This program is a 4-week onsite training program for teachers of the Japanese language at overseas organizations that provide Japanese-language education, with the aim of supporting Japanese-language educational programs for those who come to Japan on the working visa: Specified Skilled Worker(i). 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.

※Please check the Program Guidelines of the Japan Foundation to download application form and instruction.

Duration

1. (Session 1) September 3, 2024 (Tue.) - October 4, 2024 (Fri.) (tentative)
2. (Session 2) November 12, 2024 (Tue.) - December 10, 2024 (Tue.) (tentative)
3. (Session 3) January 15, 2025 (Wed.) - February 14, 2025 (Fri.) (tentative)

Eligibility

1. （1）Overseas organizations that provide Japanese-language education, with the aim of supporting Japanese-language education programs for those who come to Japan on the working visa: Specified Skilled Worker.
   Qualified Areas: Mongolia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan
2. （2）Individuals with 1 or more years of experience in teaching Japanese language.
3. （3）Individuals who have a proficiency in Japanese of Level N3 or higher in the JLPT, Level 2 or higher of the old JLPT, Level B1 or higher in the JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (JFS), or their equivalent.
4. （4）Higher priority will be given to applicants aged 55 or under.

※Please refer to the application instructions for other conditions.

Description of the Program

<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 in order 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 the class as a way to study aspects of the affairs, society, and culture of Japan that are useful for life and work in the country.