Experience Japan festival returns to Phoenix Park on 10th April

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, 7 MARCH 2022.
Results will be announced by the end of March.
The winners will be added to our website and winning entries will be showcased on social media.
Contest is hosted by Japanese Language Teachers of Ireland (JLTI) and The Embassy of Japan in Ireland. Supported by the Japan Foundation. Sponsor: PPLI.
In order to encourage and promote Japanese language education in Ireland, JLTI and the Embassy of Japan in Ireland jointly have hosted an annual Japanese speech contest. This year, the Japanese Speech Contest is back as the Japanese Language Contest.
The theme is ‘optimism’ and JLTI is inviting entries in the form of speech or Japanese language soundtrack videos which demonstrate an optimistic outlook.
The Japanese Language Contest takes place online.
The entries will be evaluated on a variety of criteria such as language level and expression, creativity and performance, and the prizes will reward a range of different styles, abilities and effort. The judging panel will take into account the language background and learning experience of the entrants which will be documented through their application forms.
Enquiry: Twitter account @JLTIcontest OR jltispeechcontest2021@gmail.com
Guidelines for Video Production and Uploading Video to YouTube
Criteria for Participation:
Online Application and Consent Forms can be found here: https://jlti.org/speech/
Application Deadline: Sunday, 28th February 2021
Results will be announced by the end of March. The winners will be added to our website and winning entries will be showcased on social media.
Hosted by Japanese Language Teachers of Ireland (JLTI) and The Embassy of Japan. Supported by the Japan Foundation.
JLTI Speech Contest Committee has kindly invited you to attend the 18th JLTI Japanese Speech Contest on Saturday, 7th March at the UCD, Dublin.
Date: Saturday, 7th March 2020
Time: 1 – 5.30 p.m.
Venue: William Fry Theatre, Sutherland School of Law, UCD, Dublin
Please see event timetable and map HERE!
Categories:
*General (Participants have lived in Japan for no longer than 5 years in total.)
*Secondary School students – LC2 (Leaving Certificate Student)
*Secondary School students – TY/LC1 (Transition Year & 5th Year Students)
Theme:
*General Category: Their own choice
*TY/LC1 Category: Self Introduction
*LC2 Category: “If I Went To Japan”, “My Best Day Ever”, “My Best Friend”
The JLTI is marking its 19th year since its foundation, and its 18th Speech Contest is taking place this year. There has been a steady increase in the number of entries every year, and the contest is becoming more popular and is drawing more interest. The contest now has three categories, two post-primary student categories and one general category.
Since the Speech Contest is always attended by the friends and families of the secondary school participants, it has grown to provide a friendly forum for those interested in the Japanese language and in Japan in general. The marked increase in the level of the speeches over the years is a huge incentive and encouragement to the teachers working with the participants.
Japanese language teaching/learning in Ireland is slowly but surely gaining popularity. The number of students opting to take Japanese as a Leaving Certificate examination subject is increasing with approximately 300 students sitting the exam last year. In addition, University College Cork launched its Institute of Japanese Studies in September 2011, Dublin City University and University of Limerick have Japanese courses, and University College Dublin and Trinity College have Japanese modules, thus creating a solid base for Japanese Studies to develop among students in Ireland.
We are delighted to have partnered with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies and bring you FREE Japanese lunchtime conversation group meetings to give you a chance to improve your Japanese conversational skills in casual environment.
These weekly meetings will take place every Thursday from 1-2 p.m. at the TCAS Seminar Room 2011 (Arts Building Annex) in TCD. First meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 14th November.
This weekly group will allow Japanese learners of all levels to develop their conversation skills in a casual, lunchtime environment. Feel free to bring your lunch and find some new conversation partners at the same time!
No previous registration is needed and everybody is welcome.
We would like to thank Verity Swan, IJA Council, and everybody at Trinity Centre for Asian Studies for their support in organizing this group.
If you are studying Japanese language, would like to test you language level and receive an internationally recognised qualification for non-native speakers, please note that in Ireland, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) will take place on 2nd December, 2018.
JLPT in Dublin, 2018
Next Exam: Sunday, 2nd December 2018
Venue: John Henry Newman Building, Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
Time: You will be asked to arrive by 12:00
Fee: €85
Registration closes on Friday 5th October 2018 at 23:59 (Midnight)
If you wish to book your JLPT examination, you can do it here!
In Ireland, the JLPT is administered by UCD Japan on behalf of the Japan Foundation.
You can find more information about the JLPT in the brochure here!
Research to Empower Educational Leaders (REEL) and Drumcondra Education Centre are organizing Celebration of the Provision of Asian Languages and Culture in Ireland taking place in Drumcondra Education Centre on 22nd January.
Date: 22nd January 2018
Time: 7pm
Venue: Drumcondra Education Centre, St. Patrick’s College of Education, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Speakers:
* Dr Lorna Carson, Trinity College
* Dr Ryoko Sasamoto, DCU
* Dr Karen Ruddock, Director of the Post-Primary Languages Initiative
If you wish to attend this event, please register your interest here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-evening-at-drumcondra-education-centre-tickets-41953960425
Join our weekly FREE Japanese conversation group meetings and improve your Japanese conversational skills in an informal, friendly atmosphere!
Meetings take place every Wednesday from 9-10 p.m. via Zoom.
To join the group, please sign up by sending email to: info@ija.ie.
Basic Japanese language skills are required. Each week participants will discuss a topic named in advance, and, from time to time, native Japanese speakers will be joining the group to help with the advice.
Please note that this conversation group is a fun activity for people who enjoy speaking Japanese, and not a language course/class.
This group is open to the IJA members only.