Japanese for Volunteering

(2 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is designed for Japanese III, VI, V and VI students who want to visit an after-school day-care center to have cultural exchange with elementary school students and it is recommended for those who intend to participate in JET program. In this course, students will improve their presentation skills by learning from in-class and off-campus activities. In class, students will 1) prepare presentations and activities for the volunteer work, and 2) reflect on their experience and share with the class what they learned from volunteer work. 3) writing a folk tale from their home country in Easy and Caring Japanese for children in after-school day-care center. Students are required to have two off-campus volunteering activities and write short reports about them. All volunteering is unpaid activity with a not-for-profit organization. According to the COVID-19 guidelines set by Nanzan University, students who have symptoms such as coughing or a runny nose on the day of the off-campus activity, irrespective of what the cause may be, are not allowed to participate in the off-campus activity. All course work is conducted in Japanese. Class enrollment will be limited to 6 students.