地域と大学が生んだ日本語教育の一面とその実践

―吉野川市におけるドイツ高校生の日本語・日本文化体験―

抄録

Yoshinogawa International Exchange Association (YIA) is a community-based volunteer group that is committed to community development through cross-cultural communication. Based on the belief that there is something only the community-based volunteer group can do to foster mutual understanding through Japanese language and cultural education, YIA, in cooperation with the University of Tokushima, successfully managed the 10-day program welcoming 10 Japanese language students from Germany. Here, we would like to report on and share with you the meaning and practice of community-based Japanese language education, as well as the mechanism of university collaboration for that purpose.