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Utah Association of Teachers of

Japanese (UATJ)
October Newsletter

Announcements from American Association Utah Japan Bowl 2016


of Teachers of Japanese

AATJ Annual Conference/ACTFL Annual Convention *The Utah Japan Bowl is a high
in San Diego; both will take place on Saturday, school language and culture
November 21. If you are attending the conference, competition, affiliated with the
please note these events. The first is a Visit Japan national Japan Bowl in Washington,
breakfast seminar sponsored by the Japan National
Tourist Organization (JNTO) and the second is a DC. Students from all over Utah come
textbook workshop sponsored by Cheng & Tsui together to share their love of Japan,
Publishers, the sponsor of our professional demonstrate their growing
development grants for teachers. knowledge and skills, and enjoy a
uniquely Japanese cultural
Announcements from Utah Foreign experience.
Language Association (UFLA)
Our next Annual Conference will be at Utah Valley This competition consists of Level 1, Level 2
University on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. and Level 3. High Schools may enter any
Call for proposals for UFLA Convention at number of three-student teams in each of these
UVU Proposal Submission Deadline: November three levels. Success at the Utah Japan Bowl
15, 2015 strongly demonstrates a students possible
http://organizations.weber.edu/ufla/2016/2016Registra readiness to compete at the national level. The
tion.pdf best team from Levels 2 and 3 will get to
compete in the Nationals in Washington DC on
Poster Contest
the third week of April of 2016
Each year the UFLA will sponsor the poster contest
open to K-12 students of foreign languages in Utah Last year, 7 high schools participated in this
Schools. There will be three judging categories: event and American Fork High School took 4th
K-6 7-9 10-12 place in the Nationals. They were able to go to
Japan over the summer for free for a week. It is a
Awards: K-6. Winner will be awarded $50 7-9.
great opportunity for your students to learn
Winner will be awarded $100 10-12. Winner will be
awarded $150 The teachers responsible of all more about Japan and to interact with other
winning posters will receive $150 for their foreign students.
language programs.
The registration is due January 31. The fee is
http://organizations.weber.edu/ufla/2016/UFLAPoster
Contact us Guidelines2016.pdf $15 per student that includes the entry fees,
If you are not a member of UATJ, please contact lunch and T-shirt.
us. The annual fee is $15.
Find us on Facebook and like our page. We post Every year, the students submit the design
useful information about Japan and Japanese
education. for the shirts. If your students shirt is
https://www.facebook.com/utahassociationtj chosen by UATJ, your student will get a free
shirt.

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Program of the month Teacher of the Month
Utah State University
Total number of Japanese students : 100 Atsuko Ohno Neely
students plus
Neely sensei was born in Chiba, Japan and has
Courses offered been in America since 1980, but she and her
husband have gone back to Japan to live total of
JAPN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 3010. 3020 three years during that period.
(all language courses)
JAPN 3050 (Japanese Calligraphy-corss listed She has beem teaching Japanese at USU since
with Art 3050) 1991. She has also taught in Tokyo, Ohio
JAPN 3090 (Introduction to Japanese and Kyoto previously. She has always been
Literature) interested in learning about people in the world
JAPN 3100(Contemporary Japanese Culture even as a little girl. She thought that sharing
and Society) Japanese language and culture would be
JAPN 3510 (Japanese in Business an excellent way to discover the world. She
Environment) started to study about teaching Japanese as
JAPN 3560 (Studies in Japanese Film) a foreign language back in the 70s.
JAPN 4020 : Japanese Tutoring (practicum)
Hobbies : cooking of all kinds (not just
Japanese) classical and jazz music,
Languages offered besides Japanese: traveling, bargain shopping and knitting.
Spanish, Germany, French, Portuguese,
Chinese and Korean Contact information atsuko.neely@usu.edu
Clubs: The USU Japan Club (officers meet
weekly) Student of the month

Events Kristen Voie


She has taken all the lower division courses and
There is one Hands-on Cooking session
also 3010, 3020, 3050 and 3090.
for all enrolled students in all levels of
Japanese program
Even as an airspace engineering major student
The USU Japan Club organizes various where major requirement is quite rigorous
events such as movie nights, , and demanding, Kristen has always been quite
, field trips (last near we a determined and self-motivated student. She
participated in the Day of the has the courage to disregard her well-meaning
Remembrance in Topaz) advisers suggestion to abandon her goal
to fulfill Japanese Minor requirement.
In addition, since last year, Kristen has
been serving the USU Japan Club as the
secretary and enthusiastically involved in the
events. This semester she is also assisting the
lower division student as a tutor on weekly
base. She is a very conscientious and promising
student overall.

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