Information and resources for Japanese teachers including curriculum support, pedagogy, professional development opportunities and online teaching resources.
Curriculum support
Victorian Curriculum Japanese contains information and resources to support implementation of Victorian Curriculum Japanese including the:
- rationale and aims
- structure
- scope and sequence
- resources which provide links to the Victorian Curriculum F-10.
Pedagogy
Approaches to languages education – information about the types of languages programs in Victorian schools.
Educational kits
National Gallery of Victoria Bushido: Way of the Samurai- educational kit for junior and middle years students and teachers of Japanese.
National Gallery of Victoria Pictures of the Floating World – interactive animation for students to create their own stories using the characters and backgrounds of the pictures of the floating world.
National Gallery of Victoria Asian Art - Japan – collection of PDF and multimedia resources about Japanese art.
Online resources
JF Japanese e-learning Minato- - developed by Japan Foundation, a new e-learning platform providing a variety of Japanese language courses of different lengths and levels.
Language learning space - web-based platform offering resources and services to support teachers and students in Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese language classrooms.
FUSE - Japanese resources aligned to the Victorian Curriculum.
Language and culture
Artsinspire – Wadaiko (Japanese drums) and shamisen (Japanese three-stringed instrument) workshops and concerts.
Key contacts
Contact
For queries relating to Japanese language education, contact:
languages.query@education.vic.gov.au.
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