Semester 2 - Week 5 update!

[Ashley Matthew Brito]

Mina-san, konnichiwa!

I was unable to send out this email yesterday due to the Melbourne University Open Day. My apologies to those who usually check for it on Sunday night.

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NEW WAY TO JOIN THE CLUB!
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You may now join the Japanese Club between 9am - 5pm weekdays at the Sidney Myer Asia Centre. Simply collect a membership envelope from beside the 2nd Floor reception window, fill out all your details and enclose your exact membership fee. Ensure you carefully seal the envelope and hand it in to reception. We will then confirm your membership request via email. Make sure you write your information clearly and provide your mobile number if you believe we may not be able to read your handwriting.

In addition, you are still able to join at any of our club events. Club membership remains $3 for non-student union members and $1 for members.

*I am in the process of printing some envelopes and they should be available by Tuesday 21st.

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JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY SHORT COURSE!!
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We are offering our members the opportunity to undertake a calligraphy course on-campus. There will be limited places offered to those who are willing and dedicated to mastering the basics of Japanese brush calligraphy. These classes will be conducted by Hongo Sensei who is a qualified calligraphy instructor. No previous experience in calligraphy or Japanese language is required. Students are required to attend at least 75% of classes to obtain their certificate of completion.

Date: Every Wednesday starting Week 7 (5th September)
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Place: TBA
Cost: one-off $30 non-refundable deposit
(covers the cost of 6 weeks of materials)

In order to keep the class size low, places are limited and will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Please give your details and deposit to one of our committee members at conversation sessions or email me to make alternative arrangements. If you wish to attend but don't have membership, you may join when you pay the deposit.

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE J-DRAMA?
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This is your last chance to tell us which J-Dramas you would really like to see. Please email your suggestions to mu...@netspace.net.au before Thursday 23rd August.

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SEEKING JAPANESE CLASS PARTICIPANTS
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Our Japanese Department is seeking native Japanese speakers to attend some of their classes on 5th and/or 13th September. You will be required to speak with a group of beginner and/or intermediate level students in Japanese. Please visit our Japanese website for more information:  http://mujc.customer.netspace.net.au/ja_index.html

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JAPANESE CULTURE RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE
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Kathryn and Courtney are seeking Japanese people to complete a questionnaire for their research:

Hi!
Our names are Kathryn Daley and Courtney Michaels and we are final year undergraduate psychology students at RMIT University. We are currently undertaking some research in cross-cultural psychology, specifically, Japanese culture in Australia. The research aim is to investigate how Australian psychologists could be more effective practitioners when working with culturally diverse populations. If you could please complete the survey on the website to provide us with some insight into Japanese culture this would be very much appreciated. If you have any enquiries please feel free to contact us on the details listed below.

Thank you for your time,
Kathryn and Courtney

Courtney Michaels
s310...@student.rmit.edu - Corrected email address

Kathryn Daley
k.d...@student.rmit.edu.au

The survey is located on the Melbourne University Japanese Club website:
http://mujc.customer.netspace.net.au/japanese_culture_survey.doc

Please email your completed questionnaire to one of the email addresses listed above or if you wish to remain anonymous please email them to me.

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JAPANESE MOVIES AT THE ASTOR THEATRE
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Corner Chapel Street and Dandenong Roads in St Kilda

Monday 24/9/07 at 7:30pm "Baraka"- During the Japanese part of this movie about the snow monkeys, there's also shakuhachi background music.
Friday 12/10/07 at 7:30pm "Tales from Earthsea" & "Spirited Away"
Saturday 13/10/07 at 7:30pm "Tales from Earthsea" & "Howl's Moving Castle"

For more info, phone 9510 1414 or visit www.astor-theatre.com


For the latest information, visit http://mujc.customer.netspace.net.au/ or email us: mu...@netspace.net.au

Take care,
Ash

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Ashley Matthew Brito

2nd Year
Bachelor of Information Systems
Bachelor of Arts
Diploma of Modern Languages (Japanese)

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President
Melbourne University Japanese Club
C/- Asia Institute
The University of Melbourne 3010

Email: mu...@netspace.net.au
Web: http://mujc.customer.netspace.net.au/

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Electronic Commerce
C/- Department of Information Systems
University of Melbourne 3010