foundation, Sydney All material in this publication is copyright. Copyright of each paper Benjamin Trumbull, The Japan Foundation, Sydney belongs to the author. Copyright of the collection belongs to The Japan SERIES EDITOR Foundation, Sydney. All copyrighted images have been reproduced with Yutaka Nakajima, The Japan Foundation, Sydney permission and copyright remains with the original copyright holders. Apart from any fair use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, DESIGN no part may be reproduced without the prior permission of The Japan Jon Zhu Foundation, Sydney and other copyright holders. PRINTER Carbon8, Sydney www.carbon8.com.au PUBLISHER The Japan Foundation, Sydney Level 4, Central Park 28 Broadway Chippendale NSW 2008 ISSN-2203-5230 (PRINT) ISSN-2207-0184 (ONLINE) This serial publication is available for download from the National Symposium on Japanese Language Education website www.nsjle.org.au 3 CONTENTS 4 CLIL-BASED BEST PRACTICES Foreword Yoshihiro Wada 58 Exploring the potential of CLIL to energise a Japanese class 5 for middle years students Introduction Hiroki Kurihara Chihiro Kinoshita Thomson 74 Japanese beyond the classroom: learning about the Part 1/ Tohoku disaster to connect Japanese language learning to the real world THE BIG PICTURE Caitlin Lee, Maya Asano, Hiroko Koga 8 85 Does making Japan still matter: teachers, study-abroad Experiencing CLIL from the learner’s seat and relevance Mariel Howard Kent Anderson 15 Part 3/ Japanese language education in Australia today: an overview ADVOCACY Robyn Spence-Brown 95 A whole-of-school approach to promoting Japanese involving Part 2/ students, teachers and parents GLOBAL AND LOCAL Nathan Lane 101 BEST PRACTICES Being mindful: how the PYP approach enhances learning Japanese GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES Shoko McInerney 28 Beyond the classroom: a case for out-of-class language Part 4/ learning David Nunan ARTICULATION ICT-ENHANCED BEST PRACTICES 109 Employment of graduates of Japanese language 39 Rowena Ward Funk up your Japanese with a flashmob! Wendy Venning 47 123 Increasing reading fluency in year 5 students learning Contributor Biographies Japanese as a second language Kathleen Duquemin 125 NSJLE2014 Symposium Session Abstracts 4 FOREWORD YOSHIHIRO WADA Welcome to the volume of proceedings from the National Symposium on Japanese Language Education (NSJLE) 2014. NSJLE2014 was held 10-11 July at the University of Technology Sydney in conjunction with the International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE). It was the second biennial National Symposium on Japanese Language Education, building on the success of the inaugural symposium in 2012. This collection of papers and abstracts presented on the day stands not only as a record of the symposium but also as testament to the innovation and dedication shown by Japanese language educators in Australia and to how they are leading the way in making connections locally while keeping the big picture firmly in view. The diversity of perspectives provided by those educators gives us all the opportunity to learn more in our quest to improve and strengthen Japanese language education in Australia. I would like to thank the following people for their invaluable contributions to making this publication possible: Professor Chihiro Kinoshita Thomson, for her work guiding the editorial panel through the selection and editing processes; (in alphabetical order) Dr William Armour, Ms Kayoko Enomoto, Dr Belinda Kennett, Dr Leigh Kirwan, Dr Robyn Maloney, Dr Ikuko Nakane, Dr Robyn Spence-Brown for taking part in the selection and editing process; David Kelly for his thorough proofreading and editing; and Yutaka Nakajima, Matthew Todd and Ben Trumbull for their editorial assistance and administration. Finally, thank you to the contributors to the volume, without whom none of this would be possible. To both participants in the symposium and other colleagues with an interest in their work, I hope that the papers and collection of abstracts presented in this volume spark ideas and discussions in your communities. Yoshihiro Wada Director The Japan Foundation, Sydney October 2016 5 INTRODUCTION CHIHIRO KINOSHITA THOMSON It is my great pleasure to introduce the Second Proceedings of the National Symposium on Japanese Language Education in the year of celebrations for the 40th Anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Australia and Japan. As Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, mentioned in her remarks at the anniversary in February this year, Australia and Japan enjoy a special friendship and strategic partnership that has exceeded the expectations of those who signed the treaty. For this she extends credit to the friendship and people-to-people links which often start from the Japanese language classrooms in Australian schools. As many of us know, Australia is currently placed fourth in the world for the number of learners of Japanese, and the overwhelming majority of them are studying Japanese in primary and secondary schools. The Proceedings are an outcome and record of the National Symposium for teachers of Japanese in Australia. Two years after the inaugural symposium, the second National Symposium on Japanese Language Education was delivered in collaboration with the International Conference on Japanese Language Education in July 2014 in Sydney. True to the Symposium theme of “Local Connections, Global Visions”, the two forums brought together some 800 Australian and international participants from over twenty countries to discuss both local and global issues and to network with each other. The National Symposium featured papers under topics including National Scope: Australian Curriculum and White Paper; Leadership and Advocacy; Information and Communications Technology (ICT); Articulation; Heritage; and Sharing Best Practices. For the National Symposium, the joint delivery of the two forums meant that Australian best practices were showcased in front of an international audience, while the Australian school teachers had opportunities to mingle with a highly diverse group of teachers of Japanese, ranging from their schoolteacher counterparts in other countries to global leaders in the field. Arising from the symposium, these Second Proceedings capture both the big picture and best practices. On the big picture of the national level, Kent Anderson, then Pro-Vice Chancellor (International) of the University of Adelaide (now Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Commerce and Engagement) of the University of Western Australia), contributes a presentation on the relevance of Japan and Japanese in Australia. Anderson, the most energetic champion of Japanese language education in Australia today, warns that the days when a focus on Japan needed no justification are over, citing examples of Japan being excluded from national agendas; and encourages us, the stakeholders, to more actively advocate and promote Japan. Another big picture is presented by Robyn Spence-Brown, who is a leading expert in Japanese language education. Her paper, originally presented as a Special Lecture at the International Conference, draws a comprehensive overview of Australian Japanese language education today, with critical reflections on its history, economic and strategic environment, language education policies, and the students and teachers. She advocates a repositioning of Japanese as a vehicle for intercultural learning and a gateway to other cultures and languages of Asia. David Nunan, keynote speaker for both the National Symposium and the International Conference, is an influential Australian academic who leads the world in the field of foreign language education. His contribution to this volume provides a collection of global best practices which go beyond the boundary of classrooms. The examples he gives encompass extensive reading, email tandem learning, dialogue journal, intensive listening and contact assignments, all of which engage learners in out-of-classroom practices. He stresses the importance of integrating classroom-based learning with out-of-classroom learning since both support each
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