Japanese Language Learning

a guide to start teaching

japanese language in higher institutions in india

Why start a Japanese language course in your institution?

In India, a person with Japanese language skills is in demand because: Ÿ Bilateral relations between India and Japan are

good, as our prime minsters meet every year. Ÿ Better economic relations, with more Japanese

companies investing in India. Ÿ The number of Japanese companies in India

has increased to 1,369 in 2017. Since 2006, there has been a 500% increase as shown in the graph.

Japan has also been supporting development in India Ÿ Delhi Metro is one of the many projects, supported

by the Japanese government over the years. Ÿ High Speed Rail Project is also a mark of close

cooperation between the two countries. Ÿ As Japan’s contribution to development in India

grows, there will be an increase in employment in India, with more and more skilled and Japanese speaking persons being sought after.

Popularity of Japanese culture, ethics and its economic power Anime (animations) and Manga (comics), together with Japanese food are vastly popular in India.

Features that are specific to Japanese culture, such as human respect, cleanliness, and traditions of the country are attracting more and more Indians to explore Japanese culture and way of life.

Engineers at National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), enjoying Calligraphy activity.

More institutions of higher education in India are expected to start the Japanese language course In the Japan-India Joint Statement issued on September 14, 2017, the two governments announced as following: “The two Prime Ministers recognised the importance of expanding Japanese language education in India, for achieving wider and closer industrial cooperation. In this regard, they decided to endeavour towards establishing Japanese language certificate courses at 100 higher educational institutions in India as well as training 1,000 Japanese language teachers, over the next five years.”

Japanese Language Teachers’ Training Centre was established as a collaborative project by both Indian and Japanese governments to increase the number of teachers of Japanese language in India.

The Japan Foundation, New Delhi is the supporter of this project, and our language advisors teach the courses.

More Japanese teachers will be trained and made available as part of this collaborative project.

Mechanism of the Japanese Language Training Centre

What is the merit of learning Japanese?

In this age of globalisation, people knowing Japanese language, together with some skills are in demand（e.g. Japanese plus management skill, IT skills, etc.） What does a Japanese language course in the higher institutions look like?

It depends on the institutions. Different courses can be designed according to the needs of each institution. Here is an example of some of the courses.

Model for a three-year course 1 Week

=

1 Class (90 min)

1 Semester =

22.5 hrs (15 weeks)

1 Year

=

45 hrs

3 Years

=

135 hrs

After the three-year course students will be able to: Communicate independently and fluently on familiar subjects Understand Japanese manners and Japanese way of thinking which is useful when contacting or meeting Japanese people

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What should an institution do to introduce Japanese course?

First step would be to come up with the kind of class you would like to start. Then, you need to look for a teacher.

2. Is it possible to get support from the Japan Foundation?

Of course. The Japan Foundation, New Delhi is ready to support your teachers with a variety of support programs.

3. How much money would each institution need to start the Japanese language program?

It really depends on the kind of course, for example, for one course of 6 months (150 hours), INR 2 lakh is required as honorarium for the teacher and textbooks etc. You can charge your students a fee, if your institution cannot make it part of the curriculum.

Japanese Language Course conducted at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Message from Ms. Vatsala Misra Instructor, Foreign Language Programme, (FLP) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)

I am happy to share with you, through this message, my experience in teaching Japanese in the Foreign Language Programme at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. It has been a very satisfying experience to have been able to contribute in a miniscule way in furthering a greater academic and research collaboration between IIT Kanpur and Japanese universities. Joint workshops with the Japanese Language class of the University of Tokyo have been a great success.

While teaching at IIT Kanpur, I have also had opportunity to lead initiatives such as creating an online course for beginners, and teaching special courses for Indian professionals and IIT students to join a Japanese technological giant. I am also happy to see an increasing number of students going to Japan for higher studies and internships, and building links there.

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