The Japanese Language Education Roundtable
日本語教育定期懇談会
Why Learn Japanese?
In the Washington metropolitan area, representatives from the Japanese language education (K-12 schools and universities), Japan Embassy, Japan Commerce Association of Washington DC, the Japan-America Society of Washington DC hold a meeting periodically to discuss issues surrounding Japanese education. MAATJ engages in the discussions and the projects that were created to improve Japanese education in the area and beyond. Thanks to the Japan Foundation grants and the support from the MAATJ affiliates, MAATJ led advocacy projects in 2020-2022 creating two task forces: Japanese Educator Task Force and Business Task Force.
Japanese Educator Task Force created videos describing how to become Japanese teachers in public K-12 schools in the DMV area. The task force also created the brochure guide and the handbook based on the requirements to obtain a teaching license in MD and VA separately.
Business Task Force conducted two surveys: One is for working professionals who have learned the Japanese language and culture, and it investigates the impact that learning Japanese language and culture has on professional development. The other survey is for Japanese companies in the DMV areas, and it investigates the business needs for learners of Japanese.
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日本語を学習するメリットは？「Get Ahead in the Japan-Related Job Market」
日本語学習者は今、何している？「日本語学習者調査報告」
企業は日本語学習者に何を求めている？「企業のニーズ調査」
日本語教師になるには？「日本語教師への道ハンドブック」「日本語教師になろう！」
日本語教師は素敵な職業
ビデオ集
How to be a Japanese teacher in DC, MD, VA
1) 大学の日本語学習生向け
3) 米国市民永住者向け
みらいの日本語教師への応援メッセージ "Why teach Japanese?"
3) 高校の日本語教師より
MAATJ前会長のジョージタウン大学の森美子先生とUMBCのフーゲンブーム智子先生、在米日本大使館の中村友子第二書記官、東京電力の西村育雄様により、2022年Annual AATJ Spring Confereneで表題について発表されました。
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What are the advantages of learning Japanese? “Get Ahead in the Japan-Related Job Market”
What do Japanese language learners do now? “MAATJ/Nihongo Roundtable 2021 Survey Report:Impact of Learning Japanese on Professional Development”
What do companies expect for Japanese language learners? “MAATJ/Nihongo Roundtable 2021 Survey Report: Business Need for Japanese Language Learners”
How do I become a Japanese language teacher? “Handbook for Guide to Become a Japanese Teacher in DC-MD-VA” “Brochure”
Teaching Japanese is a wonderful profession
Video collections
How to be a Japanese teacher in DC, MD, VA
Messages from Japanese teachers 'Why teach Japanese?"
At the AATJ 2022 Spring Conference, two former MAATJ Presidents, Yoshiko Mori, Georgetown University and Tomoko Hoogenboom, University of Maryland, Tomoko Nakamura, Embassy of Japan, Baltimore County, Ikuo Nishimura, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings held a session to present the project reports and conducted a discussion with the session participants.
How to Become a Japanese Teacher
Download and checkout the official “Teach Japanese” 2022 handbook!
Download the “Brochure Guide to becoming a Japanese Teacher”
Raven Showalter
Japanese Teacher at Mary Baldwin University
“My favorite thing about teaching Japanese is being able to share my passion and love for Japanese culture with my students.”
Cynthia Rinehart
Japanese Teacher at Great Falls Elementary School
“My favorite part of my job is getting to watch my students' minds open up about other cultures. Language is what connects us to each other and there is nothing more valuable than that!”
Videos by MAATJ