Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese
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(Highlights from the current issue of AFTJ’s newsletter)
AFTJ Tidings(#36)
- Plan for AFTJ’s Fall Meeting on Oct. 14-16,
2004 in Orlando in conjunction with the Florida Foreign Language Association.
AFTJ will present two workshops: Language Review Using Online Activities
by William Collazo, and Teaching With Recent Technology by a lecturer
from the Japan Foundation Language Center in Los Angeles.
- Members and their guests will enjoy lunch at Hanamizuki on Oct.
15 th at 1 p.m.
- Information regarding the upcoming Japanese Language Proficiency
Test.
- Gold Coast 4th Immersion Day is
set for Nov. 5, 2004 (Contact Marci Muench).
- Miami and Kagoshima Sister Cities Students Exchange program was
a success.
- Report by Juan Carlos Morales about the Japan Bowl contest in April,
2004.
- Bridging Scholarships for Spring, 2005. Application must be in by
Oct. 5, 2004.
- Professional Development Grants for NCJLT members to attend ACTFL & others.
- Schedule of the coming events and meetings
- Cultural news from Japan.
- Tidbits
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(Highlights from the current issue of AFTJ´s newsletter)
AFTJ Tidings(#35) - May, 2004
- Report of the AFTJ 9th Annual
Meeting on May 1, 2004, in Miami is summarized in the attached
3-page minutes. Juan Carlos Morales was selected as the nominee for
FFLA and NCJLT Teachers of the Year, 2004, from AFTJ.
- Reports of 4th Annual Florida Japan
Bowl on March 6th and National
Competition of Japanese Language and Culture in Washington,
DC on April 4.
- A detailed report of the YYY Florida State Speech Contest listing
all the winners and their schools in each category and level.
- News about the AFTJ members, including summer sojourns abroad by
some.
- Asia Fest and the 1st Dragon Boat Race celebrated in Tampa.
- JapaNet, a teacher training program, is offered by FIU for three
summers.
- Schedule of the coming events and meetings.
- Edo-Kabuki performance planned for July in NYC, Boston, and Washington,
DC.
- The Association dues for 2004-05 is due now.
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(Highlights from the current issue of AFTJ’s newsletter)
AFTJ Tidings(#34)
- The 4th annual Florida Japan
Bowl will be held in Miami at FIU Tamiami campus on March
6, 2004. (Reported by Juan Carlos Morales jcmora2@aol.com)
- Wai Wai Wai Florida State Speech Contest will be
held in the morning on the same day as the Japan Bowl. (Reported by
Takako Matsui Berlin wmatsui@gate.net)
- Plan for AFTJ's 9th Annual Meeting on
May 1, 2004 (Saturday), at the Japanese Consulate in Miami. There will
be a business meeting and a professional workshop.
- Gold Coast Immersion Day of Nov. 14, 2003 (Reported
by Marci Muench)
- Report of the annual ACTFL Conference in Philadelphia in last November
with many suggestions for AFTJ’s participation and activities
in future.
- The certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching
Standard.
- A member's profile - FFLA 2003 Teacher of the Year honoree.
- Scholarships for Japanese Studies students from the government of
Japan.
- AFTJ's. Schedule of the coming events and meetings
- Current news from Japan (foreign students, foreign workers, Jiei-tai
in Iraq)
- Tidbits
(Next issue is scheduled in May after the General Meeting.)
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What is AFTJ?
AFTJ is a registered not-for-profit educational organization devoted to
the study and teaching of Japanese language and culture. Our purpose is to
encourage, support, sustain, and improve the teaching of Japanese at all
levels of instruction in Florida, and to promote a cooperative spirit through
the exchange of ideas and cordial fellowship among its members as well as
to serve the community interests.
AFTJ´s Activities
Since its incorporation in 1996, AFTJ has been holding annual and fall meetings
where we present many workshops, and publishing its quarterly newsletter,
the "AFTJ Tidings", for the members and communities.
AFTJ sponsors two annual contests: "Japan Bowl" and "Japanese
Speech Contest". We hold two annual "Cultural
Immersion Day" for secondary school students, one in the Gold
Coast and another in the Sun Coast regions.
Our outreach project "Traveling Suitcase from Japan" has
been utilized and appreciated by many teachers and students in Florida.
How to Become a Member?
AFTJ welcomes anyone interested in promoting Japanese language and culture.
Our current membership dues are as follows: (Dues cover for September to
August)
• Annual REGULAR membership = $20.00
• Annual SUPPORTER membership = $10.00
• Annual STUDENT membership = $5.00
Please make your check payable to AFTJ and mail it
to:
Mrs. Marci Muench (AFTJ) 22024 Flanders Ct., Boca Raton, FL 33428
We will also need the following information: Name and Address, Home phone/fax,
E-mail, address, School (or business) name and address.
How to Contact Us?
For more details regarding AFTJ, please E-mail your inquiries to the following
addresses:
(President) isogai1@juno.com (Vice President) juancamo2@aol.com
