Japan Foundation announces the following programs.

1. Japanese Language Education Assistants Program (J-LEAP)
This two-year program is designed to pair a currently teaching K-12 Japanese language teacher with an assistant teacher from Japan. These young, assistant teachers have training in teaching Japanese as a foreign language and are eager to work with teachers in the U.S.  Application deadline is January 24, 2012.  For more information, please see our website http://www.jflalc.org.vhost.zerolag.com/jle-j-leap.html.

2. JET Memorial Invitation Program (JET MIP) for High School Students
The JET MIP program provides 32 high school students with the opportunity to go to Japan for two weeks as a group to meet Japanese students, experience Japanese culture, and study the language. It was created in 2011 in memory of the two beloved American teachers of English who lost their lives in the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011: Taylor Anderson (Ishinomaki, Miyagi) and Montgomery Dickson (Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate). The program is open to 11th and 12th graders who are currently learning Japanese, and it seeks to honor the principles which Taylor and Monty valued during their lives.  For more information, please see our website http://www.jflalc.org/jle-12-jet-mip.html.

Lodging Information for Spring 2012 Conference

In Temple

Hotel Information:
La Quinta Inn Temple  (right across from THS)
1604 West Barton Ave
Temple, TX 76504-2457
Phone: 1-254-771-2980
Fax: 1-254-778-7565

Quality Inn
1610 West Nugent Ave,
Temple, TX, US, 76504
Phone:  1-254-770-1100
Fax:  1-254-770-1500

In Plano

Hotels nearby:
Hyatt Place Dallas/Plano  www.dallasplano.place.hyatt.com
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Plano www.hiexpress.com
Residence Inn Dallas Plano  www.marriott.com
Hampton Inn  www.planonorthdallas.hamptoninn.com

French Summer Language Institute for High School Teachers! Southern Oregon University offers an intensive summer program designed specifically for Middle School, High School, and Community College Frenchteachers taught in beautiful Angers, France. Earn your Master of Arts in French Language Teaching over three summers, or simply come for one summer for your own professional development. Obtain the most up-to-date second language acquisition theories and methodologies while improving language proficiency and cultural understanding.. For more information, visit our website at www.sou.edu/summerlanguageinstitute/french, or email frenchsli@sou.edu.

Spanish Summer Language Institute for High School Teachers! Southern Oregon University offers an intensive summer program designed specifically for Middle School, High School, and Community College Spanish teachers taught in beautiful Guanajuato, Mexico. Obtain the most up-to-date second language acquisition theories and methodologies while improving language proficiency and cultural understanding. Option to obtain your Master of Arts in Spanish Language Teaching over three summers. For more information, visit our website at www.sou.edu/summerlanguageinstitute, or email sli@sou.edu.