Japan Foundation, Manila

Japanese-Language Education

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Recruitment of Japanese-language Lecturers

The Japan Foundation, Manila, is looking for local-based Japanese-language Lecturers to handle the Japanese-Language Course for JPEPA Nurse & Care Worker Candidates (Batch 16). 

◎ Features of the course
Lecturers will be asked to handle a special intensive course of 7 months for nurse & care worker candidates who will work in Japan under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). This course has been designed primarily to enable the learners to use the Japanese language at their workplaces, such as hospitals and caregiving facilities, and also for them to learn how to adapt to a culture and society different from their own, namely Japan. Lecturers are expected to teach only in Japanese (Direct Method) and to encourage learners to explore and discover new things during the lessons instead of just providing grammatical rules and drills, thus helping the learners attain autonomous learning, whether at study or work, upon their arrival in Japan. 

◎ We require lecturers to be: 

■ Cooperative —— a lecturer who can work with Japanese and other Filipino lecturers in a team.
■ Flexible ———— a lecturer who can respond accordingly to the learners’ actual needs and readiness, not just relying on their own experience.
■ Open-minded — a lecturer capable of trying different ways to teach. 

◎ Required Skills: 

■ Nihongo Proficiency (non-Japanese applicants) — JLPT N1, N2, or N3 passers can apply.
■ Basic IT Skills — Zoom, etc. 

◎ Required Teaching Environment: 

■ Stable and Fast Internet  — Wifi speed of at least 15 Mbps
■ A PC/laptop —  with sufficient specs to conduct online classes

◎Other requirements for non-Filipino applicants.

（１）フィリピンの永住権保持者もしくはフィリピンでの就労許可をお持ちの方。
（２）フィリピン国内に居住している方。
（３）母国語並の日本語能力を有する方が望ましい。
（４）英語での業務が可能な方。英語に加えタガログ語もできればより望ましい。
（５）日本語教授経験がある方。

◎ Details of Employment: 

Employment Period

(Tentative)

・Preparatory Seminar (online): About ten (10) days in around October 2023
・Preparatory Meeting (online): About three (3) days in around November 2023
・Japanese-language Course (online/ face-to-face): From around November 2023 to May 2024

Working Place

・Online class – From around November 2023 to May 2024
・Partial face-to-face class – From around the middle of January 2024 to May 2024

Partial face-to-face class venue (tentative): NCF (Nihongo Center Foundation, Inc.) Manila Branch, 825 Ricardo Papa Street, Sampaloc, Manila (1008)

<<CLICK HERE TO VIEW NCF MAP>>

Working Day

・From Monday to Friday (3 to 6 sessions/day)
・Working days are negotiable. 

Working Hours

・8:00 ~ 15:50 (50min × 3 to 6 sessions/day and team meeting (once a week)) 

Payment

・Standard pay scale of The Japan Foundation, Manila 

Documents to be submitted

1．Form-1: JPEPA Lecturer Application Form, attached with passport-size photo (4.5×3.5cm)
2．Form-2: Japanese-language Teaching Experience Application Form
3．Photocopy of the JLPT Certificate (non-Japanese applicants) 

Download: 

EPA16-Application-Form-1 (Microsoft Word)
EPA16-Application-Form-1 (PDF)
EPA16-Application-Form-2 (Microsoft Excel)
EPA16-Application-Form-2 (PDF)

Please submit the documents through the google form link below.

【Google Form：Application for the Japanese-language Lecturers 】
<<CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS>>
Deadline: 31 July 2023 (Mon) 12:00PM

◎ Selection Process includes:  

  1. Orientation (Participation is not mandatory)

An online orientation is about the outline of this training, the role of lecturers, the working schedule, among others. Those qualified and interested in this position as Japanese language lecturers can join the orientation. 

     Date: 22 June 2023
     Time: 2:00PM – 3:00PM (Philippine Standard Time )

【Google  Registration form:】　
<<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE ORIENTATION>>
　 Deadline for submission of the registration form: 18 June 2023.

2．Screening of documents submitted in the first week of August 2023

3．Face-to-face interview  (Japanese-language Education), teaching demonstration, and Japanese examination on 23 August 2023

Venue: The Japan Foundation, Manila
23F Pacific Star Building, Makati Avenue cor. Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

 

※ For inquiries, please get in touch with  us by email epa.ph.2019@gmail.com

 

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JAPANESE – LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NURSE AND CERTIFIED CARE WORKER CANDIDATES (Japan – Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement) CLOSING CEREMONY

EVENT DATE: 1 June 2023

The Japan Foundation, Manila is pleased to announce that it has successfully conducted the  “Preparatory Japanese-Language Training for Nurse and Certified Care Worker Candidates” under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). The training was held online and partially face to face by two organizations, the Nihongo Center Foundation Inc. (NCF, Manila) and The Japan Foundation, Manila from November 16, 2022 and will soon come to an end on June 1, 2023. The current participants of the 15th batch who will complete the training consist of  15 nurse candidates and 216 certified care worker candidates.

The candidates have obtained the basic knowledge and usage of the Japanese language and deepened their understanding of the Japanese people, society, and culture. They have also  been trained for “autonomous learning” – they learned how to plan and review their study and  get themselves into the habit of learning, to continue the study beyond the  program. 

The candidates will undergo another 6-month training of the language after they arrive in Japan; then, they will be assigned to hospitals and nursing homes across the country. Building up their practical experiences there, they will consequently take the national examination for Japan’s nurse or certified care worker.

To mark and celebrate the occasion, a “Closing Ceremony” will be held at 9:00 am on Thursday – 1 June 2023 online (Kindly inform us if you intend to attend. We will share the zoom detail).

For details / clarifications on the aforesaid training program, please get in touch with The Japan Foundation, Manila – 23/F Pacific Star Bldg., Makati Ave., Makati City (telephone # 8811-61-54 / fax # 8811-61-53; epa.ph.2019@gmail.com / website:www.jfmo.org.ph).

 

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Newly created page, IRODORI: Japanese for Life in Japan!

We are pleased to share with everyone the newly created “𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐈: 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧” Page in our website!
This page is created for everyone to make it accessible and easier for people to learn more about the IRODORI! You can access the page here: https://jfmo.org.ph/irodori-japanese-for-life-in-japan/.
By clicking the URL, you will be directed to the page, please feel free to take your time!
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞!

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The 1st 2023 JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST WILL BE HELD ON JULY 2 (SUNDAY).

The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) will be held on July 2, 2023, in Manila, Cebu, Davao, and Cagayan De Oro. The JLPT is administered worldwide by the Japan Foundation in cooperation with other cultural exchange/educational institutions to evaluate and certify non-native speakers’ Japanese language proficiency.

▼ General Guide to 2023 JLPT 2023: https://www.jlpt.jp/reference/pdf/guide_2023.pdf

Test Level:

  • Manila: N1 to N5
  • Cebu: N1 to N5
  • Davao: N1 to N5
  • Cagayan De Oro: N1 to N5

Application :

  • Application Period: from April 1 to 20, 2023.
  • Applicants must register online. The URL for the online application form will be announced soon.
  • Applicants need to pay the corresponding registration fee and then upload a copy of the payment slip (or Official Receipt issued by the host institution) on this Online Application Form to complete the application process. The payment method is instructed in the online application form.

Note:

  • Group registration will not be accepted this time.
  • Only those fully vaccinated are eligible to take the test. The requirements are subject to the health protocols mandated by the venues.

HOST INSTITUTIONS

MANILA

The Philippines-Japan Friendship Foundation, Inc. (PJFF)

7th Floor, Electra House Building 115-117 Esteban Street, Legaspi Village Makati City, Philippines
email: pjff.jlpt.manila@gmail.com

CEBU 

Japanese Association Cebu, Inc. (JAC)
5th/F Clotilde Commercial Center, M. L. Quezon Ave, Casuntingan, Mandaue City, 6014 Cebu, Philippines

email: jac.jlpt.cebu@gmail.com
Tel: (032) 343-8066

DAVAO 

Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku (MKD)
Angliongto Ave., Lanang, Davao City, Philippines

email: mkd.jlpt.davao@gmail.com
Tel: (082) 233 – 0013 / (082) 233 – 0081 / (082) 285 – 6146

CAGAYAN DE ORO 

Cagayan De Oro College
Max Y. Suniel St, Cagayan de Oro, 9000 Misamis Oriental, Philippines

email: coc.jlpt.cdo@gmail.com

REGISTRATION FEE

N1 and N2 – P 1,500.00;  N3, N4, and N5 – P 1,100.00

IMPORTANT NOTICE

  • The JLPT TEST VOUCHER, a VALID PHOTO ID CARD (government-issued), and a VACCINATION CARD / VAX CERTIFICATE for complete vaccination, all the documents in hard copy are required to be presented on the TEST DAY at the designated Test Site.
  • Successful examinees will be issued Certificates of Japanese-Language Proficiency by October 2023.
  • All examinees will receive a Score Report.
    Results will be available on the JLPT Worldwide Official Website by September 2023.

 

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MARUGOTO Japanese for Beginners (Starter A1 Module 1) Online Course (January – May 2023) (The Application Period is Closed.)

This online course is for beginners who are interested in Japanese language and culture. Group online support will be provided to students who will be learning Japanese using the JF Japanese e-Learning Minato course, Marugoto A1-1 (Katsudoo & Rikai) Self-Study Course. The online sessions will be conducted via Zoom. 

There are 2 segments in this course, Katsudoo (activity) and Rikai (competence).

  • In the Katsudoo segment, communicative language activities are provided and used within the context of Japanese settings, such as introducing yourself, talking about your favorite food, etc. Students will be able to speak simple Japanese right away.
  • In the Rikai segment, language structure, such as Japanese script, vocabulary, grammar, etc. will be learned for those who want to learn about the Japanese Language systematically through various communicative activities.

    * These segments will be taken consecutively. Certificates will be issued separately.

Study Mode:
A) Group Online Sessions (via Zoom):
one hour/lesson, twice a week (Tuesdays & Fridays, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.)
B) Self-study using the JF e-Learning Minato (Computer, tablet or smartphone is required*)
 **Individual Online Sessions will be offered.

*Please check the recommended operating systems in the “Course Environment” tab in the Minato website: https://minato-jf.jp/Guide/Index

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type, such as how to order food and drinks.
  2. Introduce oneself and others, and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as one’s family and where one lives.
  3. Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly, and is prepared to help.
  4. Broaden one’s view, understand the culture of other countries, and develop the competence in intercultural understanding by taking up Japanese culture distinct from that of the Philippines.

Course Details:

Course Period
Katsudoo Segment (Activity)
Rikai Segment (Competence)
January 27 (Fri.) – March 7, 2023 (Tues.)
March 24 (Fri.) – May 16, 2023 (Fri.)
Course Fee P2,200 each segment
(Payment via bank transfer/deposit)
Payment Deadline
Katsudoo Segment (Activity)
Rikai Segment (Competence)
January 6, 2023 (Fri.)
March 10, 2023 (Wed.)
Eligibility Beginner learners (without Japanese background)
At least 17 years old
Class Size Maximum of 16 students (first-come, first-served basis)

 

Due to a large number of applications received, we have reached the maximum number of students we can cater to; thus, we are closing our application window on December 2, 2022. Thank you for your interest in our Marugoto course!

Kindly fill-up the duly accomplished application form (tinyurl.com/mp4ebrsf)  on or before 14 December 2022 (Wednesday, 5PM). Successful applicants will be sent a confirmation email together with the bank details. 

Please note that cancellation after payment will not be allowed. In the event that the course should not push through due to circumstances beyond the control of JFM, a refund will be made in accordance with regulations.  

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Oshaberi Salon: Halloween (ハロウィン)

Are you looking for a chance to practice your Nihongo? Why not join the Oshaberi Salon?
“Oshaberi Salon” is an event where Japanese Language learners can practice their conversational skills with other participants who are interested in a certain topic.

For this session’s topic: Halloween (ハロウィン), participants will discuss and share with each other in Nihongo their Halloween experiences. Participants will also exchange superstitions and ghost stories.

Please be informed that this event will NOT issue any certificates.

Date 27 October 2022 (Thursday)
Time 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Platform Zoom
Admission FREE
Eligibility of participants
  • At least High School Student
  • Participants must have Nihongo experience (JLPT levels N5 & N4 / JF Standard A1 to A2-2)
Registration Form https://bit.ly/OshaberiSalon1027
Deadline of Registration  21 October 2022 (Friday)

Zoom details will be sent a day before the event. Please check your Spam or Promotions folder for the Zoom details as email notifications may be redirected from your Inbox to your Spam or Promotions folder.

Please be informed that this event will NOT issue any certificates.

Thank you and see you there!

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Oshaberi Salon: Recent Hobbies and Routine (最近の趣味・日課)

Are you looking for a chance to practice your Nihongo? Why not join the Oshaberi Salon?
“Oshaberi Salon” is an event where Japanese Language learners can practice their conversational skills with other participants who are interested in a certain topic.

For this session’s topic: Recent Hobbies and Routine (最近の趣味・日課), participants will discuss, share, and compare with each other their recent hobbies and daily routines in Nihongo.

Please be informed that this event will NOT issue any certificates.

Date 6 October 2022 (Thursday)
Time 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Platform Zoom
Admission FREE
Eligibility of participants
  • At least High School Student
  • Participants must have Nihongo experience (JLPT levels N3, N2, & N1 / JF Standard B1 to C1)
Registration Form https://bit.ly/OshaberiSalon1006

Submission of application will be disabled after reaching 30 registrants.

Zoom details will be sent a day before the event. Please check your Spam or Promotions folder for the Zoom details as email notifications may be redirected from your Inbox to your Spam or Promotions folder.

Please be informed that this event will NOT issue any certificates.

Thank you and see you there!

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