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A Report on the International Roundtable on the Establishment of Standards for Japanese-Language Education

In fiscal 2005-2006 the Japan Foundation organized three international roundtables in different forms with the aim of establishing a set of standards for Japanese-language education: The first session was held with limited admission, the second was a closed session, and the third was an open symposium.

A Report on the International Roundtable on the Establishment of Standards for Japanese-Language Education

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ISBN 978-4-87540-080-6

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Contents

*Building Standards for Japanese-Language Education* (tentative title) -Why Now?-** (PDF/59KB)

Outline (PDF/52KB)
	>>	International Roundtable on the Establishment of Standards for Japanese-Language Education

First Session (PDF/296KB)
Program (PDF/48KB)
Towards Global Proficiency Standards (PDF/147KB)
	>>	First International Roundtable on the Establishment of Standards for Japanese-language Education —Prospectus—
Abstract (PDF/114KB)
<Part 1>
	>>	The Inextricable Language-Culture Connection: Teaching Languages for Intercultural Competence
	>>	A U.S. Perspective on Standards and Testing for Overseas Japanese Language Education
	>>	Standards in Language Education Policy in the Republic of Korea: Official Curriculum Guidelines and the College Scholastic Ability Test on Foreign Languages
	>>	The Council of Europe’s Standards of Language Proficiency
<Part 2>
	>>	Reflective Online Assessment and Empirical Pedagogy
	>>	The Languages Ladder—Steps to Success The National Recognition Scheme for Languages
	>>	Advanced Placement (AP) World Language Exams
	>>	German Language Tests—Goethe-Institut’s Best Practice
	>>	Certifications of French as a Foreign Language of the French Ministry of Education: DELF, DALF and TCF
	>>	Standard Setting in Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)
	>>	Issues in the Evolution of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Third Session (PDF/160KB)
Program (PDF/31KB)
Abstract (PDF/137KB)
<Part 1>
	>>	The Objectives and Principles of Standards for Japanese-Language Education
	>>	The Idea of Standards of Japanese Language Education for Mutual Understanding
	>>	“A Policy Perspective on Standards and Testing for Overseas Japanese Language Education”
<Part 2 >
	>>	“Profile deutsch”—Developing a Multipurpose Tool
	>>	Reform of the French Ministry of Education DELF and DALF Examinations
	>>	National Standards

Profile (PDF/735KB)

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