Hamamatsu City has been promoting language learning measures based on the concept and direction of the “Regional Japanese Language Education Promotion Policy” (formulated in February 2020) using the Hamamatsu City Learning Support Center for Foreign Residents (U-ToC) at it’s center. From this fiscal year, Hamamatsu City will begin implementing measures created based on the “Hamamatsu City Action Plan for Promoting Regional Japanese Language Education”. These were newly compiled specifically to advance language learning policies.
In this symposium, we will report on the “Survey of Japanese-Language Proficiency”, which was conducted last year and also hold a discussion on the theme of “Language and Coexistence”, including a discussion on the role that language plays in coexistence and what other things outside of language are required for meaningful coexistence.
We look forward to seeing many of you at this event, which will provide an opportunity to think about the future promotion of Japanese language education in the Hamamatsu area.
For more information, check out the dedicated website:
浜松市地域日本語教育シンポジウム～ことばと共生～ 特設サイト (JP only)
Program
【Part 1】10:00-12:00
10:00 Opening
10:05 Greetings from the hosts
10:10-11:00
■Topic 1: (Title TBD) Japanese Language Education in Local Communities
Presenter: Ms. Mamiko Masuda, Japanese Language Education Investigator, Japanese Language Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs
11:10-12:00
■Topic 2: (Title TBD) Plain Japanese, How do non-native speakers evaluate native speakers’ “explanations”?
Presenter: Ms. Naomi Yanagida, Professor, Graduate School of Japanese Language Education, Waseda University
【Part 2】13:30-16:30
13:30-14:10
■ Survey of Japanese-Language Proficiency in Hamamatsu City 2022 (Report)
Presenters:
Yuki Uchiyama, General Coordinator of Japanese Language Education in the Hamamatsu City Area (Executive Director of Hamamatsu International Association)
Kou Li, Associate Professor, Faculty of Informatics, Shizuoka University
14:10-14:25
■Hamamatsu City Action Plan for Promotion of Regional Japanese Language Education (Briefing)
Presenter: Mr. Hiroki Furuhashi, Assistant Director of International Affairs Division in Hamamatsu City Hall, Planning and Coordinating Department
14:25-14:40 Break
14:40-16:30
■ Panel Discussion (Title TBD) Words and Coexistence
- Host
- Ms. Kazuko Shimada, President, Acras Institute for Japanese Language Education
- Panelists
- Professor Uichi Kamiyoshi, Faculty of Global Studies, Musashino University
- Professor Angelo Ishi, Faculty of Sociology, Musashi University
- Mr. Yuki Uchiyama, General Coordinator of Regional Japanese Language Education in Hamamatsu City (Chief Executive of Hamamatsu International Association)
- Mr. Yoshikazu Matsui, Hamamatsu City Hall, Planning and Coordinating Department, International Affairs Division
- Ms. Mamiko Masuda, Japanese Language Education Investigator, Japanese Language Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs
※Contents from the program are subject to change.