Abstract
In December 2013, the Center for Japanese Language Eduction, Rikkyo University held an international symposium titled "Expectations of Overseas Universities for Japanese Language Education Facilities in Japan.": This meeting debated the meaning of globalization, and considered the roles that Japanese language education centers could play in global human resource development at universities that have organized "global human resource development" programs. It gathered lectures involved in Japanese language education in North America, France, China, and Australia, thus giving the discussion a "global" atmosphere. The program focused primarily on two issues: How to improve the position of Japanese language education facilities, and the means of evaluating the roles and functions of such facilities. These issues were debated in a plenary discussion that drew the views of the inverted panelists as well as those of other participants. The report focuses on the concrete roles, functions, and problems involved in developing Japanese language centers that can make a meaningful contribution to promoting globalization in universities, as discussing in this symposium.
