Shunko MUROYA is currently the Japanese Adviser for the State of Victoria, Australia, sponsored by the Japan Foundation. LOTE (Language Other Than English) education in primary and secondary schools has been significantly promoted in Australia since the late 80Õs and it has one of the largest numbers of learners of Japanese in the world. As the Japanese Adviser of Victoria, Mr. MuroyaÕs job is to support primary and secondary teachers of Japanese in various ways, such as providing updated information, developing teaching resources, conducting seminars, visiting schools and consulting teachers. He has been in the Japanese teaching field since 1984 and has taught Japanese in China, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, Hungary and the US. (Email: muroya.shunko.s@edumail.vic.gov.au)
I'm the Japanese Adviser for the State of Victoria, Australia sponsored by the Japan Foundation. My job is mainly to support primary and secondary teachers here in Victoria and I find using the Internet very useful and relevant especially for supporting teachers who are in remote areas. In this session of Benkyokai, I would like to introduce some of the online support work I offer and discuss pros and cons about it.
Muroya sensei's paper is at http://www.geocities.com/shunkomuroya/muroya-paper.htm
So read the paper above and go to TAPPED IN with the new interface. There, you will be able to discuss this topic with Muroya sensei and others from around the world. TAPPED IN is open to everybody and the presentation will be done in English.
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