2010.07.26
The School publishes the annual research gazette ‘Nihongo Kyoiku Kenkyu’(Research on Japanese Language Education) No.56.
The gazette has published research papers and essays, practical reports on language teachings, survey reports, etc. since its first edition in 1954. This year’s gazette received nine contributions, two of them from the members of the school’s board of directors and board of councilors. The papars are all written in Japanese.
- Hajime Takamizawa (Member of the board of directors, ex-chief instructor at the Japanese Language and Area Training Center, United States Department of States)
‘Business Nihongo no Riron to Shido-ho no Kenkyu’ (Research on theories and teaching methodology of Japanese for business) p.1- p.27 - Yoshiaki Yanagisawa (Member of the board of councilors, ex-director of the Center for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, National Language Research Institute)
Short column ‘Dekiru, dekinai kara dekiru yo ni natta-yo he’ (From ‘I can/cannot ‘ to ‘I have come to be able to do’) p.28-p.29
Other papers of particular interest are the following:
- Katsumi Fujitani’s ‘Kyakkanteki Oral Communication Test ni Tsuite’
This paper tries to verify the validity of oral communication test used in the JETRO Business Japanese Test and it will be good reference for the Japanese language teachers because such verification study on a nation-wide oral test is the first of its kind. - Daniela Stabile’s ‘Non-native Nihongo Kyoshi Toshite no Watashi’ (Being a non-native Japanese language teacher)
Ms. Stabille visited Naganuma several times in 2008 and wrote an MA thesis on Japanese language teaching methodology with a major focus on the Naganuma Method. This essay should make us reconsider the deeply rooted bias that only native speakers should teach a language (meaning a Japanese teacher is the most qualified to teach Japanese).
Please contact us at info@naganuma-school.ac.jp if you would like to purchase a copy of this gazette.
July 7, 2010
Our teachers are in the writing team of JLPT grammar reference book.
A grammar reference book is published for those who intend to challenge N3 of the new JLPT. Two writers in the writing team are teachers of Naganuma.
| Name of book: | ‘N3 Bun no rule – Moji,goi, bun no bunpo’ (Rules of sentences: Grammar of letters, vocabulary and sentences' |
| Authors: | Setsuko Matsumoto (representative, JLCI New Test Research Group) Our teachers are: Kaori Ueki, Kyoko Honma |
| Publisher: | Unicom, Ltd. |
| Price: | 1,600yen |
| Features: |
- It can be used as a reference + practice book to prepare for the JLPT N3. - Explanation is compact and easy to understand. - There are many practice drills added to each expression. - English translation is added to the explanation. |
July 7, 2010
Our teacher will present a study at a research conference 2010
On August 4, one of our teachers at the University Prep. Course, Ms. Kayoko Masuoka, will present a study titled The Usage of Sentence Ending Expressions Which Expresses Writer’s Thought in Research Papers at the annual study conference held by the Association of the Promotion of Japanese Language Education at the National Olympics Youth Center, Tokyo. She was selected as one of the 12 presenters who passed the rigorous screening process.
June 15, 2010
Naoe Naganuma, the School founder, was introduced at an academic conference.
The Spring Conference of the Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language was held at the Waseda University on May 22 and 23. A panel discussion was conducted around the theme of “New Perspectives and Possibilities of Research in the History of Japanese Language Education’ and Prof. Yuka Kawaji of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies introduced the achievements of Naoe Naganuma, founder of the School, as part of her presentation. Mr. Tsuneo Hasegawa, former Professor of Daito University, also made a concluding presentation in the above session.
Both Professors Kawaji and Hasegawa are presently conducting research on the Japanese language education during World War II by analyzing the massive written materials/records which are left unsorted and stored at Naganuma School.
April 27, 2010
We have posted the list of colleges to which our graduates were accepted in spring 2010.
March 8, 2010
Six South American Teachers Visit Naganuma for a Half-day Training
On February 17, six South American teachers of Japanese descent visited Naganuma for a half-day training. They came to learn about the teaching methodology being used in private Japanese language schools. This training at Naganuma is part of a three month training program titled ‘Teaching of Japanese as a Heritage Language’, being sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) . The main body of the three month training was arranged by the Association of Nikkei & Japanese Abroad in Yokohama.
The trainees received lectures from the school’s principal Mr. Suzuki and Ms. Michiko Kojima, Head of Educational Development Dept. They also had a chance to visit the classes. They seemed very impressed with the natural flow of the conversation practice based on the Naganuma method and also how the lessons were conducted without using any other languages but Japanese. |
 The trainees received explanation on Naganuma’s pronunciation correction system. |
February 25, 2010
Status of Residence: Ryugaku and Shugaku visas will be combined into Ryugaku visa.
Beginning on July 1st, 2010, there are new regulations related to unification of Ryugaku and Shugaku visas. All students who wish to study at a Japanese language school from July 2010 onwards will need to have Ryugaku Visa status. (For students who enter the school before July 1st, 2010, the previous laws remain in place and it is possible to come with a Shugaku visa.)
February 25, 2010
Our graduate of 1994, Mr. Hwang Palsu, was invited to the “Talk Show by Our Graduates”
A talk show was held on February 10 inviting Mr. Hwang Palsu , a graduate of 1994, presently working for the Korean Embassy in Tokyo as the guest speaker. His hobby is ‘Exploring Tokyo’ and he is now studying to obtain the certificate of Tokyo City Guide exercising his excellent Japanese ability. The talk show was hosted by the school principal Mr. J. Suzuki for 40 minutes at lunch time and attracted more than 50 students and teachers. |
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February 25, 2010
Our teacher participates as a lecturer at an open workshop
On February 13 and 14, Ms. Yasuko Takatsu, the head teacher of the Naganuma’s private lesson teaching team, participated as a lecturer in an open workshop titled ‘EPA and the foreign candidates for nurses & care workers in Japan – the background, the actual situation and issues on EPA scheme’ which was organized by the Intercultural Communication Institute of Kanda University of Foreign Studies. The workshop attracted more than 130 general participants. Ms. Takatsu is currently teaching Japanese as a tutor to the Indonesian and the Filipino candidates for care work.
February 2, 2010
Japanese language training to Filipino care worker candidates will be broadcast on TV Feb. 4
Ms. Yasuko Takatsu, Head Teacher of private lessons and evening lessons at Naganuma, together with her three Filipino care worker candidates students, was interviewed by a TV station. The program is scheduled to be broadcast on Feb. 4. Commissioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, our school dispatches a teacher to nursing-care facilities to provide Japanese training to care worker candidates from Philippines and Indonesia who are here under the Economic Partnership Agreement of the two countries. Ms. Takatsu is now in charge of this program.
| Date/Time of broadcast: | 11:00pm February 4 (Thur.) |
| Broadcast station: | TV Tokyo (digital channel 7) |
| Program Title: | World Business Satellite |
| Note: | -The program is in Japanese. -They make a partial appearance in the program. |
January 18, 2010
Scored highest marks in EJU(2009, 2nd session)
Three Naganuma students gained highest scores in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU, 2nd session) which was conducted in November 2009.
・Mathematics 194 points: 2 students from Vietnam
・Japan and the World 198 points 198 points: 1 student from Korea
