An Explanation for Current Members of NCJLT

AATJ 全米日本語教育学会American Association of Teachers of Japanese

Welcome to the newly consolidated national organization:

The Association of Teachers of Japanese and the National Council of Japanese Language Teachers are consolidating to create one national professional organization: The American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ).

ATJAssociation of

Teachers of Japanese

NCJLTNational Council of Japanese Language

Teachers

AATJ 全米日本語教育学会American Association of Teachers of Japanese

What is happening?

LARGE-SCALE SUPPORT

for Japaneselanguage,linguistics,

andliterature

professionals

ONE VOICEfor

advocacyprofessional

developmentgrant funding

national policies

OPPORTUNITIESfor

K-16+ teachers tomeetlearn

articulateconference

share resources

STREAMLINEDoperations

websitegovernance

membershipstructure

AATJ 全米日本語教育学会American Association of Teachers of Japanese

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Why the change?What can AATJ offer?

As one large organization, we can work together to support and expand Japanese language, linguistics, and

literature instruction in the United States.

STRONG SUPPORTfor

Japaneselanguage, linguistics,

andliterature professionals.

AATJ 全米日本語教育学会American Association of Teachers of Japanese

Like other language organizations, we become a unified voice for advocacy, professional development opportunities, grant funding, and participation in national policy-making discussions.

ONE VOICEfor

advocacy, professional developmentgrant funding, and participation in

national policy discussions

AATJ 全米日本語教育学会American Association of Teachers of Japanese

As a K-16+ organization, we have new opportunities for articulation, professional development, and the sharing of ideas and resources.

OPPORTUNITIESfor

K-16+ teachers tomeet, learn, articulate, conference

and share resources

AATJ 全米日本語教育学会American Association of Teachers of Japanese

Operations will be streamlined with one website and one governing body. A new membership structure has the potential to generate new revenue for local affiliates and encourage more teachers to participate in your professional organizations.

STREAMLINEDoperations, website,

governanceand a new membership

structure

AATJ 全米日本語教育学会American Association of Teachers of Japanese

Your favorite activities, events and services will continue, with the addition of benefits formerly for ATJ members only.

Your students can still enjoy the Nengajou Contest, National Honor Society, and the National Japanese Exam Contest. You will be able to attend the ACTFL Conference at a discounted rate, with many AATJ-sponsored sessions. In addition, you will be able to access the special programs and events previously run by ATJ such as the Spring Conference with the Association of Asian Studies, and the journal Japanese Language and Literature (for a $5 shipping fee).

NengajouContest

Japanese National

HonorSociety

National Japanese

Exam

Membership in Special Interest

Groups

ACTFLConference

Sessions

Spring Conference at AAS

(Association for Asian Studies)

Newsletterand

Journal(journal mailing for $5

fee)

OnlineCourses for

Teachers

Other Professional

Development Opportunities

AATJ全米日本語教育学会

American Association of Teachers of Japanese

What is different?

A New Membership

PaymentStructure

Members paid dues to their

Local Affiliate

Local Affiliates sent $15 to NCJLT for their members who wanted

to join the national organization

OLD PAYMENTSTRUCTURE

Members will pay dues to the new

AATJ *(online credit card payment available)

$$

AATJ will send $15

Local Affiliates for

each member in their area.

Members will include prior NCJLT and prior

ATJ members.

$$

NEW PAYMENTSTRUCTURE

*If you prefer to ONLY belong to your Local Affiliate (and not AATJ),you can pay your dues directly to the Local Affiliate.

Sounds good! So how do I join?

After January 1, 2012, join AATJ

online at www.aatj.org.

Membership is $40 and you may

pay by credit card. Or, you can send a

check to our office.

When you join, you will be

asked to choose a Local Affiliate. It can the Affiliate

where you live, or where you visit

often.

If your Local Affiliate has set up an official account with AATJ, $15 of your membership fee will be shared back with them.

Your membership fee supports both national and local Japanese organizations!

Questions?Your Local Affiliate Officers should be able

to answer your questions. Or, you may contact Susan Schmidt, AATJ Executive

Director, at susan.schmidt@colorado.edu.

AATJ would like to thank the Japan Foundation and the

Japan-US Friendship Commission for their

generous support of this transition process.