To teach Japanese

NZSPA

Students in some New Zealand secondary schools will now he able to learn Japanese, the Minister of Education (Mr. Kinsella) has announced.

The courses are for sixth form pupils only and are being offered by the Department of Education to give an insight into the problems of teaching Asiatic languages.

At present. Japanese is being taught at Selwyn College in Auckland, Hamilton Girls' High School and Frey-berg High School in Palmer-ston North. A course is also to be started at Christchurch Girls' High School in the near future, Mr. Kinsella said.

The classes ranged from 20 to 25 pupils and various text books were being used, including copies of a booklet supplied by the Japanese Embassy. The teachers are mainly Japanese nationals.