Japanese-Language-Teachers Training Program to Accept Foreign Nationals (Teaching Methods)

This program is a 5-week training program for teachers of the Japanese-Language at overseas organizations that provide Japanese-language educational programs for those who come to Japan on the working visa: Specified Skilled Worker or Employment for Skill Development. The aim of the program is for the participants to improve their teaching skills and to deepen their knowledge on Japanese affairs, society, and culture. There will be NO lessons for improving Japanese-language skills.

Click here for application details (Application Instructions / Forms available for download)

Duration

FY2026

  • Session 1: Thursday, August 13, 2026 ～ Friday, September 18, 2026
  • Session 2: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 ～ Tuesday, December 15, 2026

FY2027* Applications Open

  • Session 1: Tuesday, September 14, 2027 ～ Thursday, October 21, 2027 (tentative)
  • Session 2: Tuesday, November 16, 2027 ～ Tuesday, December 21, 2027 (tentative)

Eligibility (FY2027)

Overseas organizations in countries listed below, that provide Japanese-language educational programs for those who come to Japan on the working visa: Specified Skilled Worker or Employment for Skill Development. Applications are accepted only from institutions and organizations. Applications from individuals will not be accepted.

  • Qualified Areas: Mongolia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan
  • Japanese-language teaching experience: Participants must satisfy the following conditions, in addition to “Eligibility [Common to All Courses]”.
  • Japanese proficiency: Individuals who have proficiency in Japanese at either of the following levels at the time of application:
  1. (1) Level B1 or higher in the JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education(JFS)
  2. (2) Level N3 or higher in the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), Level 2 or higher of the old JLPT, or their equivalent

※Please refer to the application instructions for other conditions.

Description of the Program (FY2027)

<Japanese-language teaching methodologies>
By learning how to teach "IRODORI: Japanese for Life in Japan", a Japanese-language textbook developed by JFJLI, Urawa, participants will study a task-accomplishment approach to teaching to deepen their understanding of how to teach the basic Japanese necessary for living and working in Japan.
<Understanding Japanese affairs, society and culture>
Participants will consider methods that utilize class as a way to study the affairs, society and culture of Japan that are useful for life and work in the country.

Voices of Training Participants (Japanese only)

Application Procedures

  • For information on how to apply for the training program, please click here (Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language).
  • Applications will be accepted electronically through the Japan Foundation’s Online Application Portal.

    [Contact Us]

    The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa
    5-6-36 Kita-urawa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-City,
    Saitama 330-0074, Japan
    TEL：048-834-1181　 FAX：048-834-1170
    E-mail ： urawakenshu＠jpf.go.jp
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