Japanese
Key curriculum resources
Teaching and Learning Guidelines for Japanese
The Teaching and Learning Guidelines for Japanese provide the most current guidance for designing teaching and learning programmes aligned to the New Zealand Curriculum.
Levels 1-4
Levels 5-8
Hai! An introduction to Japanese
The Learning Languages Series (LLS) provides multi-media materials designed for teachers and students who are new to language learning. The series is designed for year 7 and 8 students and supports Level 1 and 2 achievement objectives in Japanese.
Professional support
New Zealand Association of Japanese Language Teachers
Subject Association for Japanese teachers in New Zealand.
Japanese National Adviser
Kyoko Mikami is the current National Adviser for Japanese. This service for teachers of Japanese is supported by the New Zealand Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Education of Japan.
Assessment
NZQA: Resources for Japanese
Access an array of NCEA related assessment material from this NZQA site specifically devoted to Japanese. It includes NCEA achievement standards, internal and external assessment resources, vocabulary lists for external standards, past examination papers, and moderation reports.
Further resources
Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI)
Use keywords in the search box in TKI to locate further quality assured resources.
Embassy of Japan - The Japan Information & Cultural Centre
The Japan Information & Cultural Centre offers an excellent range of resources for teachers. The services are free and are open to the public. Resources available for loan include newspapers, books, maps, brochures, flags, slides, tapes and documentary and cultural VHS videos. It hosts a range of educational events such as monthly movies and educational visits for primary, intermediate and high school students.