Task

1 Japanese studies and Japanese language education

In the 1980s, in Europe (formerly Western Europe), Japanese departments and Japanese courses were set up in universities and citizen courses, and the number of learners began to increase rapidly. In the 2000s, there were some areas where Japanese subjects were added to primary and secondary education. Higher education and foreign language education are making new progress with the introduction of the Bologna Process and CEFR, respectively, but Japanese studies in various regions have continued today while maintaining its tradition. Summarize trends in Japanese studies in each country and changes in Japanese language education.

2 Japanese language education in elementary and secondary education

In Europe, as the early start of foreign language education attracted attention, the number of institutions that introduced Japanese from the primary and secondary education stages increased. France, which has the largest number of Japanese learners in Europe (2012 Japan Foundation survey), started in secondary education in the 1960s and in primary education in the 1990s. In the UK, more than half of Japanese learners are students in primary and secondary education. In Germany, secondary school teachers have been active since early. Select two countries and summarize the changes, focusing on foreign language education policies and the current state of Japanese language education.

3 Successive Japanese language education

Globalization has increased population migration and international marriage, and more children have inherited their parent language as a minority language in society. France, among other countries that are said to be immigrant countries, publishes survey results on actual language use. Summarize the situation in the two countries about how the inherited Japanese language education began.

4 Soviet in the Cold War era

It is known that the Soviet Union during the Cold War was at the highest level in the science and technology field, including the launch of the world's first artificial satellite. On the other hand, there are scholars who have made remarkable progress in Japanese language and Japanese studies and have been awarded by the Japanese government. Summarize Japanese / Japanese studies at that time.

5 Japanese studies and Japanese education in Russia

In Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the wave of democratization encouraged the release of materials and exchanges with other institutions, and brought about major environmental changes for research institutions. Russian Japanese and Japanese studies are being promoted mainly by science academies and universities, and their mass is remarkable. Foreign language education after democratization has diversified learning objectives, and learners are expanding to the level of primary and secondary education. Vladiostock, geographically close to Japan, learns Japanese as the first foreign language for primary education. Summarize the characteristics of Japanese language education, such as Japanese teachers 'views of education, learners' views of learning, teaching materials, teaching methods, etc.

6 NIS countries

NIS countries (Eastern Europe, excluding Baltic countries, Central Asia, and South Caucasus) have recovered from their independence, and the market economy has progressed. Some of them have been supported by the Japanese government, and a Japanese materials development center and JF course have been established. In some areas, even in some areas Japanese language education has started. All the NIS countries are multi-ethnic and multilingual countries, and Russian language education is provided, but there are also areas where Japanese language education is provided at the primary and secondary education level. On the other hand, some institutions of higher education use Japanese as their first foreign language. Take up two countries and summarize the current situation of Japanese language education along with foreign language education policies.

7 Japanese language education in the former Eastern Europe

Although exchanges between the former Eastern Europe and Japan during the Cold War were limited, Japanese studies and Japanese language education here were at a high level. The change in the system of the “Eastern European Revolution” language has also changed the policy of academic exchange and language education. Select two countries for Japanese studies and Japanese language education before and after the system change and summarize their characteristics.

8 Northern Europe

The five Scandinavian countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland) once worked on “democracy” and “equality” in education, including free education and student participation in university decision-making shares many similarities. In the academic field, exchanges have been carried out through Nordic connections, such as jointly managing the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS). On the other hand, there are various environments and initiatives surrounding Asian studies and Japanese language education in this region. Take up two countries and summarize the changes in Asian studies and Japanese language education.

9 Teacher network

Overseas, some Japanese language teacher associations have been established and various events are being held. However, there are not a few regions where the number of Japanese language teachers is limited and opportunities for information exchange and training are also limited. Recently, networking between teachers has progressed rapidly on the Internet, and opportunities for exchanging information have been established. Find out how each region is facilitating the exchange of information between teachers and strengthening the network.

10 Japanese collections

Japanese literature is indispensable for Japanese language and Japanese studies. Some overseas libraries have huge Japanese collections. There are various things collected and taken back in Japan, brought in by the Japanese, and confiscated as enemy country property in the war. Each Japanese book and each library that owns them has its own history. Select several overseas libraries with Japanese collections and summarize their history and characteristics.

©2014 Yoshimi OGAWA