Planning, Implementation, and Future Prospects for the Online Event “Let’s Talk about Administrative Tasks of Japanese Language Teachers!”

Abstract

Administrative tasks support educational activities in all fields of Japanese language education, but information sharing and discussions across institutions on the topic are rarely held, and it is difficult to obtain hints to improve operations from the examples of other institutions. Therefore, the authors held online events in August and December 2021 with the aim of creating a forum for sharing information and discussing the administrative tasks that Japanese language teachers oversee. The event in August was a forum in which participants could gain an overview and discuss administrative tasks in general. In the December event, two Japanese language schools presented their case studies of guidance for higher education. The post-event questionnaire suggested that a place for Japanese language teachers to discuss administrative tasks beyond their own institutions is useful.