VOL. 8, NO. 2

A AT JN E W S L E T T E R
May 2019

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
こ の ニュ ース レ タ ー の 別 の 項 で も 触 れ ま すが、Diversity, inclusion, and professionalism
が、AATJ春季学会のキーノートセッションで取り上げられました。
これは、森純子先生、長谷川淳志先(読み人しらず、古今集)生、鈴木貴美子先生、朴智淑先生発案のパネルディ
スカッションの議題でもありました。
日本語教育者にここポートランドでは、 は、
いわゆる「ネーティブ」話者が、そして、性別でいう
Suwako Watanabe いろいろな花が咲き始 と女性が多いと言われていますが、それはすなわち、め、人々がアウトドアを 「ノン・ネーティブ」の教員が少ないということでも渡辺素和子
楽しむ光 景があちこち あるわけです。
また、教員のプロフィールだけではなで見られるようになりま く、教科書などに描かれている人々や生活環境にも、した。AATJ春季学会からもうすでに１ヶ月経ちます。 シングルペアレント、LGBTQの人々、多様な能力の今年も学会には、たくさんの参加者を迎え、言語学、 保持者といった多様性が反映されていないことが問
文学、教育、第二言語習得の各分野にわたる素晴ら 題視されています。AATJでは、
このような問題はとてしい発表が行われました。春季学会担当のウェイ先 も重要な問題だと認識しており、
日本語教育界の向生、ガヤ先生、お疲れ様でした。特に、ウェイ先生には 上と発展のためにポジションステートメントを発案す
３年にわたって学会担当として、綿密な計画とていね るなど対策を考えています。
いな気配りをしていただきました。心より感謝いたします。来年からは、
ウェイ先生に代わり、ナズキアン先 夏休みはもうすぐで、あっというまに次はACTFLの生が新しく春季学会担当者として加わってくださるこ 大会です。ACTFLは、１１月にワシントンDCで開催とになりました。
ガヤ先生、
ナズキアン先生よろしくお されます。学年末までもう一息です。頑張ってくださ願いします。
い。
うつせみの世にも似たるか花桜咲くとみしまにかつちりにけり

AATJ春季学会では、文学のパネル発表に少し出席 会長 渡辺素和子
してみましたが、発表者や参加者に次世代の人がた
くさんいるのに感動しました（写真参照）。
また、金曜の夜には、文語SIGのミーティングに顔を出しました
Are they not like this fleeting world?
が、古典・文語をどのように教えるか意見を活発に交Cherry blossoms: no sooner do they flower
換しあっていて、その情熱に驚かされました。相手のthan they fall.
顔の見える環境で、意見を交換したり、節度のある形(Unknown poet, Kokinshu)
で知的なチャレンジをお互いにしあうことの意義を改めて認識しました。学会では、
とかく形式的な質疑応答に陥りがちですが、秋・春各学会でも、活発なデ In Portland, Oregon, various kinds of flowers areィスカッションができるような方向に持っていけると in bloom, bringing people out to enjoy the outdoor
いいと思いました。
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As you will read in a separate section, the issueof diversity, inclusion, and professionalism was
the focus of the special keynote presentation at
the AATJ Spring Conference on Thursday, March
21st and the AATJ sponsored panel during the AAS
conference on Sunday, March 24th. The majorityof Japanese language educators are so-called“Japanese natives” and female, which means there
is a shortage of non-native speakers of Japanesein our profession. Besides the profiles of Japanese
language instructors, what is depicted in textbooks
may not be up to date in terms of the diverse
members of our society such as single parents,
One of the strands at the spring conference was LGBTQ people, and differently abled people. The
dedicated to literature panels and presentations, executive officers think that these issues are of theand I was impressed to see so many scholars of utmost important, and we are planning on taking
the younger generations presenting on Japanese action to help modernize the professional field,
literature (see Photo). I also visited the Classical such as developing a position statement on someJapanese SIG meeting on Friday evening, and I of the issues for betterment of the field.
found the room assigned to the group packed withmany scholars who were passionately exchanging Soon summer break will start, and then, we will get
ideas about teaching of bungo. I was reminded of ready for the ACTFL Convention that will be held
the benefit of face-to-face discussion where we in Washington, DC in November. Have a great rest
exchange ideas and challenge one another at an of the academic year.
intellectual level in a thoughtful manner. Insteadof a formalized question and answer session, Suwako Watanabe
we should encourage ourselves to engage inmore active discussion at both the spring and fallconferences.
activities. It feels so long ago, but the AATJ’s
spring conference took place just about a monthago. Thanks to Mariko Wei and Naomi Geyer,
the co-chairs of the spring conference, we had
a fantastic conference with many attendees andpresentations of high quality covering linguistics,
literature, pedagogy, and second language
acquisition. A special thank you goes to Professor
Wei for her dedication and thoughtful work as aconference chair over the past three years. She
will step down with this year’s spring conference,and Fumiko Nazikian will be the new co-chair.

Literature Paper Session

From left to right:
Charo D’Etcheverry, Christopher Smith, Fang Xie (back), and Jing Wang2

2019 Annual Fall Conference at ACTFL

4Classical Japanese Special Interest Group

62019 Spring Conference Updates

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Nominations for 2019 Teacher Awards

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Donating to AATJ via Facebook

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Diversity, Inclusion, and Professionalism

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Call for Proposals, CATJ 2020

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J.LIVE Talk 201911

27th National Japan Bowl

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Japanese Teachers Association of Texas (JTAT): Recent News

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2019 年バイリンガル・マルチリンガル (BM) 子どもネット研究会

1429th Annual Japan-America Grassroots Summit

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Nominate Your Students for Induction into the JNHS

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Keep Your AATJ Membership Up to Date

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15th Hakuho Japanese Research Fellowship17

Job Announcements

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 20192019 ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE AT ACTFL
By Yasuo Uotae & Masahiro Tanaka
The AATJ Fall Conference will be held during the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages(ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Friday, November 22nd, through Sunday, November
24th, 2019 in Washington, DC. The goal of the 2019 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo is toprovide a comprehensive professional development experience that will have an impact on language educators
at all levels of teaching and in turn enable their students to succeed in their language learning process. The
ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo is where language educators from around the worldcome to meet! This global event brings together more than 8,000 language educators from all languages, levels,and assignments.
Online registration and housing are now open.
by Wednesday, July 10th, 2019
Registration: Early-Bird Registration		Advance Registration		
by Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
		Onsite				after Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
Early bird (by 7/10/19)
FULL CONVENTION REGISTRATION
MemberNon-member

DAILY REGISTRATION
One day member

One day non-member

Advance (by 10/30/19)

Late/Onsite (after 10/30/19)

$255

$270

$365

$225

$240

$335

$370

$320

$385

$335

$480

$430

To register for the ACTFL Convention, please go to the website:
https://www.xpressreg.net/register/ACTF1119/landing.asp?o=&pb=&sc=&aban=&hkey=&iq=&vip=&tm=
BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN AND SELECT OPTION 2: “CONVENTION PARTNER ORGANIZATIONMEMBERS”; THEN SELECT “AATJ” IN ORDER TO REGISTER AT THE LOWER MEMBER RATE.
Housing: For details regarding hotel reservations, please go to https://www.actfl.org/convention-expo/housing.
Official Hotels:

Marriott Marquis$249 single | $271 double
Renaissance Washington Downtown$242 single | $265 double
Washington Marriott Metro Center$230 single | $252 double
Grand Hyatt Hotel$245 single/double

Cambria Hotel DC Convention Center$199 single/ double
Courtyard Washington Downtown CC$209 single/ double
Residence Inn Washington Downtown$214 single/double
Embassy Suites DC Convention Center$225 single/double

For best availability and immediate confirmation, make your reservation online. Requests received via fax ormail may take longer to process. All hotel requests are processed on an availability basis. Please note that the
Destination DC/Passkey is ACTFL’s official housing company. Also, please note that no one will contact you
directly via phone/email to book your hotel room(s) or offer you a “special discounted conference rate.” There are
multiple scamming companies that call and/or email exhibitors claiming to represent ACTFL housing. To be clear,these companies are in no way affiliated with ACTFL. Please disregard any calls or emails you may receive.

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ACTFL First Time Attendee Scholarship ProgramThis scholarship program offers ACTFL members who have never attended an ACTFL Annual Convention andWorld Languages Expo the opportunity to apply for a $250 scholarship. This scholarship is to provide someassistance with the expenses associated with attending the convention.
New Teacher Scholarship Program
Rolando Hernandez Scholarship Fund
The Rolando Hernandez/ACTFL Scholarship Fund was created in 2013 with support from four major publishinghouses (Cengage, Pearson, McGraw Hill, and Wiley) to honor the legacy of Rolando Hernandez who dedicatedmore than three decades to the service and passion for teaching languages. A $250 scholarship will be awarded
to four (4) world language teachers to provide assistance with the expenses associated with attending theconvention. Scholarship applicants must be ACTFL members, be registered as a first-time attendee of the
ACTFL Annual Convention, and be within the first three years of their teaching career.
Robert J. Ludwig Scholarship Program
Robert Ludwig, former ACTFL President in 1989, left a bequest to ACTFL to create the Robert J. Ludwig
Scholarship Program, which annually awards three (3) world language teachers with a $250 scholarship thatis to provide assistance with the expenses associated with attending the convention. Scholarship applicantsmust be ACTFL members, first-time attendees of the ACTFL Annual Convention, and within the first three yearsof their teaching career.
Stephen L. Levy New Teacher Scholarships
Beginning with the 2017 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, ACTFL will award two
scholarships of $250 each to new teachers to attend the convention. These awards are given in honor of
Stephen L. Levy, leader, author, and world language advocate who served the language profession for over
50 years.

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 2019

Scholarship Opportunities:
To apply, please go to (https://www.actfl.org/convention-expo/convention-scholarships).

2019 ACTFL-AATJ Schedule
AATJ Meetings/Reception/Luncheon
Friday, 11/22, from 12:45 -1:30pm
AATJ Affiliate Council Meeting
Friday, 11/22, evening after the concurrent sessions
Reception at the Old Japanese Ambassador’s Residence
Saturday, 11/23, from 12:00-1:15pm
AATJ Teacher Award Luncheon: The AATJ Teacher Award Luncheon will be held from 12:00-1:15PM on Sat,
11/23. This is a great opportunity to network with Japanese educators, supporters, and guests from the local
community.
The tickets are $55, and the last day to purchase tickets is November 17th. Please purchase a luncheon ticket
when you register for the conference. AATJ will not sell tickets at our booth, and ACTFL will not have tickets
for sale on-site. If you have already registered but did not request a luncheon ticket, please go back online to youraccount on the ACTFL website and add the luncheon to your registration, or contact ACTFL.
Saturday, 11/23, from 6:30-7:30PM
AATJ General Meeting
Presentation Sessions: This year, AATJ sponsors two concurrent sessions including 12 research-oriented
paper presentations, 12 practice-oriented paper presentations, and 24 45-minute session presentations.
The complete schedule will be posted at https://www.aatj.org/conferences-fall.

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CLASSICAL JAPANESE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
By Jack Stoneman, Brigham Young University
The Classical Japanese Special Interest Group meeting took place this year at the spring AATJ conference in
Denver. The focus of the meeting was pedagogy and self-preservation. Bungo has been taught at institutionsof higher learning in the West for a number of decades now, and teaching materials and resources are plentiful.
Online resources and mobile apps have made the learning of classical Japanese more accessible than ever.
Workshops for learning paleography have become prevalent in the last few years as well.
Even though the study of bungo has become more accessible, and available materials more rich and diverse,
it seems that there are more than ever pressures driving bungo to the fringes of curriculum, or completely
eliminating it. Sometimes this is due to limited resources at an institution, and the reluctance to carry courses
with ten or less students. Sometimes it is due to the reallocation of resources to more popular (and populous)
fields such as STEM.
We felt that an evaluation of bungo pedagogy and teaching resources, along with a re-evaluation of bungo’s
importance in the curriculum, would be valuable. The Classical Japanese SIG is well-suited for such a discussion,
since it is a forum for sharing ideas across generations of bungo learners and teachers from a wide variety of
institutions. We felt it would be particularly useful to hear from young scholars who have recently gone throughthe process of learning bungo and/or may be in the process of starting out teaching bungo. Seven young scholars
responded to our invitation to share their experiences learning and/or teaching classical Japanese. They were:
Gosia Citko; Florida State University
Kirk Kanesaka; University of California, Los Angeles
Clarence Lee; University of Colorado, Boulder
Otilia Milutin; Middlebury College
Sachi Schmidt-Hori; Dartmouth College
Riley Soles; University of Colorado, Boulder
Kendra Strand; University of Iowa
Each roundtable participant briefly introduced their experiences inlearning bungo and in some cases, teaching it to undergraduate or
graduate students. This was followed by questions and discussion among the roundtable participants, followed
by general questions and discussion among all attendees. Several key points emerged from the meeting.
1. The teaching and learning of bungo is alive and well across many types of institutions and programs,
though it is often a challenge getting started and retaining students who are committed to learning bungo.
2. There are many diverse ways to learn classical Japanese, with no one approach dominating the field.
3. With so many different institutions and programs and a variety of student demographics, bungo pedagogy
must be constantly adapting, shifting, and innovating in order to meet the needs, strengths, deficiencies,and varying attitudes of students.
4. There is a need for some sort of forum to share pedagogy tips and tools among teachers of bungo.
In order to address this last point, which will in turn assist teachers in addressing the previous three points, wehave proposed that AATJ host a page on their website devoted to classical Japanese pedagogy resources. This
year, we will begin gathering information for this teaching resources site.
One final result of our meeting was the recognition that teachers of bungo also have to advocate for the study ofbungo, showing both administrators and Japanese institutions (especially those that fund research and teaching)what amazing things our students are doing with classical Japanese, and the splendid research scholars of premodern Japan in the West are accomplishing.

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AATJ’s 2019 Spring Conference, held in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Meeting,took place in Denver Colorado, on Thursday, March 21st.
The full day of paper and panel presentations took place with the participation of 100 presenters, more than 200
attendees, and book exhibits from several Japanese publishers. The day ended with a keynote session, which
reported on a survey of diversity and inclusion in the Japanese language teaching profession.
To view the complete program, with or without abstracts, please see the links at https://www.aatj.org/conferencesspring.
The PowerPoint presentation from the keynote session is available at:https://www.aatj.org/resources/conferences/2019/spring/AATJ2019KeynoteSession.pdf

NOMINATIONS FOR 2019 TEACHER AWARDSAATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 20192019 SPRING CONFERENCE UPDATES

Nominations are open for the 2019 AATJ Teacher Awards.
Each year AATJ recognizes two outstanding teachers of Japanese, at the K-12 and college levels, by presenting
them with the AATJ Teacher Awards. Nominations are now open for the 2019 awards.
We are all privileged to work with and know many outstanding Japanese teachers who inspire and motivate
students, regularly engage in professional development, and contribute their leadership efforts to our field.
Please consider nominating one of the many deserving Japanese teachers out there across the US.
The deadline for submitting nominations is June 30th.
For complete details, and to download a nomination form, go to:https://www.aatj.org/prodev-awards
Read about the 2018 Teacher Award recipients at:https://www.aatj.org/prodev-awards-2018-recipients

DONATING TO AATJ VIA FACEBOOKThank you, Paul Krieger!
Have you participated in a friend’s birthday fundraising campaign on Facebook – donating to a cause that yourfriend selects?
Longtime AATJ member Paul Krieger celebrated his birthday this year by starting a birthday fundraiser to benefit
AATJ!
Paul’s friends and colleagues donated $200. We’re very grateful to Paul (and his network) for this generous
contribution. We hope others will consider this as another way of donating to AATJ in the future.

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DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND PROFESSIONALISM
Special Keynote Presentation and AATJ-Sponsored Session at AAS
In the early summer of 2018, AATJ received a proposal for a panel discussion for an AATJ-sponsored session
during the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) conference, on the topic of diversity and inclusion, from a groupof Japanese language educators; Junko Mori, Atsushi Hasegawa, Kimiko Suzuki, and Jisuk Park.
As the issue of diversity and inclusion is getting a lot of attention nowadays in Japan, not to mention in North
America, AATJ decided to sponsor the proposed panel discussion. In the proposal, Mori and her colleagues
raised the following question:
As educators, we are responsible for creating environments where a diverse population of students
can communicate beyond differences and learn from each other. While this educational mission
is widely recognized, we have not sufficiently examined the extent to which a culture of diversity
and inclusion has been fostered and actually practiced within our professional community, whose
demographic composition can be seen as showing disproportional representations of ‘native
speakers’.
In the fall of 2018, the group conducted a survey examining beliefs and attitudes regarding these issues, inviting
AATJ members and others, and they presented a preliminary report on the survey results at the AATJ 2019
Spring Conference Keynote Session on March 21st. The audience at the keynote session numbered around one
hundred, and they generally agreed with the conclusion that there is a somewhat biased notion that the ‘native
speaker’ is the representation of ‘correct and standardized Japanese’, and that the world depicted in instructional
materials needs to be updated.
Following the report at the AATJ conference on March 21st, AATJ’s sponsored session, “Diversity, Inclusion, andProfessionalism in Japanese Language Education,” took place during the AAS conference on Sunday, March
24th; the session was chaired by Junko Mori. Mahua Bhattacharya, Kimberly Jones, Ryuko Kubota, andSuwako Watanabe participated in the session as discussants. Details of the survey results and the discussants’comments will be reported more comprehensively in another channel/venue, but in this newsletter ideas foraction plans generated from the session participants in the brainstorming session are presented.
<Action Plans for Increasing Diversity>
Curricular and Instructional Activities
Implement • Culture & languages across the curriculum using Japanese.
• Internships in Japan allowing students to apply language in authentic settings outside of theclassroom.
• Conversation tables.
Reflect• On how language ideologies (class, race, anxiety, gender) are embodied by the content—the
specific lessons and grammatical points—that we teach. Find way to make that embodiment
explicit to students.
Teach• A holistic curriculum rather than only focusing on teaching Japanese.
• Content from the beginning of language learning to the end and beyond.
• Both language and content at all levels.
Hold• Events with various types of Japanese speakers on campus.
Survey• Students to clarify their goals.

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Ideological Changes
Read• “Performing Gender in the Prisonhouse of a (Foreign) Language: Blending Japanese Language
Learning and Cultural Studies” by Dorsey (2016).
Dispel• The native-speaker myth. Being a native speaker does not mean being able to teach it.
Structural and Institutional Changes
We need• Clearer hiring criteria.
• More flexibility in administration of a program.
• More clarified, detailed, and public mission statements.
• Ask departments to rate themselves on diversity.
• Retrain current staff.

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Teacher Professional Development
Hold• Workshops (PD) for teachers to raise the awareness among teachers.
• Workshops or discussion group to discuss challenges and ideas.
• Regional workshops (accessible to adjunct instructors who cannot attend AATJ conferences)
so that participants can share experiences instead of being taught.
Train• Native Japanese speakers about the American educational system (e.g., what JNHS means).
Increase• Visibility of non-native speakers and learners.
Encourage • More diverse methodology – not everyone learns the same way. Speaking and writing are
separate skills – you can speak Japanese without reading all kanji.
Share• Content of discussions and post them around your department.

Recruitment and Training of Future Teachers
Recruit• Welcome JET alumni and K-12 learners into graduate programs and teacher programs designed
for certification preparation.
Integrate• Incorporate language teaching and good teacher preparation into all graduate programs inJapanese.
Ensure• Ensure that native and non-native-speaking graduate students are treated equally in receiving
TA-ships.
Inclusive Community-Building
Young Japanese-native-speaking scholars who plan to work in the United States should be encouraged topresent in English, even at conferences like AATJ’s where presenting in Japanese is also possible). And all of
us should become proficient at “bilingual presenting”: if we are speaking in Japanese, we should prepare
an English PPT, and vice versa. (Maybe we should think about a webinar talking about ways to do this . . .)That way everyone will get something out of the presentation, even if it is not being given in their best language.
We hope that readers will implement some of the action plans to increase diversity and improve inclusion in theirclassrooms and work settings.
Summarized by Suwako Watanabe
Thank you to all the participants in the session and Atsushi Hasegawa for typing and organizing the comments.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS, CATJ 2020
The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) is pleased to announce
the 28th Conference of the Central Association of Teachers of Japanese (CATJ) on May 30th-31st, 2020. We are
excited to carry on the tradition of bringing together Japanese language professionals from across the US andCanada to network and share their research and ideas on best practices in teaching and advising. In addition,
we seek to provide a space in which K-12 Japanese language educators can interact with college instructors andexchange ideas regarding the current issues of our shared profession.
Click here for the CATJ 28 Conference Homepage:https://www.macalester.edu/asian/catj-28/
The theme of CATJ 28 is “Japanese Language Education in Diversifying Communities” (多様化
日本語教育).

社会における

Aware of the increasing diversity in the environment surrounding Japanese language education, both in terms ofthe modes of language education and the importance of identities amongst our students (race, ethnicity, class,nationality, and gender/sexuality to name a few), we hope this conference will provide opportunities to discussand exchange ideas about how Japanese language educators are addressing the complexities of this diversity
in and outside their classrooms.
We have invited three keynote speakers:
Dr. Junko Mori; University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mr. Yo Azama; North Salinas High School and California State University
Dr. Yuri Kumagai; Smith College
We are also planning a roundtable discussion to address various issues related to diversity.
We invite proposals related to the main theme or any topic related to Japanese language education (linguistics,
second language acquisition, and pedagogical innovations, among others). Presenters will have 20 minutes fortheir presentation followed by a 5-minute question and answer period. Presented papers will be published in the
CATJ proceedings.
Please see the Call for Proposals site (https://www.macalester.edu/asian/catj-28/call-for-proposals/) to submit
your proposal. Please go the Conference Homepage for registration, travel accommodations, and conference
schedule.
The proposal submission deadline is January 20th, 2020. If you have any questions, please send an email to
Satoko Suzuki (suzuki@macalester.edu).
We look forward to seeing you in Saint Paul next spring!

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The Japanese Program at the George Washington University will seek applications for J.LIVE Talk 2019 starting
September 1st. The top awards include a chance to study abroad in Japan (a package of an airfare, five to eightweek intensive summer course tuition and a stipend), as well as cash prizes. Please encourage your students toparticipate now so that they can get ready this summer!
The contest consists of three rounds. In the preliminary round (September 1st - September 23rd), entrants
send in a two to three-minute video describing what a college education means to them. Eighteen semifinalists
will be selected by the preliminary round panel of judges. Their preliminary round videos will then be judged
by a second panel of judges, and nine will advance to the final round. In the final round held at the George
Washington University on November 10th, 2019, each finalist gives a longer live presentation on a topic of his or
her choice. We will provide a travel subsidy up to $500 for a selected contestant to participate in the final roundin Washington, DC depending on the location of his/her home institution.
J.LIVE Talk (short for Japanese Learning Inspired Vision and Engagement Talk) emphasizes the comprehensive
range of presentation skills necessary for achieving communication in today’s increasingly interactive andmultimedia world. Unlike traditional speech contests, J.LIVE Talk evaluates not only oratory competence, butalso the dynamism, vision and level of engagement of each participant’s presentation, which can include audiovisual materials, audience interaction, and other enhancement. Please see the website (JLIVEtalk.com) for moredetails, including the video from last year.

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J.LIVE TALK 2019

Applicants must satisfy all of the following basic qualifications:•

Studying Japanese as a foreign language, as of November 10th, 2019 (J.LIVE Talk 2019 final round date),
at the undergraduate or graduate level in a 2-year college or 4-year university.

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Has earned a minimum of six credits of college level Japanese as a foreign language or the equivalent(as determined by the student’s university and subject to review by the selection committee) by the timeof application.

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Has not attended a full-time, secondary-level (grades 7-12) Japanese educational institution accreditedby the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, for 4 or more years.

Heritage speakers who satisfy the basic qualifications are encouraged to apply. Eligible applicants enter oneof the three competition categories as determined by teacher recommendation (and subject to review by theselection committee), based on ACTFL oral proficiency guidelines 2012.
Competition Categories:
Category I: Intermediate Low - Intermediate Mid
Category II: Intermediate High - Advanced Low
Category III: Advanced Mid - Advanced High
Please direct any inquiry to: info@jlivetalk.com

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AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 201927TH NATIONAL JAPAN BOWLOn April 11th and 12th, 2019, the Japan-America Society of Washington DC held the 27th National Japan Bowl®
in Chevy Chase, Maryland. This year, 203 students from 64 teams came from all over the United States tocompete: California, Connecticut, Guam, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Ohio,
Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The National Japan Bowl also welcomed back teams from Liceo
Mexicano Japones, A.C, in Mexico.
Students competed at three levels in a total of three rounds (two written Preliminary Rounds and one oral
Conversation Round). In the Preliminary Rounds, the students were challenged by a total of 90 questions at eachlevel, covering not just the Japanese language but also a wide range of questions on Japanese history, culture,daily life, and popular culture, to name only a few. After the results of the preliminary rounds and conversation
round were tallied, the top three teams at each level advanced to the National Championship Round for a live,
on-stage competition to decide the top teams in the nation.
On the first night, all participants were welcomed at the Opening Ceremony, which included a performance by
Kiwi & the Papaya Mangoes, a traditional and experimental music group based in Tokyo, and performancesby the Washington Toho Koto Society. Students participated in a variety of culture classes, which included an
incense demonstration by Kihachiro Nishiura, hands-on calligraphy, yukata dressing, tea ceremony, and a karate
demonstration by Katate Uechi Ryu at Fairfax County Parks. Selected students also participated in a wagashi
workshop by Matsukawaya Sweets, where they experienced making traditional Japanese sweets. At the closing
ceremony, All Japan Kimono Consultant Association gave a presentation on kimono dying and painting followed
by a kimono dressing demonstration, and Okinawan Taiko of Wisconsin, Chin Daiko, and Rockville Ryukyu Taikogave an exciting Okinawan taiko performance featuring a lion dance.
The Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan, Kazutoshi Aikawa presented
awards and medals to the national championship teams. Level 4 winners wereawarded a trip to Japan by the Japan-America Society of Washington DC. Several
students in Level 4 were also awarded a trip to Japan thanks to the Kakehashi
Project by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Level II
1st Place: Stuyvesant High School (NY)
2nd Place: Cupertino High School (CA)
3rd Place: Lynbrook High School (CA)4th Place: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
5th Place: Shakopee High School (MN)
Level III
1st Place: Cupertino High School (CA)2nd Place: Stuyvesant High School (NY)
3rd Place: Townsend Harris High School (NY)4th Place: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
5th Place: Lake Braddock Secondary School (VA)
Level IV
1st Place: Stuyvesant High School (NY)
2nd Place: Townsend Harris High School (NY)
3rd Place: Cupertino High School (CA)4th Place: Lynbrook High School (CA)5th Place: Gretchen Whitney High School (CA)12

By Makiko Fukuda, Vice President of Japanese Teachers Association of Texas
Hello from Texas! Currently, we have about
50 members from the states of Texas
and Oklahoma and throughout the year,
our members are involved with different
professional activities, including a workshop
series, our annual meeting at the TFLA Fall
Conference, and various special projects.
With generous support from the JapanFoundation, JTAT has offered a workshop
series consisting of one face-to-faceworkshop in the spring and two online SIGs.
For the 2018 spring workshop, we invited
Dr. Shinji Sato from Princeton University toshare his workshop entitled “What are weteaching Japanese towards, in our present?”
For the first SIG, Mr. Cadena from Madison HS and Dr. Ozaki from Rice University presented “Mapping the stateof Japanese: Improving articulation between secondary and university programs.” By sharing curriculum andcourse assessments, participants discussed how to improve their language program with the hope of making thetransition from HS to College level Japanese learning easier. For the second SIG, Ms. Hojo from the Woodlands
College Park HS introduced a variety of games in her workshop entitled “Games to enhance student learning in
the Japanese classroom”. Participants learned many types of effective games that increase students’ linguisticknowledge as well as strengthen the group’s cohesiveness and brighten the classroom atmosphere.

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 2019

JAPANESE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS (JTAT): RECENT NEWSThe end of last year saw JTAT accomplish a major project called Tokyo Gorin Ondo 2020. This project was
funded by the Japan Foundation, and the objectives were to strengthen the bonds between Japanese language
learners in Texas and to raise awareness ahead of the 2020 Olympics. In total, 195 students from 16 schools
worked together to create one YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-hEj2u0aCU
Furthermore, JTAT has always encouraged teachers to present at the TFLA Fall Conference, where we also host
our annual meeting and a casual get-together so teachers have opportunities to learn more about JTAT and ourmembers. Last year, the conference was held in San Antonio and we had 9 presentations. Thanks to the JapanFoundation, we were also able to provide a stipend for participating in the conference as a part of professional
development assistance. Furthermore, we have encouraged students to participate in J.LIVE, and this year Miss
Claire Wong from Baylor University won the silver prize in Category I. We issue Spring and Fall newsletters
yearly, so please visit our website to learn more about our activities!
https://www.jtat.org/

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AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 20192019 年バイリンガル・マルチリンガル (BM)子どもネット研究会
では、8月3日（土）に国際基督教大学（ICU）
にて、研究会を開催いたします。多くの皆さまのご参加をお待ちしております。
また、＜転送可能＞ですので、ご興味がありそうな方がいらしたらぜひご案内ください。
なお、
ポスター発表の申込みも受け付けております。詳細は以下をご覧ください
広報担当：桶谷(海外）・嶽肩(国内）
日時： 2019 年 8月 3日（ 土曜日 ）9時30分~17時30分
会場： 国際基督教大学 (ICU) 東ヶ崎潔記念ダイアログハウス 2階国際会議室 及び食堂 Aエリア
➡ ICUへのアクセス https://www.icu.ac.jp/about/access/index.html➡ キャンパスマップ（17番の建物です） https://www.icu.ac.jp/about/campus/
参加費：1500 円
定員：100名
参加申し込み：こちらのフォームからお申込みください。https://forms.gle/Un6ZcQwrNN74kwhQA
ポスター発表・相談デスク申し込み：こちらからお申込みください。https://sites.google.com/view/bmcn/BMCN-M
プログラム：こちらからダウンロードできます。https://docs.google.com/
viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxibWNuZGF0YXxneDoxNGFhMDAyNjA3NGI0MDcw◆ 午前の部 会場：ICU 東ヶ崎潔記念ダイアログハウス２階国際会議室
9:30 開会
9: 40 -9:50 趣旨説明 中島和子（トロント大学）
9:50 -11:20 相談デスク 高橋悦子（日本ペルー共生協会）
セッション(1)「日本で発達障害を疑われたブラジル系児童の複言語での能力評価」
話題提供者（発表）松田真希子（金沢大学）
指定討論者（質問）櫻井千穂（広島大学）
セッション
（2）
「グレイゾーンの子どもの見方と支援のあり方」
ファシリテータ 高橋悦子（日本ペルー共生協会）◆ 昼の部 会場：ICU 東ヶ崎潔記念ダイアログハウス １階食堂Aエリア
11:30 -12:30 ポスター発表、進行 宮崎幸江（上智大学短期大学部）
12:30 -13:30 語り合いランチ（名刺交換）、進行 拝野寿美子（神奈川大学）
・島田かおる（啓明学園）◆ 午後の部 会場：ICU 東ヶ崎潔記念ダイアログハウス２階国際会議室
13:30 -15:00 講演 と Q＆A、講師紹介と司会 奥村安寿子 *「幼児期の子どもの読み書き基礎能力のアセスメントと力を伸ばすための働きかけ」
講師 北 洋輔（*国立精神・神経医療研究センター 精神保健研究所 知的・発達障害研究部）
15:15 -16: 45 パネルディスカッション 司会・進行 中島和子（ト ロント大学 ）「大阪発『母語をなくさない日本語教育』―日本で可能か」
パネ ル１「中国語と日本語の二言語能力 —横断と縦断調査の結果から」真嶋潤子（大阪大学）
パネ ル２「公立小学校における中国語ネイティブ教員の役割と可能性」 干涛（八尾市立小学校教員）
パネ ル３「プロジェクト型学習（PBL）と BKD（ブック大作戦）の実践」櫻井千穂（広島大学）
16: 45 -17:25 特別課題「日本語教育の推進に関する法律(案)」と今後の課題司会 嶽肩志江（横浜国立大学・東洋大学 ）登壇者 小貫大輔（東海大学）
・石井恵理子（東京女大学）
17:30 閉会 桶谷仁美（東ミシガン大学）
主催： バイリンガル・マルチリンガル（ BM ）子どもネット
後援： 国際基督教大学教育研究所 ・グローバル言語教育研究 センタ ー＜お問い合わせ＞
BM 子どもネット 事務局（鈴木・ 高橋）Eメール： bmkodomonet@gmail.com
ホームページ https://sites.google.com/view/bmcn/home

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The Japan-America Grassroots Summit is an annual large-scale meeting of Japanese and American citizens,
held alternately in Japan and America. It celebrates the historic friendship between Nakahama Manjiro andCaptain William Whitfield.
Each year, Japanese prefectures and American states alternate as hosts for about a week, sharing their homes
and the unique features of their communities. More than 100 people usually participate as guests, enjoying sightseeing, cultural activities, welcome and closing ceremonies, and staying with a host family.
The 29th Grassroots Summit will be held this June in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. The sponsor on the US side is
the Center for International Exchange in Washington, DC.
If you have any students or families in your community who might be interested, please let them know. Complete
information can be found at the following link:
http://manjiro.or.jp/e/summit/hyogo/index.html

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 201929TH ANNUAL JAPAN-AMERICA GRASSROOTS SUMMITNOMINATE YOUR STUDENTS FOR INDUCTION INTO THE JNHSThe Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) recognizes and encourages achievement and excellence in the
study of the Japanese language. AATJ is pleased to assist teachers with a way to recognize their outstanding
students, at both the college and pre-college levels to encourage them to continue in the study of Japanese, andto promote activities that give students ways to use their language skills.
Requirements for membership and procedures for forming JNHS chapters and nominating students can befound on our website. At https://www.aatj.org/jnhs you will find guidelines for nominating your students, orderingcertificates and graduation cords, holding ceremonies, and publicizing your Japanese program to families andin your school and community.

KEEP YOUR AATJ MEMBERSHIP UP TO DATE
Thanks to the many members who have renewed their membership for 2019. If you have not renewed, pleasetake a moment to do so; keeping your membership current means you can take advantage or AATJ programsof professional development for teachers and activities and projects for students (Nengajo Contest, National
Japanese Exam, Japanese National Honor Society).
Renewing online is easy, at https://www.aatj.org/membership. Or you can mail in the form on page 17 of thisnewsletter.
New this year: There is no longer an add-on fee for the journal Japanese Language and Literature; starting thisyear the journal is being published online under Open Access, available free to everyone.

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AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 2019

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 2019JOB OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Emory University
The Department of Russian and East Asian Languages andCultures (REALC) at Emory University invites applications fora temporary position in Japanese language for the academic
year 2019-20. Applicants should have a minimum of an MA in
Japanese linguistics, cultural studies, pedagogy, or a closely
related area and possess native or near-native proficiency inJapanese and in English. A record of successful teaching at
the college level and familiarity with technology in teachingis required. The candidate should be prepared to teach alllevels of courses in Japanese language.

Please send a letter of application, CV, statement of teachinginterest and three letters of recommendation throughInterfolio. Please apply at apply.interfolio.com/62371,
Inquiries about the position can be sent to Cheryl Crowley at
ccrowle@emory.edu. Review of materials will begin May 5th
and continue until the position is filled.
Only applicants who are authorized or can obtain thenecessary visa to work in the USA should apply. Emory
University is an AA/EOE employer.

University of Pennsylvania
The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
at the University of Pennsylvania announces the availabilityof a position as full-time Lecturer in the Japanese
Language Program for the academic year 2019-20. The
appointment will be for an initial year with the possibility ofannual renewal for up to an additional two years, contingent
upon a satisfactory performance review and approval of theDean. Employee benefits are provided.
Applicants for the position should demonstrate a primary
focus on language education, and have received at leasta Master’s degree in Education, Japanese Language,
Literature, Linguistics, or a related field. Native or nearnative competency in Japanese language and fluency inEnglish are required. Preference will be given to applicantswith significant teaching experience at all levels of Japanese
language at post-secondary institutions in the United States.
Knowledge of and experience in current trends in second/
foreign language teaching methodologies (especiallycontent-based instruction) and meaningful application oftechnologies in language instruction are highly desirable.
Duties include teaching Japanese language classes (fiveclasses per academic year) at any assigned levels, holding
regular office hours, attending weekly meetings of theJapanese Language Program, and working with the Directorof the Language Program and East Asia faculty on curriculum
development and program articulation.

Candidates are to apply at:
http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/1367
Please submit:
A cover letter, CV, teaching statement; and contact
information for a minimum of two individuals who haveagreed to provide a recommendation letter.
The University will contact the recommenders with
instructions on how to submit their letters. We also encourage
the applicants to upload additional documents if available:
1. Recent teaching evaluations including written comments
2. A link to a video recording of a class
3. A description of the video and relevant materials
The review of applications will begin immediately and willcontinue until the position is filled. The Department of East
Asian Languages and Civilizations is strongly committed
to Penn’s Action Plan for Diversity and Excellence andto creating a more diverse faculty (for more informationsee
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n02/
diversityplan.htm). The University of Pennsylvania is an
Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Individuals
with disabilities/Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo is seeking applicants for the
position of full-time lecturer in the Center for Global
Communication Strategies located at Komaba campus.
For more detailed information and instructions, please see
the link below:
http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/news/
employment/20190329094638.html

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Appointment will begin on September 1st, 2019, or as earlyas possible after September 1st, 2019.
Application Deadline: Monday, May 20th, 2019 (JST)Job status: Open

University of Utahsemester. Ph.D. in Japanese or equivalent terminal degree
is preferred.
Complete applications include a letter of application, CV,
three letters of recommendation, and evidence of teachingeffectiveness. Questions may be addressed to Margaret
Toscano at margharet.toscano@utah.edu. Review ofapplication materials will begin by April 5th, 2019.
Apply online: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/90292

University of Virginia
The Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures andCultures at the University of Virginia invites applications fora full-time one-year Japanese Lecturer position with an
anticipated start date of August 25th, 2019.
We seek a strong language instructor to teach threecourses in the fall 2019 and three courses in the spring2020. Candidates must have native or near-native fluency
in Japanese and English, teaching experience, and have a
Master’s degree in one of the following: Japanese linguistics,
literature, history, applied linguistics, second/foreign
language acquisition or a related field. Preference will begiven to applicants with an advanced degree and those withsignificant teaching experience at the university level in the
United States.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please apply at https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/
UVAJobs (or through Workday for internal applicants).
Complete an application online and attach the following.
Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded to theapplication.
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CV
Cover letter
Statement of teaching philosophy
Contact information for three references

Review of applications will begin May 6th, 2019. The position
will remain open until filled.
For questions about the position, please contact Tomoko
Marshall, Search Chair, at tm5x@virginia.edu. For questions
regarding the application process, please contact Savanna
Galambos, Senior Faculty Search Advisor, at skh7b@
virginia.edu.

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ MAY 2019

The Department of World Languages and Cultures at the
University of Utah invites applications for two renewable
Instructor (Lecturer) positions in Japanese beginning
July 1st, 2019. The successful candidates will be able to teachcourses in Japanese language and/or culture, depending
on program needs. Candidates with expertise in literature,visual culture, gender studies, pedagogy, or religious studies
are encouraged to apply. Demonstrated teaching excellence
and native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English
are required. The teaching load is three courses per

UVA assists faculty spouses and partners seeking
employment in the Charlottesville area. To learn more please
visit https://dualcareer.virginia.edu/. For more information
about UVA and the Charlottesville community pleasesee http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health Systemand the University Physician’s Group are fundamentallycommitted to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe
diversity is excellence expressing itself through every
person’s perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal
opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status,
national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex(including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status,and family medical or genetic information.

University of Virginia
The Japanese Section of the Department of Modern andClassical Languages at Western Washington University
seeks applicants for a full-time, non-tenure-track Visiting
Assistant Professor for the 2019-20 academic year. The
load will be seven courses distributed across three quarters(3-2-2), specifically six Japanese language courses at thefirst-, second-, and third-year levels and one 300-level course
in English for the East Asian Studies program (Japanese
Literature in Translation). In addition, the position carries a
possible stipend for advising, depending on qualifications
and experience.
Qualified candidates must have a Ph.D. or ABD status in

Japanese or a related field and must have native or nearnative proficiency in Japanese and English with Japanese
language teaching experience using the communicative
approach and expertise in Japanese literature. The
successful candidate is expected to design their own
teaching materials, develop classroom activities, and holdregular office hours.
This is a full-time, three-term position with the possibilityof renewal for the 2020-21 academic year depending
on sectional need. Salary is commensurate with level of
education and experience.

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Interested applicants should apply to the Department ofModern and Classical Languages vacancy pool:of teaching. Both the cover letter and statement of teachingmust address the qualifications above.

http://employment.wwu.edu/cw/en-us/job/496103/modernclassical-languages-nontenure-track-faculty-vacancy-pool

Review of applications will begin immediately and willcontinue until a qualified candidate is selected.

In addition to the documents required by the PageUp
application system, applicants must also upload a statement

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