Education Plans
Careers and Jobs
Japanese 3 > Future Plans and Choices
Education Plans
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Discuss educational plans, giving details such as course of study and long-range goals.
- Participate in sustained exchanges on educational plans in relation to future career goals.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand information published by universities or study-abroad programs in Japan, such as brochures, letters, catalogues, and web sites.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Write or speak about educational opportunities after high school, giving details about courses of study and long-range goals.
- Produce and present situations which highlight future educational plans and long-range goals.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss the educational systems in Japan.
- Discuss job training and apprenticeship programs for the traditional arts in Japan (Kabuki play, puppet Bunraku and carpentry).
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Identify connections between the study of Japanese and career opportunities in other disciplines.
- Explain how the continued study of Japanese improves verbal skills, abilities, and academic performance as well as the understanding of Japanese culture.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast post-secondary education systems in the U.S. and in Japan, including the importance and value of a college degree, testing programs leading to college, admission to schools and career paths to follow based on programs studied.
Communication Across Communities
- Access information about opportunities for study abroad programs, using such resources as the school's career center, public library, and the Internet.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for expressing intentions (verb volitional form)
- Progressive tenses
- Sentence structure for intentions (tsumori, yooni, to omoimasu)
Japanese 3 > Future Plans and Choices
Careers and Jobs
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions on preferences and plans concerning job or career choices.
- Ask for and give information regarding job or career choices.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Comprehend information related to finding a job, such as classified ads, applications, and interview questions.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Give details and/or inquire about job opportunities and career paths.
- Present material related to careers and jobs, such as culturally-authentic stories, poems and skits.
- Present job descriptions and qualifications.
- Fill out the Japanese resume form (Rirekisho).
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss attitudes towards work and workplace policies and practices in Japan (company morning meeting, Choorei, and varied greeting manners in different work places, such as gas stations, department stores, etc.).
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Recognize connections between the study of Japanese and job or career choices in the fields of math, science, medicine, technology, business, marketing, etc.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare attitudes towards work and workplace policies and practices in Japan with those in the U.S.
- Compare formulaic expressions used in English and in Japanese in formal business letters.
Communication Across Communities
- Locate and share information on the use of Japanese in various professions, workplaces or businesses.
- Locate and discuss information found on the Internet or in print media about job opportunities in Japanese-speaking countries (JET program).
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary for writing a formal letter
- Vocabulary relating to professions, personal background and the workplace.
- Vocabulary for expressing indecision
- Vocabulary for requesting information
- Vocabulary for relating intentions
- Vocabulary for giving advice
- Future (no hooga ii)
- Future (verb ta-form plus atode, verb te-form plus kara) and conditional (tara doodesuka, eba doodesuka)
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