Past Events – Page 2 – Japanese Language Teachers Association of South Australia

JLTASA goes “WILD”

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A chance meeting between Jarrod Hoare and Jen Gilbert at Monarto Safari Park in August 2020 sparked an idea that finally came together in May 2021: A Japanese language immersion tour of Monarto. Most members of the JLTASA are familiar with Jarrod’s wonderful Japanese/English bi-lingual performances of Rakugo and kyogen, …

JLTASA 15 May 2021 2 June 2021 Past Events

2020 Yuru-kyara Competition

Thank you to all the schools and students who submitted their entries for the 2020 Yura-kyara competition. The entries were all very high level. Our guest manga artist judge was very impressed with the talent and creativity from all entries. Based on the criteria of connection to the yura kyara theme, artistic style, creativity and language, the list of winners is as follows.

Year 3/4

1st Blackwood Primary School, 2nd Blackwood Primary School, 3rd Blackwood Primary School

Year 5/6

1st Blackwood Primary School, 2nd St Peter’s Woodlands, 3rd Blackwood Primary School & St Peter’s Woodlands

Year 7/8

1st Nazareth College, 2nd Blackwood Primary School, 3rd Gleeson College

Year 9/10

1st Nazareth College

Featured JLTASA 15 November 2020 2 June 2021 Past Events

JLTASA Year 9 Quiz Day 2020 Report

The 10th Annual JLTASA Year 9 Quiz Day was enjoyed more than ever by the students and teachers this year, as it was probably the only excursions many students have had. To cater for the COVID safe distancing we ran 2 sessions, one in the morning and one in the …

JLTASA 19 October 2020 19 October 2020 Past Events

15th Annual Hiragana Reading Competition 2018

Our Southern Area Hub Group’s Annual Hiragana Reading Competition was held for the 15th year running on Friday August 17th. This year saw 2 new schools entering for the first time, providing a great level of competition for all. This year we had 23 teams of 4 entered which is …

JLTASA 17 August 2018 24 August 2018 Past Events

2017 JLTASA Innovative Association Award Nomination

JLTASA nomimated for CEASA Innovative Association Award. Cindy Pitkin was presented with a Certificate of Nomination at the CEASA World Teachers Day event held at the National Wine Centre on Friday 27 October 2017. Congratulations!

JLTASA 27 November 2017 27 November 2017 Past Events

2017 Year 4/5 Obento Masterchef

The JLTASA Year 4/5 Obento Masterchef was held on Friday 10th November 2017 at Westminster School. 72 students from 9 schools across all three sectors participated in making an obento (Japanese lunch box). This year the theme of obento was Family (Kazoku). Students were paired up and together they planned …

JLTASA 10 November 2017 12 November 2017 Past Events

2017 Year 10 Movie Making Day

Each year for the last three years the JLTASA has held a Year 10 Movie Making Day to give Year 10 students studying Japanese across the state a chance to meet other like-minded students studying Japanese, use social learning, be creative and innovative, use Japanese language in authentic ways, and …

JLTASA 26 September 2017 27 September 2017 Past Events

2017 Year 6/7 Japanese Quiz Day Report

The JLTASA Year 6/7 Quiz Day was held on Tuesday 20th June 2017 at the Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh. 182 students from 16 schools across all three sectors participated in Japanese learning. The quiz categories included: numbers, geography, Hiragana, listening, Kanji, modern culture, traditional culture and vocabulary and grammar. Between …

JLTASA 22 September 2017 22 September 2017 Past Events

2017 14th Annual Southern Hub Group Hiragana Competition

Our Southern Area Hub Group’s Annual Hiragana Reading Competition was held for the 14th year running. This year saw new schools entering for the first time, providing a great level of competition for all. With 22 teams of 4 entered, we started with 2 groups of 11 teams in a …

JLTASA 20 September 2017 25 September 2017 Past Events

2017 South Australia Japanese Speech Contest

Ten contestants participated in the 2017 South Australia Japanese Speech Contest on Saturday 9th September at the Education Development Centre. This is the second year since the competition opened to not only senior secondary school students but also university students as well as members of the general public who satisfied the …

JLTASA 20 September 2017 20 September 2017 Past Events