GATJ teachers invite middle school and high school students, and their parents who are learning Japanese to a college Japanese programs seminar, where professors from colleges and universities in GA will provide information about the features of their Japanese programs.
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Thank you for attending AzATJ x GATJ Senpai Talk on Sep. 8th. We received many questions during the event. Here are the answers we couldn’t answer during the event.
(Please read about the presenters' background from here.) General Questions (Josh, Katie and Japanese teachers answered these questions.)
As far as accommodations, depending on how close you live to the company, you get a stipend either for your commute or rent. Also, at one point I think they offered Japanese classes for people who needed it, not sure if they’re still doing it though. Because I’m one of the lead engineers, I need to communicate with people everyday in meeting and messages, and so I need to make sure I understand the situation or the specifications fully beforehand so I can be prepared to talk about it. It’s still very hard with people who tend to talk fast, or if they have accents, or if there are typos in messages, but I’m getting by. (Josh)
Questions for Josh
As far as living in Japan, this was my first time living on my own, so I can’t really compare the cost of living here and in America too well, but there are differences. Like certain foods here are more or less expensive than in America, phone and internet bills are about the same. One thing I haven’t thought about doing is comparing the cost of commuting, filling a car with gas weekly vs. taking the train to and from every destination. I went to Georgia Tech which was pretty diverse, and so yeah I think there were a lot of different types of people from different backgrounds all in different types of engineering.
Questions for Katie
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Come and join our first joint event with the Arizona Association of Teachers of Japanese (AzATJ)! Two alumni who studied in college in Georgia and Arizona will talk about their experiences studying Japanese and using Japanese in their careers.
Presenters: Joshua Baldwin Josh graduated from Georgia Tech with a major in Computer Engineering and minors in Computer Science and Japanese. Currently, he works as a front-end engineer at a company that focuses on social game development in Tokyo. In his free time, he likes to play kendama and is part of a kendama performance group that is active in Japan. Katie Hinojosa Katie graduated from ASU with a major in Japanese and went on to participate in the JET program as an ALT in Shimane, Japan. After returning to the U.S., she completed her M.A. at UH Mānoa and began working at ASU teaching Japanese shortly after. she enjoys baking, including making some Japanese desserts such as daifuku. Event Schedule: When: Friday, September 8th, 7-8 pm (EDT) Where: Zoom Webinar https://asu.zoom.us/j/85492643725 Each presenter will give a 15 mins presentation and Q and A will follow. Special Prize: Participants can enter a raffle during the event. K-12 Prize Two schools from both GA and AZ (4 total) will win a Japanese snack box for the school. More participants from the same school means more chances to win the prize for the school. College Prize Two students from both GA and AZ (4 total) will win a small gift of their choice. The choices are a Japanese cookbook, a stationery set, a snack box, and a travel bottle. If you have any questions, please email Aya McDaniel (ASU assistant teaching professor/ aya.mcdaniel(at)asu.edu). See the last year's Q and A page to get the ideas about what we will talk about. Many questions were asked at the Senpai Talk event. Here are the questions and answers that were asked on the question form.
JET program
Study Abroad Program
Getting job in Japan
Living in Japan
Are you wondering how you can use your Japanese skills in your career? Are you dreaming of living in Japan one day but don't have idea how to make that happen? Do you wish you could hear from someone who already did it? Here it is! Join us and participate in GATJ Senpai Talk!! We have four alumni who graduated from college in Georgia. You will hear their experiences with plenty of Q&A time. K-12 students, college students, and their parents are welcome to attend! *Due to the high volume of the registration, the Zoom meeting is upgraded to a Zoom webinar. (Sep. 2nd) Time: Friday, September 9th, 6pm-7:30pm (EDT) Place: Zoom meeting (https://asu.zoom.us/j/89141658142) (Zoom Webinar) The registration opens on August 22nd at 6am. The first 150 students will receive a free ticket to JapanFest (https://www.japanfest.org/)*. *Students only. Participation at the event is required to receive the ticket. Registration page: https://forms.gle/9UvhrEWVxVRsqQE98 Contact: Aya McDaniel ([email protected]) Senpai (Alumni)
Konnichiwa!
Thank you for participating in 2020 Japanese Speech Contest and Japanese Academic Challenge. I am very excited for your special day next weekend. Please read this email carefully regarding the event information. →Event schedule for Academic Challenge and Speech contest 1. Parking (free) Mercer University Atlanta Campus, Cecil B. Day Hall Auditorium 3001 Mercer University Dr, Atlanta, GA 30341*West Parking (near #2 on the map) is convenient to Cecil B. Day Hall (please see the attachment) →Parking map 2. Schedule of the day Registration starts at 11:30 am and the opening ceremony starts at 12:00pm in the Auditorium. Please arrive at the site around 11:25 for a smooth check-in process. The door to the auditorium will be closed until 11:30 so please wait outside if you arrive early. This year, no food/drink will be served so please have lunch before you arrive the site.11:30-12:00 11:30-12:00 Registration 12:00-12:15 Opening Ceremony 12:15~15:30 Speech Contest 15:30~16:00 Closing Ceremony The Closing Ceremony may start early, but estimated ending time of the event is around 16:00 pm. The speech order has been decided randomly as attached. *Category 1 and 4 of Speech Contest has only four contestants each, so we will only choose the winner (first place) and the special award this year. →Speech Order 3. Dress-code Please look "professional" on the stage (no jeans, no short pants, no sneakers or flip flops). We will provide an event T-shirt for each participant at the registration, but the T-shirt is NOT for the stage... please save it for later. 4. Event Wavier from Mercer →Wavier form The attachment is a wavier form from Mercer University. If you are 18 or older, please sign and bring it on the day. If you are under 18, please have your Parent or Guardian sign the form and bring it on the day. Date: Saturday, March 7th Place: Mercer University Atlanta Campus, Cecil B. Day Hall Speech Contest is open for high school students and college students, who are studying Japanese! Please see the guideline for more details. The deadline for registration is February 7, 2020. Speech Contest Guideline 2020 The Georgia Department of Education World Languages and Global Workforce Initiatives in cooperation with the Japanese Consulate of Atlanta, the Japanese American Society of Georgia, The Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese and the International Charter Academy of Georgia, is pleased to announce the inaugural Georgia Japanese Teacher Workshop.
The event will take place on Sunday, October 6th beginning at 10am at the International Charter Academy of Georgia, and is open to all teachers of Japanese at all levels in Georgia and throughout the region. There is no fee to attend but participants are asked to register in advance via the registration link located here. Please click the following link for the event program for JSC and JAC 2019.
2019_event_program_for_online.pdf Date: Saturday, March 2nd
Place: Georgia Institute of Technology Speech Contest is open for high school students and college students, who are studying Japanese! Please see the guideline for more details. 2019_japanese_speech_contest_guideline.pdf |
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