The Relationship between Japanese Language Education for Foreign Students and Teachers’ International Exchange Experience at Universities:

A Survey of Young teachers

Abstract

In the Japanese education system, sometimes teachers with no experience in Japanese language education are put in charge of Japanese teaching. Because there are many problems especially for young teachers who are inexperienced in the field of education, we conducted a survey to get a better understanding of the issues they experience and to find possible solutions. The survey revealed that experience in international exchange and Japanese volunteer activities were useful for teaching Japanese after they became teachers. Teachers who had those experience found that they were less resistant to Japanese language teaching.