Name of regional international association
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Name of program
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Outline of program
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URL |
| Iwate International Association |
Japanese Language Supporter Workshop, Regional Training |
Training which includes on-site training at Japanese language classes attended by foreign residents, in addition to training for learning Japanese languages teaching methods and Japanese language class administration, with the objective of establishing Japanese language classes in regions within the prefecture (Total of 16 sessions over a four-month period) |
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| Miyagi International Association |
MIA Japanese Language Intensive Course |
Three terms established, with one term consisting of a three-month course with four days of sessions per week. Two classes. Beginner 1 and Beginner 2. |
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| MIA Japanese Night Course |
Three terms established, with one terms consisting of a three-month course with one day of sessions per week. Two classes. Beginner 1 and Beginner 2. |
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| MIA Japanese Volunteer Workshop |
Workshop with objective of improving skills of Japanese language volunteers. Held once a year. |
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| MIA Japanese Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Courses with the objective of educating Japanese language volunteers in regions, co-hosted with municipalities. Held in 2-3regions every year. |
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| MIA Japanese Education Workshop |
Workshops dealing with the day-to-day issues experienced by Japanese language volunteers. Held 24 times a year. |
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| Municipal Japanese Language Course Support Program |
Seminar for creating partnerships with prefectural Japanese language courses and Japanese language volunteers. Held once a year. |
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| Akita International Association |
Japanese Instructor Training |
Carries out training on Japanese language teaching methods for Japanese instructors in the prefecture. |
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| Association for International Relations in Yamagata |
AIRY Intermediate Japanese Language Classes |
Aimed at persons who have completed approximately 150-200 hours of beginnner-level study. In each course (in the first and second half of the year) 30 sessions are held (Tuesday and Thursday of every week, each lasting two hours) |
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| Japanese Language Instructor Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Participants learn about Japanese language education, from basic knowledge to study course patterns, textbook usage methods and carrying out classroom instruction, over 12 sessions (each 2-3 hours). |
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| Japanese Language Instructor Follow-up Seminar |
Participants learn specific methods of developing classroom instruction, using Minna no nihongo I. A one-day seminar. |
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| Japanese Language Instructor Skill Improvement Seminar |
Participants learn specific methods of raising communication and instruction skills that are necessary in the Japanese language classroom. |
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| Fukushima International Association |
Japanese Language Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Participants learn basic knowledge and skills for being Japanese language volunteers, over two two-day session a year (a total of 10 hours) |
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| Japanese Language Volunteer Step Up Workshop |
Three three-hour workshops a year are carried out for raising the skills of Japanese language volunteers |
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| Ibaraki International Association |
Training on Japanese Language Instruction for Children |
Carries out training in education methods for Japanese language instruction for children, adapted to the Japanese language education needs of children of foreign nationality. |
http://www.ia-ibaraki.or.jp |
| Dispatch of Advisors for Japanese Language Education |
Carries out the dispatch of Japanese language education advisors to Japanese language volunteers' classes, and the cultivation of beginner-/intermediate-level teachers, focusing on Japanese language education methods. |
http://www.ia-ibaraki.or.jp |
| Japanese Language Education Support Program for Brazilians' Schools |
Carries out training in education methods and textbook support in order to enhance Japanese language education in schools for Brazilians in the prefecture. |
http://www.ia-ibaraki.or.jp |
| Tochigi International Association |
Let's Teach Japanese! Step 1 |
Teaches teaching methods in an easy-to-understand manner, to persons who have just started teaching Japanese as volunteers to foreigners, and to those who desire to start. |
http://www.tia21.or.jp/
nihongo/index.html |
| Japanese Language Volunteers' Information Exchange Association |
Volunteers exchange among themselves questions and issues which can occur when teaching Japanese to foreigners in the prefecture. |
http://www.tia21.or.jp/
nihongo/index.html |
| Japanese Language Class Support Program |
Consultation and information provision for starting up Japanese language classes, requests for support from relevant cities, support for the costs of purchasing textbooks. |
http://www.tia21.or.jp/
nihongo/index.html |
| Gunma Tourism International Association |
Japanese Language Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Cultivates volunteers to cooperate in the activities of Japanese language classes in various regions for the support of foreign residents (total of six sessions) |
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| Saitama International Association |
International Cooperation Volunteer Introduction Course |
Holds short-term courses providing starting points for participation in NGO and volunteer activities and ＮＧＯs, and medium-term courses for participants to acquire the elementary skills of a Japanese language volunteer. |
http://www.sia1.jp/ |
| ＮＧＯ Partnership Program (NGO cultivation of Japanese language instructors) |
Holds courses for cultivating volunteers to support Japanese language acquisition by foreigners, through partnerships with NGOs and municipalities. In addition to broadening the base of Japanese volunteers, this aims to create partnerships between NGOs and municipalities that are providing Japanese language support. |
http://www.sia1.jp/ |
| Study Support Japanese Language Class Alliance |
With the need for continuous introudction in language learning increasing among efforts being made to provide guidance for progression through high school for foreigners, new learning support Japanese language classes have been set up and administered based on the framework of the four regional implementation committees for school progress guidance |
http://www.sia1.jp/ |
| Chiba International Convention Bureau |
Japanese Language Volunteer Course |
Carried out in order for people hoping to become Japanese language volunteers to raise their qualifications as Japanese language volunteers, acquire basic knowledge of the Japanese language, and support communication with foreigners. |
http://www.mcic.or.jp/ |
| Japanese Language Volunteers Communication Workshop |
Provides places for experienced persons to give advice, and advises on activities, at the same time as creating a mutual network among Japanese language volunteers, in order to provide support to Japanese language volunteers who have finished the course, to facilitate them in activities and in opening Japanese language classes. |
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| Foreign Resident Support |
Provides short-term intensive Japanese language instruction and lifestyle information for children/school students of foreign nationality and foreign residents. |
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| Niigata International Association |
Japanese Language Course |
Support for starting up Japanese languages classes (cultivation of volunteers, class administration) |
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| Toyama International Center |
Japanese Language Class in Himi |
Study is separated into two courses: introductory course and beginners' course. Held on Saturday of each week (for both courses, sessions last one hour each). |
http://www.tic-toyama.or.jp/ |
| Support Program for Cultivating Lifestyle Support Japanese Language Volunteers |
Holds lifestyle support Japanese language volunteer cultivation courses, regional volunteer cultivation courses in Himi, and study group for "actual" Japanese language volunteering |
http://www.tic-toyama.or.jp/ |
| Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange |
Japanese Language Classes for Foreign Residents |
Holds Japanese language classes and provides opportunities to study the Japanese language, in order to improve the Japanese language abilities of prefectural foreign residents and Japanese children who have returned from overseas. |
http://www.ifie.or.jp/ijsc/
japanese/class/index.html |
| Japanese Language Education Basic Course |
Provides opportunities for persons who are interested in instructing foreigners in Japanese with opportunities to learn basic knowledge and instruction skills for Japanese language education, and educates Japanese language instruction volunteers. |
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| Training Course for Current Japanese Language Teachers |
Japanese language education specialists such as university professors carry out hands-on training in teaching methods for current Japanese language teachers and people involved in Japanese language education in the prefecture, to raise the qualifications of current teachers. |
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| Fukui International Association |
Japanese Language Standing Course Program |
Beginner-level course, step-up course, and daily conversation course (held once a week throughout the year), consigned to Japanese language instruction volunteer groups in the prefecture. |
http://www.f-i-a.or.jp/ |
| Japanese Language Instructor Cultivation Course |
Course for educating instructors and raising the qualifications of already active instructors (Basic course and specialized/partnership-based course) |
http://www.f-i-a.or.jp/ |
| Yamanashi International Association |
Japanese Language Course |
Carries out a hands-on Japanese language course for foreign residents in the prefecture. |
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| Association of Nagano Prefecture for Promoting International Exchange |
Japanese Language Teacher Request Course (Basic) |
Course for cultivating Japanese language volunteers, and which has the taking of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in sight. |
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| Japanese Language Teacher Request Course (Skill Improvement) |
Course teaching measures for people aiming to take the JLPT. |
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| Training for Cultivation of Human Resources for Japanese Language Support Programs at the Agency for Cultural Affairs |
Workshop on instruction methods, aimed at education staff instructing school students of foreign nationality in Japanese, and at Japanese language volunteers. |
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| Hands-on Japanese Language Instruction Methods Workshop |
Hands-on workshop on instruction methods, aimed at education staff instructing school students of foreign nationality in Japanese, and at Japanese language volunteers. |
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| Gifu International Center |
Japanese Language Instructor Workshop Program |
Introductory and hands-on training for Japanese language volunteers.
・ Hands-on training course in multicultural communication for volunteers (eight sessions)
・ Introductory training for Japanese language support volunteers (total of four sessions)
・ Training for Japanese language support volunteers (total of two sessions) |
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| Japanese Language Volunteer Network Program |
Establishes a network among Japanese language instruction volunteers |
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| Shizuoka Association for International Relations |
Japanese Language Teacher Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Carries out a "Basic Course" (as a basic rule, over a total of 10 sessions) for the cultivation of human resources relating to the teaching of Japanese as volunteers in the future, and a "Training Course" (total of five sessions) aiming to improve the skills of people who are already teaching, in the Central and Northern parts of the region. |
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| Shizuoka Japanese Language Volunteer Seminar |
Carries out keynote speech and three sectional meetings. Aims at information exchange between volunteers, and expansion of the human resource base relating to support for foreign residents. |
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| Workshop for Supporters of Japanese Language Education for Children of Foreign Nationality |
Workshop for learning in a specific manner about support methods for children of foreign nationality. A 12-hour course over two days. Part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' courses for human resources for regional Japanese language education support. |
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| Aichi International Association |
Japanese Language Volunteer Introductory Seminar |
Introductory course for people who are interested in being Japanese Language Volunteers, and people who would like to be active (total of 12 sessions). |
http://www2.aia.pref.aichi.jp/ |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Step-up Seminar |
Course aiming at skill improvement of volunteers, aimed at people who are active as Japanese language volunteers (total of 10 sessions). |
http://www2.aia.pref.aichi.jp/ |
| Aichi International Plaza Japanese Class |
Japanese language class held as an autonomous activity by people who have completed the Japanese Language Volunteer Introductory Seminar (Number of sessions held: five classes x approx. 10 times x three terms). |
http://www2.aia.pref.aichi.jp/ |
| Mie International Exchange Foundation |
Japanese Language Volunteer Support Program |
Course for supporting Japanese language classes and Japanese language volunteers. Brush-up: Two days; Coordinator: One day; Introductory: Two days. |
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| Shiga Intercultural Association for Globalization |
Japanese Language Instructor Cultivation Course |
Holds cultivation courses for instructors co-hosted by the network of Japanese language classes in the prefecture. |
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| Kyoto Prefectural International Center |
Japanese Language Instruction Program for Residents of Foreign Nationality |
Japanese language classes on Mondays and Thursdays, beginner-level Japanese language classes (Two sessions per week). |
http://www.kpic.or.jp/
class.html |
| Japanese Language Instruction Program for Residents of Foreign Nationality |
Japanese language classes on Saturdays, beginnner-level Japanese language classes, trial lessons so as to respond case by case (One session per week). |
http://www.kpic.or.jp/
class.html |
| Japanese Language Instruction Program for Residents of Foreign Nationality |
Private lessons; volunteers teach Japanese language privately |
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| Hyogo International Association |
Japanese Language Courses for Non-Japanese People Living in Hyogo |
Aimed at foreign prefectural residents in general. Divided into seven classes, from beginner to advanced level. Held twice a week (for 1.5 hours each). Participants study Japanese necessary for daily life over 90 hours across the course of a year. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Intensive Summer Japanese Language Courses for Non-Japanese People Living in Hyogo |
Carries out an intensive course totaling 45 hours of study over a 15-day period, divided into a total of five classes from beginner level to advanced level, aimed at all foreign residents in the prefecture. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Japanese Language Course for Overseas Technical Trainees |
Carries out Japanese language training for Hyogo overseas technical trainees. 100 hours of study. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Japanese Language Education Hands-On Course |
Provides a venue for hands-on application of Japanese language education for students of special training courses in Japanese language education. A total of 77 hours of study. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Japanese Language Education Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Cultivates volunteers who will be involved in Japanese language education. A total of 30 hours of study. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Japanese Language Education Advisor Dispatch Program |
Dispatches Japanese language teaches registered with the association to volunteer groups in order to improve the quality of Japanese language education volunteers and support their activities. Four hours per group. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Brush Up Training |
Carries out instruction for solving technical issues of people providing Japanese language support. Nine hours per group. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Promotion of Japanese Language Regional Courses |
Opens Japanese language courses through co-hosting with volunteer groups etc., takes on responsibility for costs of venues for these, provides 28 courses. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Japanese Language Education Workshop |
Carries out "Courses for Cultivating Volunteers for Children's Multiculturalism and Co-existence" through co-hosting with the prefecture's Education Committee, and cultivates children's multiculturalism and co-existence volunteers who can be registered in the Education Committee's volunteer bank. The basic courses is held over five classes, and the hands-on course over three classes (Japanese language instruction on two occasions, mother country language/culture on one occasions), comprising a total of eight sessions, each session lasting four hours. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/
jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Program for Advice for Japanese Language Learning Support for Foreign Children/School Students |
Dispatches Japanese language teaches registered with the association to volunteer groups in order to improve the quality and support the activities of Japanese language learning support volunteers working with foreign children/school students. Four hours per group. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Program for Promoting Regional Courses in Japanese Language Learning Support for Foreign Children/School Students |
Establishes subject-based learning support courses for foreign children/school students, through co-hosting with volunteer groups. Takes on responsibility for the costs of venues for this. 10 courses. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Course for Cultivating Volunteers for Japanese Language Learning Support for Foreign Children/School Students |
Cultivates volunteers to carry out Japanese language learning support for foreign children/school students, in the regions. Structure of 12 hours in total. |
http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/jp/info/info04_f.htm |
| Wakayama International Exchange Assocation |
First Japanese |
Study starting from hiragana and katakana. A class for people who are studying Japanese for the first time (each class lasting for one and a half hours). |
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| Relaxed Pace Japanese |
Class for people who read hiragana and katakana, and understand a little Japanese (each class lasting for one and a half hours) |
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| Rapid Pace Japanese |
Study to the level of being able to describe oneself in detail to another person (each class lasting for one and a half hours) |
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| More Japanese |
Study to the level of being able to describe a variety of matters in detail to another person (each class lasting for one and a half hours) |
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| Good Morning Japanese |
Class for people who can understand a little Japanese, but have never studied it properly. There is a place where small children can be left while studying Japanese (each class lasting for one and a half hours). |
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| Japanese Salon |
Studying and listening to a large volume of Japanese, and studying a variety of matters (each class lasting one and a half hours) |
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| Tottori Prefectural International Exchange Foundation |
Japanese Language Class |
Course held on Sundays where everyday conversation necessary for living in Tottori is learned |
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| Japanese Language Teacher Cultivation Course |
Holds a training course for Japanese language class teachers and Japanese language volunteers to learn instruction methods. There is a course which invites teachers from outside the prefecture, and a course for teachers within the prefecture. |
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| Shimane International Center |
Support for Establishing/Administering Japanese Language Classes |
Supports the establishment of Japanese language classes and their continuous administration, etc. |
http://www.sic-info.org |
| Okayama Prefectural International Exchange Foundation |
Japanese Language Course |
Hold Japanese language classes through co-hosting with two volunteer groups, seven sessions a week. |
http://www.opief.or.jp/
050_foreign/index.html#02 |
| Japanese Language Teacher Volunteer Skill Improvement Program |
Carries out workshops for Japanese language teacher volunteers who are active within the prefecture and for those persons who desire to take part in Japanese language teacher volunteer activities. |
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| Japanese Language Teacher Volunteer Cultivation Program |
Holds Japanese language teacher volunteer cultivation courses in the eastern districts of the prefecture (Bizen, Akaiwa, Wake) where there is a shortage of Japanese language teacher volunteers. Aims to establish Japanese language classes in the eastern districts of the prefecture, mainly with persons who have completed these courses. A total of four sessions (each session lasting three hours). |
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| Japanese Language Class Establishment/Activity Support Program |
Provides assistance in cases where groups/individuals, who wish to take part in Japanese language teacher volunteer activities, establish a new Japanese language class, or in cases where an already existing Japanese language class carries out a workshop etc. |
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| Hiroshima International Center |
Japanese Language Volunteer Course |
Aimed at Japanese language volunteers. Participants learn basic knowledge relating to Japanese language learning support. |
http://hiint.hiroshima-ic.or.jp/hic/ |
| HIC Japanese Language Classes |
Provides foreigners living in Hiroshima with the opportunity to learn Japanese necessary for life in Hiroshima, and in addition works to create venues for international exchange volunteer activities in the prefecture. Holds classes every Tuesday evening, every Saturday morning and every Saturday afternoon (each class is administered by different volunteer groups, and instruction is divided into four or five levels, according to Japanese language level). |
http://hiint.hiroshima-ic.or.jp/hic/ |
| One Pair Japanese Language Salon |
Foreigners who want to learn Japanese and Japanese volunteers who want to teach Japanese are put into pairs, each of which studies their own curriculum at a time which is convenient to both parties. |
http://hiint.hiroshima-ic.or.jp/hic/ |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Seminar |
Holds a seminar, workshop and opinion exchange for volunteers who are providing Japanese language learning support to foreigners who need to learn Japanese. The seminar, workshop and opinion exchange enable volunteers to think about the social role of volunteers and methods of learning support. |
http://hiint.hiroshima-ic.or.jp/hip/ |
| Yamaguchi International Exchange Association |
Program for Holding Japanese Language Courses |
Participants acquire basic Japanese necessary for everyday life. A total of 12 sessions (each lasting two hours) twice a year. Held at six prefectural venues. |
http://www.yiea.or.jp |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Human Resources Cultivation Program |
Carried out for volunteers who are carrying out Japanese language support activities (one session per year). |
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| Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association |
Lifestyle Support Course (Japanese Language Classes) |
Provides instruction in the Japanese language at a beginner level using Minna no nihongo I and II. Tuesday-Sunday. Each session lasts one and a half hours. Seven classes. |
http://www.topia.ne.jp/ |
| Japanese Language Instruction Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Holds courses for volunteers to support Japanese language learning by foreigners living in the prefecture
○Course for beginners, held at two locations in the prefecture.
○Skill improvement course, held over two sessions |
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| Kagawa International Exchange Center |
Japanese Language Course |
Holds a course to enable foreigners to acquire Japanese necessary for everyday life |
http://www.i-pal.or.jp/
japaneseschedule.html |
| Japanese Language Instruction Volunteer Course |
Holds a course to cultivate volunteers capable of teaching Japanese to foreigners |
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| Ehime Prefectural International Center |
Support Program for Foreigners' Japanese Language Learning |
Raises the Japanese language abilities of foreigners living in the prefecture and promotes their adaptation to everyday life and understanding of Japanese culture, through carrying out Japanese language learning courses. |
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| (1) Japanese Language Group Learning Intensive Course |
Implementation period: Summer (August) and spring (March), each over a 10-day period, two hours per day
Place: Ehime Prefectural International Association, Matsuyama City
Targets: Foreigners over 16 living in the prefecture (around 100 participants for each level), five classes divided by level
Teachers: Japanese language education volunteer groups |
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| (2) Japanese Language Learning Evening Course |
Implementation period: September-February (two sessions a week, two hours per day)
Place: Ehime Prefectural International Association, Matsuyama City
Targets: Foreigners over 16 living in the prefecture (around 20 participants for each level), four classes divided by level
Teachers: Japanese language education volunteer groups |
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| Kochi International Association |
Program for Holding Japanese Language Courses |
Establishes basic Japanese language courses (Beginner level 3 class, reading and writing class), targeting foreigners living in the prefecture who are not comfortable using Japanese, to enable them to adapt to everyday life. Consists of 30 sessions (lasting one and a half hours each) |
http://www.kochi-f.co.jp/kia |
| Program for Holding Courses for Cultivating Japanese Language Volunteer Teachers |
Establishes courses for cultivating volunteer teachers capable of teaching Japanese to foreigners living in the prefecture who are not comfortable using Japanese (Beginner, Skill Improvement, Level Improvement).Beginner, Skill Improvement: Four sessions each (each lasting two and a half hours); Level Improvement: each session lasting three hours |
http://www.kochi-f.co.jp/kia |
| Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation |
Japanese Language Volunteer Classes |
Support for Japanese language classes hosted by volunteers |
http://www.kokusaihiroba.or.jp/
j00top/gaikokujin/
kouza/kouza_1.htm |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Training |
Carries out training aiming to improve the skills of Japanese language volunteers in the prefecture |
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| Saga Prefecture International Relations Association |
Japanese Conversation Class |
Children's course, general course (Beginner level 1, beginner level 2, intermediate), each module lasting 90 minutes. First half and second half of the course have 14 sessions each. |
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| Regional Community Support Program |
Cultivation of Japanese language teacher volunteers, and everyday Japanese language class aimed at foreigners Volunteer cultivation class: Four sessions: Japanese language class: 15 sessions |
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| Kumamoto International Association |
The 5th Everyday Japanese Language Volunteer Workshop (Creating a city of multicultural co-existence) |
"Considers activities for enabling Japanese people and foreigners to live as citizens in the same area, for the establishment of a society of multicultural co-existence where everyone can live in peace of mind and comfort." * Kumamoto multicultural co-existence parade program |
http://www.kuma-koku.jp/ |
| Oita Prefecture Cultural & Sports Promotion Foundation |
Japanese Language Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Cultivation of Japanese language volunteers. The courses, consisting of 15 sessions lasting two hours each, are held once a year |
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| Japanese Language Volunteer Follow-Up Course |
Targets Japanese language volunteers who have completed the cultivation course or are currently active as volunteers. This course aims to improve skills. The course, consisting of one sessions lasting two hours, is held three times a year. |
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| Provides venues for Japanese language classes |
Provides venues for Japanese language classes by Japanese language volunteer groups (twice a week) |
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| Miyazaki International Foundation |
Multicultural Co-Existence Society Promotion Program |
Japanese language learning support for foreign residents (to acquire a basic minimal level of Japanese ability necessary for everyday life, and knowledge necessary for disaster countermeasures) |
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| Kagoshima International Association |
Foreign Culture Understanding Course for Foreign Residents and Japanese People (Understanding of Japanese Language/Japan Course for Foreign Residents). |
Carries out training relating to Japanese and necessary lifestyle information in terms of lifestyle in the local society, for foreigners living in the prefecture, aiming to enhance lifestyles and facilitate communication (Two classes held a total of 30 times a year) |
http://www.synapse.ne.jp/kia/
international/japanese2007-2.html |
| Okinawa International Exchange and Human Resource Development Center |
Japanese Reading and Writing Class |
Cultivation of literacy, aiming to cultivate literacy necessary for everyday life and raise the motivation to study amount people living in the prefecture who did not complete compulsory education, and the children of prefectural immigrants, through providing opportunities for them to learn basic reading and writing of kanji (Two sessions a week, lasing two hours each) |
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| Sendai International Relations Association |
Sendai Japanese Course |
A total of 12 classes: Beginner A (1, 2), B, B, Japan information, Kanji I, II, III, intermediate reading. First term: April-September; Second term: October-March. Each term is 17 weeks, with two sessions a week. |
http://www.sira.or.jp/japanese/
foreigner/school/school.html |
| Japanese Class for Parents and Children |
May-December. Two sessions a week, or a total of 38 sessions. For 10-14 pairs of foreign parents and children. Beginner-intermediate. |
http://www.sira.or.jp/japanese/
foreigner/school/school.html |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Cultivation Course |
The course has a structure of two terms a year (May-July, October-December). Capacity of 40 participants. Contents: General overview of Japanese language education (history, vocabulary theory, phonetic theory, grammar), and hands-on class teaching methods according to indicative methods |
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| Japanese Language Volunteer Training |
Carries out hands-on training in class teaching methods etc. over approximately four sessions a year, for registered Japanese language volunteers |
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| Saitama City Association for Global Awareness |
Japanese Language Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Cultivates new Japanese language volunteers while supporting volunteer activities, through holding courses for Japanese language volunteers active in the region |
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| Japanese Language Support Program (Nihongo No Heya) |
Supports the learning of Japanese necessary of daily life in the region by foreign residents. Japanese language volunteers support Japanese language learning using regional resources while providing information about daily life. |
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| Chiba City International Association |
Japanese Language Learning Support Volunteer Course (Introductory) |
Aims at volunteers' acquisition of basic preparatory knowledge for Japanese language learning support (one session/course) x six terms |
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| Japanese Language Learning Support Volunteer Course (Cultivation) |
Aims to cultivate and develop abilities of volunteers for Japanese language learning support (16 sessions/course) x two term |
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| Japanese Language Learning Support Volunteer Course (Hands-on) |
Aims to raise the qualifications of experienced volunteers for Japanese language learning support (10 sessions/course) x one term |
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| Yokohama Association for International Communications and Exchanges |
YOKE Japanese Classes for Newcomers |
Aimed at people learning Japanese at the introductory/beginner level. A total of 20 sessions (two sessions per week, each sessions lasting one and a half hours) |
http://www.yoke.or.jp/ |
| Kawasaki International Association |
Japanese Language Course |
Holds a Japanese language course for foreign residents. Three terms a year. Morning course and evening course available. |
http://www.kian.or.jp |
| Japanese Language Course (Special course) |
Introduces Kawasaki City and Japanese culture to participants in the Japanese language course Hold a special course (facilities observation, pear picking, handicrafts, tea ceremony) |
http://www.kian.or.jp/ |
| Training Preliminary to Registration as Japanese Language Course Volunteers |
Preliminary workshop aiming at registration of Japanese language volunteers for Japanese language courses hosted by the association (over a period of around 12 days) |
http://www.kian.or.jp |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Workshop |
Workshop aimed at Japanese language course volunteers for the literacy classes at the association and city hall, etc. |
http://www.kian.or.jp |
| Japanese Language Speech Contest |
Japan language speech contest, participated in by foreign students from universities in the city, and Japanese language course participants. |
http://www.kian.or.jp |
| Introduction of Japanese Culture and Provision of Lifestyle Information to Foreigners |
Introduction of Japanese culture to foreign residents (Japanese seasonal cooking) and provision of lifestyle information |
http://www.kian.or.jp |
| Nagoya International Center |
NIC Japanese Language Association |
In addition to teaching elementary Japanese necessary to everyday life in Japan to foreigners living in Nagoya and its environs, aims at mutual communication and exchange of culture and customs between participants from different countries/regions |
http://www.nic-nihongonokai.info/ |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Symposium |
Aims at information exchange and networks for volunteers and related persons who are involved with supporting foreign residents' learning of Japanese. Volunteer Japanese language classes active in the region are involved in planning and administration. |
http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/ |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Training |
Provides opportunities for learning and venues for exchange to volunteers and related persons who are involved with supporting foreign residents' learning of Japanese, and holds training on how people of foreign nationality and regional society can co-exist. Hosted with the Tokai Nihongo Network |
http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/ |
| Course for Young People for Understanding Japanese Language Volunteering |
Holds courses aiming at understanding of voluntary activity and information exchange, for the younger generation who may aspire to become volunteers supporting the Japanese language learning of foreign residents. Hosted with the Tokai Nihongo Network. |
http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/ |
| Kyoto City International Foundation |
Japanese Language Class by Volunteer Tutors |
Aims to promote the learning of Japanese by students through involvement in Japanese language learning support, through a relationship of equality between (volunteer) tutors and students, and to be a venue for learning and exchange between residents living in the same region. Provides a venue for learning "Japanese useful for everyday life."
(Concept of Japanese Language Class)Acquisition of Japanese which can be used in one's lifestyle
Capturing the needs of students
Is not confined to Japanese learning in the narrow sense
Provides a venue for meeting people and exchange
Relationship of equality between student and (volunteer) Japanese tutor |
http://www.kcif.or.jp/jp/
event/volunteersroom2.html |
| Kyoto Interaction Course: Getting to Know Japan "Easy Japanese" |
Japanese language course aiming to assist people who are not native speakers of Japanese to become accustomed to life in Kyoto in as little as one day
(Levels)
・Easy Japanese I: Participants can learn the minimum of Japanese necessary for everyday life such as greetings, meals and shopping.
・Easy Japanese II: Participants, in accordance with their ability, develop the expressions that they have learned up to this point. |
http://www.kcif.or.jp/jp/event/
fureai.files/nihongo-jp.html |
| Osaka International House Foundation |
Salon for Interaction with Foreign Residents |
Holds salon-style Japanese classes on a one-to-one basis for foreign residents, centering on conversation based on real life (Held on the Saturday of each week 14:00-15:30) |
http://www.ih-osaka.or.jp/i.house/english/ |
| Japanese Language Class "Fun Japanese" |
Holds Japanese language classes in a class format using volunteers who are qualified as Japanese teachers, aimed at foreign residents who are at the beginner level in the Japanese language (Three terms per year, 12 sessions per term, on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, 19:00-21:30) |
http://www.ih-osaka.or.jp/i.house/english/ |
| Kobe International Center for Cooperation and Communication |
International Exchange Volunteer Activity |
Registered Japanese volunteers teach Japanese, flower arranging, calligraphy and other aspects of Japanese culture to foreigners, one-to-one. |
http://www.kicc.jp/volunteer/
katsudouyouryou.pdf |
| Japanese Language Volunteer Cultivation Course |
Carries out Japanese language teaching methods courses using experts, in order to raise the qualifications of registered Japanese volunteers |
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| Japanese Language Learning Materials Creation |
Creates regionally-based materials to enable foreigners to learn Japanese and at the same time to obtain information about living in Kobe safely, comfortably and in peace of mind |
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| Japanese Language Class Assistance Program |
Assists Japanese language classes hosted by private sector international associations/exchange groups |
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