NZ Scholarship Japanese case studies
NZ Scholarship Japanese · Put your knowledge to work in context.
New Zealand Scholarship Japanese is an NZQA award that recognises top secondary school students in Japanese. It is not a qualification in the NCEA credit sense; it is a competitive award given to the strongest candidates in the subject, and students who reach the cut score receive NZ Scholarship while the very top candidates receive Outstanding Scholarship. Students can enter if they are enrolled in a consented New Zealand secondary school, and they do not have to be working towards NCEA to enter. Not all schools enter students for Scholarship, and some enter only a small number of subjects, so candidates should talk to their Japanese teacher early about whether the school will support an entry. The NZ Scholarship Japanese case studies are 5 cases and about 2,546 words.
1Keigo and Hierarchy in a Business Email
You are a second-year university student doing a six-week internship at a mid-sized Tokyo IT firm. Your team leader, Tanaka-san (35), has asked you to prepare a client-facing email to a senior manager at a partner company, Suzuki-buchou, requesting a two-day extension on a deliverable due this Friday.
568 words, about 3 min2Reading Between the Lines in a Newspaper Article
You are analysing a 600-word article from a regional newspaper about a proposed redevelopment of a historic shopping street in Kyoto. The article reports that the city council approved the plan with a 7-5 vote.
455 words, about 2 min3Register Shift in a University Conversation
You are listening to a 4-minute conversation recorded in a university cafeteria. Two students, Ken (20) and Miki (20), are talking about their part-time job at a convenience store.
463 words, about 2 min4Gift-Giving, Giri, and Okaeshi in a Seminar Farewell
You are a 22-year-old New Zealand student on a one-year exchange at a Japanese university. You have been a member of a seminar (zemi) for 10 months.
524 words, about 3 min5Translating Omotenashi for a Tourism Website
You are translating a 200-word promotional text for a Japanese ryokan (traditional inn) into English for a tourism website. The text includes the phrases 「おもてなしの心」, 「旬の食材」, and 「静寂の中、湯の音だけが聞こえる」.
536 words, about 3 min