JLTAV Japanese Language Teachers' Association of Victoria

https://jltav.org.au/events/ #!event/2026/5/4/2026-jltav-events-poster-competition

https://jltav.org.au/events/ #!event/2026/8/30/2025-jltav-junior-speech-competition

https://jltav.org.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/17/2025-jltav-calligraphy-competition

JLTAV Update

Dear Sensei-gata,
Please find below an update from the JLTAV Inc.

2026 JLTAV Events Poster Competition
We are pleased to launch the 2026 JLTAV Events Poster Competition. The due date for entries is Thursday 18 June, 2026. Please refer to the information in the link below.

https://jltav.org.au/events/ #!event/2026/5/4/2026-jltav-events-poster-competition

2026 JLTAV Junior Speech Competition
This year's competition will be held on Sunday 30 August at the Hawthorn Arts Centre.

Please click on the link below for registration information and the set speeches for the competition.

https://jltav.org.au/events/ #!event/2026/8/30/2025-jltav-junior-speech-competition

Please find here some advice to teachers to assist in this year's preparations.

Please note that all contestants (students) and audience members (teachers and family members) require tickets for each division they are participating in or watching. This helps us to allocate the spaces we use for each division of the competition according to the number of registrations. All tickets are free, however, students need to pay the registration fee in order to participate in the competition. Please click on the link below to be taken to the Humanitix website to organise the tickets. The teacher in charge is responsible for organising the tickets on behalf of their school/students/parents. All tickets for contestants and audience members must be organised through Humanitix by Friday 14 August.

https://events.humanitix.com/2026-jltav-junior-speech-competition

Participating schools will be informed of the start and finish times for each division closer to the day of the competition.

Please note that there have been two updates to the Year 9 and 10 set conversation and the Year 9 and 10 set speech.

2026 Junior Speech Competition Judges
The JLTAV Committee is looking for judges for the 2026 Junior Speech Competition. If you are interested in being a judge, please email Nathan Lane. Being a judge is a valuable professional learning opportunity.

Thank you for your support of the JLTAV Inc.

Regards,
Nathan Lane
President
JLTAV Inc. (Reg. No. A0024691U)

Japanese Film Screening

As you may be aware, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Japan-Australia Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.

The Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne is organising a free screening of the Japanese documentary film 'The Making of a Japanese (「小学校～それは小さな社会～」)'. This screening is being held with the cooperation of the Japan Foundation, JFF Theatre, and various universities.

This month, Monash University is hosting the event; next month, it will be held at RMIT University; and finally in July, the University of Melbourne will host the screening.

Please find attached information on the film. Please register for each venue using the links below.

Monash University: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/japanese-film-screening-tickets-1988546948453
RMIT: https://events.humanitix.com/japanese-film-screening
Melbourne University: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/japanese-film-screening-the-making-of-a-japanese-tickets-1989201033840

Many thanks for your support.

Nunawading Japanese School
Please find in the link below information on job opportunities at the Nunawading Japanese School.

日本語教師募集 メルボルン I Japanese Tutor Melbourne Pty Ltd 日本語教師募集　メルボルン - Our Japanese school is always open to meeting skilled, experienced Japanese teachers in Melbourne who want to teach Japanese.

2026 JLTAV Annual Conference – conference registrations now open – registrations close Thursday 19 March
Please click on the link below to register and to access the conference program through the JLTAV website.
https://jltav.org.au/events/ #!event/2026/3/27/2026-jltav-annual-conference
Colleagues from interstate are welcome to attend the conference, and those who are members of their state Japanese Language Teachers' Association can access JLTAV member registration rates. This includes members of JLTASA, JLTAWA, JTAN, JTNT, LTANT, LTQ, ACTJTN.
PLEASE NOTE: All conference delegates must complete the session preference Google Form, which will be included in the event registration confirmation email (and here: https://forms.gle/kJyBuznwvtdaMLGS8). If this is not completed, session preferences will not appear on your name tag and dietary requirements will not be catered for.