ようこそ!Welcome!
The Japanese Teachers Association of Michigan is a non-profit organization comprised of teachers and advocates of Japanese education in Michigan.
The mission of JTAM is to promote and improve the study and teaching of Japanese, and to encourage a spirit of professional cooperation among its members. JTAM is a local affiliate of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ). When you join AATJ, please choose JTAM as your local affiliate. This will help strengthen JTAM and help us to achieve our goals as we advocate for the importance of Japanese language education.
Upcoming JTAM Meetings/Events
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2025 Nengajo Contest: Now open!
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2025 Michigan Japanese Speech Contest: Now open!
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General Meeting: December 7, 2024
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新年会/New Years Party: January 11, 2025 **tentative**
Past JTAM Meetings/Events
2024 MSU/JTAM Workshop for Teachers of Japanese
May 11, 2024 (Online)
Topic: 多読 (tadoku) Extensive Reading
Speaker: Mitsue Tabata-Sandom
FHEA, LLB, MA, PhD
Massey University, New Zealand