Teaching practicum at the end of Japanese language teacher education program provides various learning experiences. The participants gain not only knowledge of teaching techniques but also intercultural competence. In order to find out how they feel about the changes of their intercultural competence after the practicum, a questionnaire was conducted followed by an interview. The questionnaire was constructed based on the chart of "The factor to succeed in a different culture" (Yamagishi et al. 1992). It was confirmed that the participants recognized changes in their intercultural competence, such as self-monitoring ability, intercultural sensitivity, and awareness of the other culture.
