Merienda!

No. 30 June 2018

The Japan Foundation, Manila Nihongo Teachers’ Newsletter

This Issue’s Menu
What’s Inside

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Merienda Espesyal 1
The 27th Philippine
Nihongo Teachers’ Forum
Nihongo Fiesta 2018

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Merienda Espesyal 2
From the Nihongo Partners
JPEPA
JFM Teacher Training
Minato2018 Nihongo Fiesta – Keeps Japanese
Language & Culture Aflame!
Blossom

Merienda’s Pick
JLE for Philippine
High Schools

Sher-Anne A. Rediang
Student, BA Linguistics - University of the Philippines Diliman

The days of our lives are like flowers from a
dogwood. One of its buds that had left a mark on ourlives would be the 17th day of February, 2018.
Learning Japanese language for us is really atough challenge but with the help of the NihongoPartners (Aika-chan and Chiya-chan), we were able toget through. When they told our class that we werebeing invited to perform a song with them at ShangriLa Plaza Mall, we agreed right away as this would
express our gratitude and the fruit of our study of thelanguage.
Turns out, it wasn’t just our class that was invited
to sing but other classes of Japanese too, so we met
a lot of people for the first time when we started
rehearsing for the piece. The song we were to perform
was ハナミズキ (Hanamizuki), a heartwarming balladabout the singer’s friend who was killed by the 9/11
attack; about a love that transcends life and death.
When the day came, we were enthusiastic andnervous, especially when we met and performed with

Merienda Espesyal 3
Yatte mimasen ka?
Magkape Muna Tayo
Hello & Goodbye
Urawa Update
JF Grantees for Nihongo
Teachers FY 2018-2019
the “Karaoke Queen” Minami Kizuki, during the annual
Nihongo Fiesta which was organized by the JapanFoundation, Manila. We sounded stale by ourselves
but with her, the song came life; we felt alive when
we were singing and dancing with all the people.
Their smiles, our smiles were unforgettable. At thatmoment the song hit our hearts, wishing what we feltthat day and the people we met would stay with us
for a hundred years.
Thank you very much to the Nihongo Partners,
Ms. Minami Kizuki and to the Japan Foundation,
Manila for the great experience!

Sapin-sapin
Sensei no Wa
Oshaberi Salon
Marugoto Reunion
Basic Conversational
Japanese for Travelers
Banana Q
Glossary for the Serious
Nihongo Teacher
From The JFM Library(Please refer to page 3 for more details on the Nihongo Fiesta 2018)

Kana Art Competition (Kana Com) Workshop in NCR and Cebu
The Japan Foundation, Manila supports Kana
Art Competition (Kana Com), a competition ofgraphic design using only the Japanese characterssuch as Hiragana and Katakana. The JFM conducted
workshops four times, twice in NCR and twice in
Cebu. Even if they did not have any knowledge inwriting Japanese characters at all, participants wereable to enjoy the Kana Com workshop since they
only needed to make designs out of the Japanesecharacters. Through this workshop, the participants
were able to create their own artworks. For more
information about Kana Com, you may visit:
http://kanakomphil.blogspot.jp/

Workshop Schedule:
1.) Manila:
Date: January 27, 2018
Venue: Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo Faber Hall 302
Date: February 3, 2018
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Manila
1.) Cebu:
Date: February 24, 2018 (Morning)
Venue: Daredemo Hero’s House 2
Date: February 24, 2018 (Afternoon)
Venue: Skillet
AS Fortuna, Mandaue City

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The 27th Philippine Nihongo
Teachers’ ForumMay
May21,
26,20162018 • JICA Philippines Office Auditorium(JICA Philippines Office Auditorium)“場面のある文法導入Do you do Dounyuu?
Including [SITUATIONS] in our Dounyuu”
The 27 th Philippines Nihongo Teachers’ Forum, entitled “場面のある文法導入 Do you do Dounyuu? Including [SITUATIONS] in our
Dounyuu”, was successfully held at the JICA Philippines Office Auditorium last May 26, 2018 (Satruday). More than 60 Nihongo Teachers
from various institutions gathered to listen and reflect about Dounyuu and with much enthusiasm, the participants came up with theirown “Dounyuu” for their class.

Program
MORNING SESSIONAFTERNOON SESSION

Lecture: 場面のある文法導入について
Do you do Dounyuu?
Including [SITUATIONS]
in our Dounyuu
Mr. Yasujiro Takei
The Japan Foundation, Manila
Japanese Language Education Adviser

Workshop: 導入をやってみよう Let’s try “Dounyuu”!
Mr. Hideaki Ishida
The Japan Foundation, Manila
Japanese Language Education Adviser
Sharing
Summary

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Merienda!

ESPESYAL 1

45th NIHONGO SPEECH CONTEST
Open Division
1st Prize
MS. MARY JOY V. YAP(Accenture Inc.)「挑戦する甲斐があった」
It was Worth the Challenge

10th NIHONGO QUIZ BEE
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS(in coordination with AFINITE)
Grand Champion
Valenzuela City Schoolof Mathematics and ScienceFebrua
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2nd Place
Buanoy National High SchoolStudent Division
1st Prize & Outstanding
Performance Award
MS. SOFIA ABIGAILE SANCHES(Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku)「私の小さな夢」
My Small Dream

3rd Place
Lagro High School

Non-Student Division
2nd Prize
MS. MARVIANA LOVELLA P. GRAVOSO(Fast River Earthling Service, Inc.)「好奇心は発明の原動力」
Curiosity Sparks Innovation
Non-Student Division
1st Prize & Grand Prize Winner
MR. JEREMY M. SOLERA(Advanced World Solutions, Inc.)「関西弁、こわないで！」
Kansai-ben is Not Scary!

MINAMI KIZUKI LIVE CONCERTThe “Karaoke Queen” Ms. Minami Kizuki’s first visit to the Philippines.
She won 10 times in TV Tokyo’s The Karaoke★Battle

Special Jury Award
MR. ANGEL RUBEN R. ROXAS(University of the Philippines - Diliman)「ゲイはオケー」
Gay is Okay

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL DANCE
Performers pose with Ms. Minami Kizuki

Mr. Jeremy
M. Solera(Non-Student
Division) - 1stPrize andGrand Prize
Winner of the
45th Nihongo
Speech Contest
Ms. Priscilla Hallare (Detailer)

Mr. Mike Angelo Faina (Kimono
Importer / Used Goods Merchant)

Ms. Nicole Nadine Artuz(Singer / Graphics Artist)

Ms. Fusami Aramaki(NIHONGO Partner)

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From the NIHONGO Partners
The “NIHONGO Partners” Program endeavors to support local Japanese-language teachers and students bysending Japanese nationals predominantly to secondary education institutions in the 10 ASEAN countries.

NIHONGO Partners Batch 5

Pangasinan

July 2018 – March 2019

Akiko NAMIKI	
Juan G. Macaraeg National High School
日本を好きになってもらえるように、フィリピンのみなさんと楽しみながら文化交流をしていけるよう頑張ります。
Haruo MATSUYAMangaldan National High School
NIHONGOを楽しく学びましょう！フィリピンで皆さんに会えることを楽しみにしています。

ncr
Miku KADOWAKI
Carlos L. Albert High School (Main School)
City of Mandaluyong Science High School (Sub School)
フィリピンの文化を学び、多くの学生と交流を持ち、お互いに良好な日々を過ごしたいです！

Michiru NAKAGAWA
Manuel A. Roxas High School (Main school)
Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science (Sub school)
食べることが大好きです！一緒に楽しく勉強できるように、
一生懸命頑張ります。

Sae TAJIRI
Department of Linguistics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
日本とフィリピンとをつなぐ存在になれるよう頑張ります！
よろしくお願いします。
Luna KAWASHIMA
Quezon City High School (Main school)
San Antonio National High School (Sub school)
日本語を勉強してくれて、日本に興味を持ってくれてありがとう。
私もフィリピンの文化を学びたいです。一緒に成長しましょう。
Saika SASAKI
Florentino Torres High School
フィリピンの学生たちに、“日本っておもしろそうな国だな”と思って貰えるよう、楽しみながらがんばります！！

CEBU

Remi OIKAWA
Sauyo High School (Main school)
Lagro High School (Sub school)
フィリピンの皆さんと、たくさん学び合いたいと思います。
よろしくお願いします！
Shinichi KUBOTA
Pitogo High School (Main school)
General Ricardo G. Papa, Sr. Memorial High School (Sub school)
私はフィリピンの人の笑顔が大好きです！フィリピンや日本の文化について、楽しく学んでいきたいと思います！皆さんにお会いするのを楽しみにしています。

Akira OSAKI
Buanoy National High School
日本について知りたいことは何でも聞いてください！そして僕にもフィ
リピンのことをたくさん教えてください！よろしくお願いします！

Sachina TANOUE
Abellana National High School (Main school)
Cebu City Don Carlos A.Gothong Memorial
National High School (Sub school)
フィリピンについてもっと知りたいです！みなさんに会えるのが楽
しみです！I want to know more about the Philippines. I’m looking
forward to meeting everyone

Yuta HASHIMOTO
Ramon M. Durano Sr. Foundation Sci-Tec Education Center (Main school)
Compostela Science and Technology High School (Sub school)
大好きな国フィリピンで、日本語を通した素敵な出会いをたくさんしたいです！一緒に歌って踊りましょう！

Aine UEMA
Cordova National High School (Main school)
Marigondon National High School (Sub school)
フィリピンの皆さんと楽しく学びながら、互いに文化を共有出来る事を楽しみにしています。宜しくお願いします。

The 10th batch of EPA based Filipino Nurse and Certified Care Worker Candidates November 2017 – May 2018
The Preparatory Japanese-Language Training for
Filipino Nurse and Certified Care Worker Candidates under
the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement(JPEPA) is held annually from November to May.
The training for the 10th batch ended on May 22
and a total of 313 candidates worked hard to complete
the course.
The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM) is recruiting
Filipino Japanese-Language Lecturers for the next batch.
For inquiries, please contact us by email: epa.ph.2018@
gmail.com

A Class in Session: Comparison of arts and pop culture
between the Philippines and Japan.

Message from Ms. Joanna Jane Maranan Castanares,
a representative of the candidates during the closing
ceremony at TESDA.

Merienda!

ESPESYAL 2

きょうしけんしゅう

JFM Teacher Training

教師 研 修5

Pre-Intermediate Japanese for Nihongo Teachers 3
September 23, 24 & 30, 2017

I learned how toincorporate Japaneseculture in teaching Nihongo.

I learned how to make abetter pair work activity andhow to use picture cards more
effectively and fun during
practice.
T he P T course is very helpful
especially to those who areabout to start teaching theJapanese language.

Practice Teaching CouseMarch 17, 18, & 24, 2018

T his course is very interesting andinformative. I really like how this was
conducted and hopefully there will be
more courses like this in the future.

Minna no Nihongo Brush-Up Course
April 16 – May 23, 2018

T he Minna no Nihongo Brush -up
Course gave me more understandingof the Japanese Language, it gaveme the confidence on teaching thelanguage to my students.

A must-attend course for
new and veteran teachers
who are looking for ways
to use the textbook more
effectively.

MinatoHiragana/Katakana A1 Tutor Support Courses
The Minato Hiragana/Katakana A1 Tutor Support Courses provide online exercises for those whowish to learn Japanese characters. Learning is confirmed by attending three classroom lessons
scheduled during the course period. JFM plans to offer this course twice in a year. Please join!
Please visit http://minato-jf.jp for more details.

Course registrants attend Classroom Lessons to practice what they have learned online.

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JLE for philippine high schools

Japanese Speakers’ Forum 2018 in the PhilippinesCJH Update
The enTree 3 Course (E3), being participatedin by the 4th batch of CJH teachers, started
this April 2018 and they had their 10 days
(May 11 - May 20) immersion training inJapan. The Follow-through Training Sessions
will be held once a month in Manila & Cebu.
Other CJH-related Activities(2018-2019)
CJH Pedagogy Seminar in NCR:
July 21 & November 10, 2018
CJH Pedagogy Seminar in Cebu:
July 28 & November 17, 2018

“Halina be an エコじん (Ecojin)! Let’s RESOLVE garbage
problem: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”

Japanese Speakers’ Forum in Bali:
August 23-31, 2018 (Teachers’ program),
August 25-31, 2018 (Students’ program)

Sheila Mabras (Teacher, Cordova National High School)

Have you ever been given tasks thatchallenged you a lot? Like facilitating a big
forum using different languages? Or evendiscussed some topics to learners who camefrom different schools in the Philippines andfrom Japan? Japanese Speakers’ Forum 2018
Philippines with the theme Halina be an エコじん (Ecojin)! Let’s RESOLVE garbage problem:
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, has given me an
unforgettable experience.

The abovementioned forum was a threeday forum held at Robbinsdale Residences,
Quezon City last January 24- 26, 2018. It was a
National Forum for High School Students andTeachers under the Special Program in Foreign
Language Nihongo by the Japan Foundation,
Manila, and the Kamenori Foundation, in
corporation with the Department of Education /Bureau of Curriculum Development and Quezon
City SWMD. There were 36 high school students

Philippine Japanese Speakers’ Forum:
January 23-25, 2019 (tentative)*CJH: Course on Japan for High School
Classroom Instruction; Teacher Training
Program for Public High School Teachers
under the Special Program in Foreign
Language: Japanese of DepED-BCD

わたし

く ふ う

How do I apply the enTree* method in class? 「 私 の工夫」㻌 㻌
School: Cabancalan National High School
Principal: Mrs. Marilou P. Mabansag
Teachers: Aileen N. Caballes &Nina Ginamie M. Medalle
Grade Levels: Grade 7 / Grade 8 / Grade 9(130 students)
Cabancalan National High School is only thesecond largest school in Mandaue City yet, weare fortunate and blessed enough to be a part of
the Special Program for Foreign Language (SPFL)NIHONGO. Teaching Nihongo is not that easy
especially if you are not into watching anime or evenreading comic books. However, we find some ways
to make it easier with the help of enTree method welearned from trainings.
Since we are both language teachers handling
English and Filipino, we often use some strategies
or approaches related to communicative language.
Evidently, we use “Think-Pair and Share”, groupings,
pair work, and do some role playings in every
Nihongo class that we have. In addition to that, we
also use the materials given to us and follow all thethings written in the lesson plan which serve as ourguide. Through applying these things we believethat we can easily impart to students the things
about Japan, its culture, vocabularies and even

We do believe that applying all these will makeevery session worth it, and will definitely be able toappreciate every one’s worth.
School:Compostela Science and 		Technology High School
Principal: Mrs. Ma. Teresa P. Selanoba
Teachers : Mr. Cyrele C. Quinio &Rhenz Harold S. Mancao
Grade Levels : Grade 9 / Grade 10 (107 students)

the sentence patterns we use in communication.
Moreover, to make the learning of students more
exciting and meaningful, we invite Nihonjins fromdifferent organizations to have a culture session
every quarter of the year.
Aside from the varied activities in our Nihongoclass, we also use “enTree book”. This entrée bookhelps us to track the progress of each student.
Through using this, it helps students to be moreorganized with their things and outputs. It is also a
way of enjoying while making their entrée book. As areward, at the end of the school year, we give awards
to those who have creative and well-organized work.

The enTree method is a masterpiece. It isgeared towards attainment of 21st century skills.
In enTree, we stimulate students’ curiosity
through games, role-plays, showing videos andphotos, sensible questions or doing any activitiythat would springboard towards the main topic.
Objectives of the day’s lesson are then presented
to guide students on what to expect. Past lesson
is always reviewed during the day’s lesson and asmooth connection of the previous and the current
lessons are established. Next is the “Language
Portion” where the Nihongo expressions are taught.
For example, for the “Hiragana Characters”, instead of
showing students how the characters look, enTree
makes use of its teaching materials, the “Hiragana in*”enTree - Halina! Be a NIHONGOJIN !! -” is a resource-type teaching material designed by The Japan Foundation, Manila to respond to the need for developing human resources who possess Japanese communication skills.
This teaching material aims to allow the students to find their personal goal, learn about the world and themselves, and achieve self-growth while accomplishing their particular goal. One special feature of enTree is that it seeks toenhance not only the learners’ language ability, but also their intercultural competency.

JSFP Students’ Program Logic Tree Making

from 19 Schools in the Philippines and 12
Japanese high school students from 12 schools
in Japan. 21 teachers were also present in thesaid forum together with the core members andJapan Foundation Staff.
Like last year’s forum the fieldwork is thehighlight of the forum. The participants were
tasked to conduct interviews about solid waste
management of barangay Payatas and Holy
Spirit in Quezon City, Philippines. Unlike lastyear, I just participated in the Teachers' Programand did keen observation of the core members'
tasks and analyzed some of the activities in thesaid forum. I was also given a light task whichis to teach the farewell song to the student
participants.
For this year’s forum, I define it as aquite complex task not to mention the
outputs which was to make a logic tree
and to do a jingle. The idea that I am nolonger a participant brings me chills. Now,

I am facilitating and conversing with theparticipants not only in English but also in
Nihongo. I admit that I didn’t experience much
dilemma in facilitating a big class or a seminarwith a huge crowd as much as I remembered.
But honestly, the forum was a life changing
one. At one corner I reflected whether I am
fit to be part of the core group. I knew that inorder to be confident in this forum I need tolevel up my proficiency in Nihongo. Though
I am not forced to speak in Nihongo but I
realized that I have to do something about mysituation. Fortunately, one of the topics thisyear was the making of Solution Tree which
was so timely for me because I was able toapply it in solving my problem with regards to
my Nihongo proficiency.

2018 Summer Training

CJH Batch 4 Summer Immersion Program in Japan 2018
(May 11 to May 20, 2018)

JSFP Teachers’ Program Group Discussion

I am thankful because I am challenged
in this forum. I am now helping myself to be a
problem solver through plotting solutions on
how to improve my Nihongo proficiency. I am
also encouraging everybody to do the same.
Definitely, the target of JFM and the Kamenori

the language and at the same time transforming
the students into someone capable of facing thecompetitive world in the 21st century.
School: San Antonio National High School
Principal: Dr. Samuel L. Sia
Teachers: Juliet Ogana & Emma Urika Sabado
Grade Levels: Grade 9 / Grade 10 (25 students)

48 Minutes”. It is a flip card where the front contains
the Hiragana character and the back portion depicts
a short description of the character.
Once the Nihongo expressions are given,
enTree develops several meaningful and fun
practice-activities that encourage students toapply the newly-learned expressions. This fosters
collaboration, another 21st century skill.
Next, the teacher facilitates the students to thediscussion of Japanese culture. With this, students
speak their minds about relevant issues. Not only
do we discuss Japanese culture in this portion, butalso, we see to it that our students’ understanding ofour very own Filipino culture is enriched. After that,
fun-filled activities are used to practice the newlylearned expressions. enTree always ends the classwith a reflection where students write their learnings
for the day.
Since the start, I have always admired how thelessons in enTree are being developed. Learning

Foundation which is to further enhance 21st
century skills have been achieved this time! I
am looking forward to facilitate in next year’s
JS Forum with a better version of me using
Nihongo with confidence.

I’ve always been hugely impressed with theenTree lesson plans prepared by the JFM that’s why
I use it as a bible in most of my teacher-student
engagements in class. The plans are structured
and well-thought of and are very K-12 in nature as
most of the activities require individual and group
participation making the sessions student-centered.
This is the heart of the K-12 curriculum that EnTree
has perfectly infused into the program. What makes
it more engaging for the students is that each lesson
concludes with a reflection writing which serves
both as a wrap up and a take home point for the
students.
Having quite a limited background in Japanese
language, employing very religiously and strictly the
JFM’s enTree way of teaching ensures that I am not
short-changing my students. Days before I meet
my students I make sure that I do my homework –read the lesson, research on google and download
materials from YouTube so that anything I can’t
supply, the resources I have can fill in the gaps.
Of course, my being an English teacher helps me

CJH Retraining 2018 for Batch 1, 2 and 3(April 24 to May 25, 2018)

well in the lecture because anything I couldn’t say
in Japanese I communicate in English. Also, I ask
the help of the Nihongo partner on matters thatare of importance to the stimulation of the lesson.
For example, when I discussed the lesson on tablemanners after my discussion and after having shown
the students a video about how to use chopsticks, I
asked Ken sensei to prepare a game he calls peanutseating relay using chopsticks which was really fun forthe students.
Here’s what I discovered that gives me ease andcomfort in teaching enTree. I prepare a PowerPoint
presentation in all the sessions so that by the time
I’m in front of my students what I see on the slides
will help me remember what I’m supposed to say.
And more importantly, I’m sure I will not be missing
anything from the plans. What I just do is rewriteon the board some very important expressions forstudents’ emphasis and memorization.

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Merienda!

Yatte
Mimasen ka?

ESPESYAL 3

20 PESOS HAPPY!

If you are asked “Please make your loved ones HAPPY by using
only 20 pesos.”, how would you do it?? The first thing you will have tothink of is “Who is the most important person for me? Is it my mom?
My wife? My children? Next, you might think, “Only 20 pesos? I cannot
buy a good gift with this!”
In fact, this is a segment featured on a Japanese TV program.
In that program, people were given a budget of 500 yen. Obviously,
this amount is not enough to buy a gift, so you must think of a way
to utilize the money wisely. It will make you think again, “Is buying
something the only way to please your loved ones?”
In the TV program, a daughter bought a rose and wrote a letterfor her mother. It was the first time for her to write a letter for her mom.
Her mother looked really HAPPY!
In another case, a middle-aged man took his old mother to a
public bath. She often went to that public bath with her husband. But
after her husband’s death, nobody took her to the bath. The man took
his mom to the bath and said “I’ll take a bath after you”. But he didn’t

because he only had 500 yen which was not enough for two persons.
It must have been memorable for his mom as she was given a chance
to remember the old days with her husband.
Let me share my ideas.
For me, the most important persons
now are my wife and son.
If I buy an ice cream worth 20 pesos,
I can make my son happy, but it is notenough for my wife.
If I play with my son, he will be happy.
My wife can take pictures of us, upload themon social media, get many likes, and so shewill also be happy.
So, it would be best to use the 20 pesos
to play with my son.
Maybe I can accomplish this task by making a plan as below.

Target

かぞく（つま、こども）

Expenses

はりがね (wire) - 15 pesos
small container, water, dishwashing soap, sugar ‐0 pesos (all are available in my kitchen)

Process

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4

まず、15ペソで はりがね (wire)を かいます。まるく します。
つぎに、いれもの (container)に みずと せんざい(dishwashing soap)と さとうを いれます。
それから こどもと いっしょに シャボンだま(soap bubble)を つくります。
つまは しゃしんを とって、SNSに アップします。
こどもは わたしと あそぶとき、 Happyになります。
つまは こどもが わらうとき、 Happyになります。 わたしも Happyになります。

Let’s apply it in teaching Nihongo!
Target level

Basic – Intermediate level / 『みんなの日本語Ⅰ』修了程度～

Expression

まず、つぎに、それから、さいごに～てあげる、～てもらう、～てくれる～たい、～てあげたい
～とおもう
～ために
(presentation)
わたしの たいせつなひとは 〇〇です。
わたしは 〇〇のために ～たい/~てあげたい です。
まず～
つぎに～
それから
さいごに～
〇〇は・・・です。だからHAPPYになる と おもいます。

Skill

Creativity, Communication, Thoughtfulness, Taking Action, Planning, Presentation

Time

Introduction – 10 minutes
Making plan – 15 minutes
Presentation – 15 minutes
Reflection – 5 minutes

After class・ The teacher must post the students’plans on the walls of the classroom.
・ The teacher must facilitate that the students carry out their plans.
・ The teacher must not be judgmental about the plans.

There may be times that a student makes an unworkable plan.
Students must be able to put it into practice just by using their 20 pesos.
So, the teachers should remind the students by asking:“When will you do it?” “How will you do it?” “Can you really do it?”
When I did this activity with my students, everyone gave a very heartwarming presentation, and some students even took action right after
the class.
The technique is for the teacher to make his own plan and present it first to the students. This way, they will be able to grasp how to proceedwith the task given to them.
So, let me ask you again “How will you make your loved ones HAPPY just by using 20 pesos?”9Magkape Muna TayoYOSHIKO MOROKUMAASAHI KUNITO

2回目のフィリピン。2年間JFMでいろいろな仕事をしました。たくさんの人に会い、たくさん笑い、考え、いっしょに勉強することができました。とても楽しかったです。
みなさん本当にお世話になりました。また
会える日まで Maraming salamat po sa
inyong lahat!!

EPA研修の仕事で3年間お世話になりました。
フィリピンでは学ぶことがたくさんありました。成長させていただきました。Maraming salamat po.
またお会いできるのを楽しみにしています。
See you po.

Magandang Araw!! 私は村上奈未（Murakami Nami）です。3月からJFMで働いています。フィリピンには、旅行などで来たことがあります。今回、フィリピンで働くことができて、とてもワクワクしています。フィリピンでの生活や色々な経験ができることを楽しみしています！どうぞよろしくお願いします。

Urawa
UpdateMs. Christine Joy Cabahug (Davao City National
High School, Davao) Japanese Language Demonstration
Teaching (模擬授業) using the collaboration of enTree
and the PCPP Teaching Methodology

The program is designed
to provide teachers of theJapanese-language working
abroad an opportunity to
improve their Japanese
language skills and teaching
methodology and to deepen
their knowledge of Japan.
It is being conducted at The
Japan Foundation JapaneseLanguage Institute in Urawa,
Saitama, Japan.

Mr. Frederick
Go (Nihongo Kyoiku
Tutorial Services,
Metro Manila)
Learning to play
the Koto.

Mr. Clark John Coronado (first row, farthest left) (Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku, Davao)
Japanese traditional tea ceremony with other participants

The Japan Foundation Grantees for Nihongo Teachers(FY 2018-2019)

Short Term Training Program - Summer Course(June 26 - August 16, 2018)
Ms. Janice F. Dais (JF / EDPA, TESDA, Taguig City)
Ms. Lanie V. Garcia (Nihongo Kyoiku Tutorial Services, Makati City)Long Term Training Program(Sept. 4, 2018 - March 1, 2019)
Ms. Vianca Marie R. Ramirez (Nihongo Center Foundation, Inc., Makati City)
Ms. Melody U. Lagarde (Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku , Davao City)

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先生の輪は、日本語教師の交流の場です。
もっと楽しく、もっとおもしろく一緒に日本語教育について勉強しましょう！
The ARCS Application in Learning
Japanese Characters (MOJI)
January 26, 2018

Sapin-sapin“Sensei no Wa” is open to both experienced and neophyte Japanese-language
teachers, and offers a platform for information exchange with one’s peers. It is forthe further encouragement of Japanese Language Education and aims to support
professional enrichment and network expansion through interactive learning.

Let’s join Sensei no Wa
Understanding the Listening
Comprehension Process and Effectively
Organizing a Listening Class
March 16, 2018

Teaching Technic: Focusing on learners’
needs to increase their motivation
May 5, 2018

Ms. Dada Horiuchi

Ms. Ma. Corazon A. Noriega

Mr. Frederick Go

Part-time faculty member of the Technological Universityof the Philippines, handling Nihongo classes for thegraduate program in the College of Industrial Education.
Japanese Language lecturer in the National
Language Skills Institute—TESDA.
Grantee of the Short-Term Training Program for Teachersof the Japanese-Language at the Japan Foundation
Language Insitute in Urawa, Saitama. (Summer 2017)

Japanese Language Instructor for Corporate
Accounts/ Private Companies.
4th time Japanese Language lecturer – JPEPA.
Grantee of the Short-Term Training Program for Teachersof the Japanese-Language at the Japan Foundation
Language Insitute in Urawa, Saitama. (Summer 2017)

Studied Nihongo as an A.O.T.S. Trainee in an I.T. Company.
Part-time teacher in Japanese companies, giving lessons
to personnel bound for Japan for training.
AFINITE member and an active participant of thePhilippine Nihongo Teachers’ Forum.
Grantee of the Short-Term Training Program for Teachersof the Japanese-Language at the Japan Foundation
Language Insitute in Urawa, Saitama. (Winter 2018)“Oshaberi Salon” is a free event for Nihon enthusiasts held at the Japan Foundation, Manila. During each session, theparticipants try to complete a task on their own or collaborate with others using Nihongo. The participants not only discoversomething new about Nihon or Nihongo, but they can also try their Nihongo skills, get a lot of inspiration, and form a new
network. If you know someone who is a Nihon enthusiast, “Oshaberi Salon” might be ideal!

私の夢
My Dream

バレンタインデーの思い出
Memories of Valentine’s Day

卒業式
My Graduation Ceremony

January 12, 2018

February 9, 2018

March 9, 2018

Marugoto Reunion
February 10

Basic
Conversational
Japanese forTravelersMarch 7, 14, & 21

Banana Q
わ

ふ

う

げ

つ

め

Glossary

for theSeriousNihongoTeacherい和風月名㻌by Satomi Miyazaki
㻌
みな

にほん

つき

よ  かた

し

かんたん

11

皆さんは、日本の月の呼び方を知っていますか？㻝月、㻞月、㻟月・・・簡単ですね！㻌
にほん

ほか

つき

きゅうれき

つか

よ  かたしでは、日本には他にも月の呼び方があるのを知っていましたか？㻌
㻌
わ ふ うげ つめ い

わふう

つき

よ  かた

いま

にほん

なまえ

ゆらい

「和風月名」は 旧 暦 で使われていた和風の月の呼び方です。㻌
㻌
きゅうれき

いま

きせつ

すこ

ちが

か

旧 暦 ですから今の季節と少し違いますが、今でも日本のカレンダーに書かれていることがあります。㻌
㻌
わ ふ う げつめい

つき

よ

かんが

次の１）～４）の和風月名はどの月でしょう。名前の由来を読んで 考 えてみてください。㻌
㻌
ながつき１） 長月㻌ゆらい㻌 由来：夜が長くなる月だから㻌
しわす２） 師走㻌
し

ぼう

はし

まわ

いそが

つき

むつき

３） 睦月㻌
ゆらい

かぞく

しんせき

あつ

なかむつ

す

つき

㻌 由来：家族や親戚が集まって、仲睦まじく過ごす月だから㻌
かんなづき４） 神無月㻌
ゆらい

い ず も たいしゃ

ぜんこく

かみさま

あつ

ほか

ばしょ

かみさま

つき

㻌 由来：出雲大社に全国の神様が集まって、他の場所から神様がいなくなる月だから㻌
㻌
㻌
むずか

ほか

つき

わ ふ う げつめい

ゆ らい

しら

㻌

こた

すこ

少し 難 しいですが、おもろしろいですね！他の月の和風月名とその由来も調べてみてください。㻌

答え㻌㻌㻌１）㻥月㻌㻌㻌２）㻝㻞月㻌㻌㻌３）㻝月㻌㻌㻌４）㻝㻜月㻌

ゆらい㻌 由来：師（お坊さん）が走り回るほど 忙 しい月だから㻌Three new titles written by the award-winning, internationally acclaimed Japanese writer – Haruki
Murakami have been added to the JFM Library shelves.

Be part of thegrowing familyof the JFM library;sign up now for membership!
The library is open to
researchers/borrowers from10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.,
Mondays to Fridays, and from9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays.
It is closed on Sundays & Holidays.
Please present an ID card
at the Charging Desk.

For those who wish to become
Library members or want to know
more about the library, visit
www.jfmo.org.ph/about_us_libraryor call (02) 811-6155 to 58.

Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
The novel written in Japanese was published in 2014 and translated in English in2017 for international release. Since then, the book gained a lot of commendations andgood reviews from readers around the world.
This work of fiction is a collection of seven short stories about the lives of men who
have lost their women and find themselves alone. Know the stories of different men
brought together in this contemporary classic novel.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
This is another work of fiction and Murakami’s thirteenth novel.
Within the first week following release in 2013 it became an instant hit in Japan and solda million copies. It was also an instant New York Times Bestseller when it was released
worldwide in 2014.
The story is about a man rejected by his four high school friends and who had toface adulthood alone. His life was never too easy and only a journey into the past wasnecessary to mend his present life.
This book is for both the new and experienced reader.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir by Haruki Murakami
The book is Haruki Murakami’s memoir of running, and how he was introduced
to writing while training for the New York Marathon. Also, Murakami adds his personal
insight and philosophy throughout the book.
More novels from different Japanese writers have been newly obtained such as theworks of Kazuo Ishiguro, Junichiro Tanizaki, Hiromi Kawakami, Keigo Higashino, Yasunari
Kawabata, Yukio Mishima to name a few.
Explore more of Haruki Murakami’s novels and other Japanese authors at the JFM
Library.

JFM Courses & Workshops
July 2018 to January 2019
Courses for Nihongo Teachers
Pre-Intermediate Nihongo
for Japanese Teachers 4
August 8 – September 12(Mondays & Wednesdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (10 hrs.)
Tuition: Php 750
Practice Teaching Course
September 15, 22 & 29
(Saturdays & Sunday)
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (20 hrs.)
Tuition: Php 1,200

Marugoto Intermediate (B1) Module 2
October 1 – November 15(Mondays & Wednesdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 6,320 (Inclusive of textbook)
Marugoto Starter (A1) Module 1
October 2 – November 13(Tuesdays & Thursdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 4,900 (Inclusive of textbook)
Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Module 3
November 13 – January 10(Tuesdays & Thursdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (28 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 6,000 (Inclusive of textbook)

Minna no Nihongo Brush-up Course(Lesson 23 – 28)
October 22 – November 28(Mondays & Wednesdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition: Php 1,800
Courses for Nihongo Learners
Marugoto Elementary 1 (A2) Module 1
July 9 – August 8 (Mondays & Wednesdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 5,000 (Inclusive of textbook)
Marugoto Starter (A1) Module 2
July 23 – August 22 (Mondays & Wednesdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 4,400 (Inclusive of textbook)
Marugoto Pre-Intermediate (A2/B1) Module 1
August 23 – October 9(Tuesdays & Thursdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 5,300 (Inclusive of textbook)
Marugoto Elementary 1 (A2) Module 1
September 10 – October 17(Mondays & Wednesdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 5,000 (Inclusive of textbook)
Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Module 2
September 11 – October 25(Tuesdays & Thursdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 6,000 (Inclusive of textbook)

Marugoto Intermediate (B1) Module 3
November 26 – January 28(Mondays & Wednesdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 6,320 (Inclusive of textbook)

Manila
Cebu
Davao
Total

Regular Events (Free Admission)
Sensei no Wa
August 4 (Saturday), October 12 (Friday),December 7 (Friday)
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Oshaberi Salon
July 13, September 7, November 9,
January 11, March 8 (Friday)
6:20 – 8:00 p.m.

THE 2nd JAPANESELANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY TEST 2018
December 2, 2018 (Sunday)
Manila, Cebu, Davao

Total
5,196
781
1,125
7,102

Online registration period:
July 25 - August 29, 2018
Please visit the JFM website(www.jfmo.org.ph)or Facebook page(www.facebook.com/jfmanila)
for more details.

The Japan Foundation, Manila Nihongo Teachers’ Newsletter

August 5		
August 15 – 18
		

FDCP Cinematheque
UP Film Center – Cine
Adarna, UP Diliman, 		Quezon City
SM City Bacolod Cinema,
Bacolod City
Ayala Center Cebu Cinema,
Cebu City

Follow @eigasaiPH on Facebook
for updates.
		The Spirit of Budô: The Historyof Japan’s Martial Arts

N4
N51,847 2,229
325
279
368
543
2,540 3,051

Merienda!

July 4 – 8 		Greenbelt 1 Cinema 2, 		
Makati City
July 4 – 6 		Ateneo de Manila 		
University, Quezon City
July 12 – 15
SM City Davao Cinema, 		Davao City
July 26		
Ateneo de Naga University,
Naga City
August 4, 5 & 17 (during Cinemalaya) at		
CCP Complex, Pasay CityJLPT Interactive Lecture & Exercises*Registration is separate per level
N5 – October 24 (Wednesday)
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
N4 – October 31 (Wednesday)
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: Php 200

Number of Applicants
N3
646
118
142
906

Features films of various genres to be screened
across major cities

August 9 – 12

THE 1st JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST 2018
July 1, 2018 (Sunday)

N2
369
42
47
458

The 21st Japanese
Film Festival | EIGASAIMarugoto Starter (A1) Module 2
November 27 – January 17(Tuesdays & Thursdays)
6:20 – 8:30 p.m. (24 hrs.)
Tuition fee: Php 4,400 (Inclusive of textbook)

The above schedules are tentative. Please check the JFM website (www.jfmo.org.ph)or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/jfmanila) for updates.

N1
105
17
25
147

PhilippinesJapan
Friendship
Month 2018

EDITORIAL STAFF
STEPHANIE GABICAKELI BISCARRAMICHIKO IMAMURASATOMI MIYAZAKISAYAKA MIYAZAWA

C.E.J. AQUINOTARO NARITOMIEMERIE LO
MANABU KOBAYASHICHIKA SHINTANI

August 23 – 26

July 21 - September 26
The National Museum of the Philippines, Manila

Yoko Tawada Literature Talk Event
July 9De La Salle University, Taft Ave., Manila

International Silent Film Festival
in Manila
August 30 - September 2
SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City

Follow @InternationalSilentFilmFestivalManila
on Facebook for updates.

*The program is subject to change without prior notice.
For latest updates, please check
The Japan Foundation, Manila Facebook page.
(www.facebook.com/jfmanila)

28th

The
Philippine Nihongo
Teachers’ Forum

October 2018
WATCH OUT FOR DETAILS!

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