Abstract
The purpose of this article is to share approaches to raise undergraduate student awareness and understanding of Japanese foreign language (JFL) teaching careers, which might increase the number and diversity of our students who become teachers. These strategies, presented with examples from the Japanese program at <Institution Name>, are presented in order of ease of implementation, including 1) advisement to provide a space to consider JFL teaching as a possible career and to share share accurate information about JFL teaching opportunities and qualifications 2) guest lectures by local JFL teachers, 3) instructional units related to Japanese teaching and learning, 4) a new Japanese teaching-related internship program where students can get experience helping in a JFL classroom, and 5) courses on Japanese applied linguistics, including a newly-developed course on foreign language teaching methods featuring JFL in North American and EFL in Japan.
Highlights
400 | Japanese Language and Literature teaching as a possible career
Instructional Units Related to Japanese Teaching or Learning Teaching a unit in a language class or content class about Japan that relates to second/foreign language development or language teaching and learning can open conversations about teaching as a possible career
College and university faculty who teach Japanese are in a unique position to promote diversity in our shared field of Japanese language teaching
Summary
400 | Japanese Language and Literature teaching as a possible career. I will share approaches that I take in my work, as well as activities conducted by and with colleagues. I have found that students and community members who are exploring teaching as a career often begin with very little knowledge of what is involved They need to understand the job qualifications required for different sorts of teaching positions, including the language skills that are required, the types of training required for different sorts of positions, and the level of academic skill needed for different kinds of teacher-training programs. For students interested in college/university teaching, the AATJ Jobline is a place to see the kinds of openings that are available as well as the qualifications required for different types of positions Looking over these resources is helpful for those considering teaching in deciding if they want to continue by taking steps toward a particular type of career. Students who are working to envision their own future careers find stories from role models to be helpful, and such conversations can lead to more formal advisement opportunities related to career development to help students who might be interested in teaching to consider various possibilities
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