Japanese exchange connection course

　Chiba City promotes the creation of a multicultural community where citizens with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds can live and learn together.
　This course is for those who aim to be leaders in such regional development.
　Learn the basics of multicultural coexistence and Japanese language exchange with foreign citizens.

Japanese language exchange connection course (former: Japanese language learning supporter course)

　Target

　・Those who are willing to participate in the following activities in Chiba City and are able to attend all five sessions
　　Practice to make it easier for foreigners to participate in club activities, local groups, etc. (become "connecting")
　　Actively communicate in Japanese with people who do not speak Japanese at work or in their daily lives
　　Participate in Japanese language classes in the city, exchanges with the Chiba City International Association, and activities to support learning Japanese

　・Those who will be working as a Japanese exchange coordinator for the Chiba City International Exchange Association and can attend all five times.
　(Excluding those who have taken the "Japanese Language Learning Supporter Course" and "New Basic Course" up to the 3rd year of Reiwa)

　Message

　A video introducing the course outline

　“Japanese Exchange Connecting Course” introduction video　*External link (YouTube)

　・What is "tsunagite"?
　　What kind of activities can we do to learn and live together with people from different backgrounds and values? Learn about the situation of foreign residents in Chiba City and the role of "Tsunagite."

　・Let's talk with foreigners
　　You will talk to foreigners about familiar topics from everyday life. While reflecting on the content, you will think about the significance and challenges of the dialogue.

　・What is "culture" in multicultural coexistence?
　　What does it mean to have different cultures? In our activities as "Tsunagite," we think about "cultural differences" and the "relationship between language and culture."

　・Easy Japanese: "Listen" and "Wait"
　　What is useful when communicating with people who are not familiar with the Japanese language? Based on the experience in the second session, we will learn about communication techniques and attitudes.

　・Practice as “connecting”
　　What can each of us do as a "connector" in various places in the community? We will think about this specifically based on what we learned in this course. At the end, we will reflect on the entire course and connect it to future practice.

　　*This is not a course on Japanese teaching methods.
　　This course includes lectures and group activities.