Our client is a government department who is now looking for a Japanese instructor to take the role of Education Inspector Assistant to assist in conducting curriculum development (CD) visits to the Applied Learning Courses "Applied Japanese and Japanese Culture" and"Everyday Japanese and Japanese Culture".

The Courses

The course "Applied Japanese and Japanese Culture" introduces knowledge of Japanese language and Japanese culture, covering topics such as introductory Japanese, facts about Japan, basic and intermediate Japanese, past and present of Japanese culture, and business Japanese.

For the course "Everyday Japanese and Japanese Culture", knowledge of Japanese language and Japanese culture is introduced, topics such as Japanese language, Japanese history and culture, Japanese human relationships and work culture, and Japanese business culture are covered.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate shall provide the following services:

(a) attend an 1.5-hour preparatory meeting: 1 meeting prior to the CD visits to the course "Applied Japanese and Japanese Culture" and the course "Everyday Japanese and Japanese Culture". The date, time and venue of the meetings shall be advised by the government department.

（b) assist the EDB officer(s) in conducting 2 CD visits: 1 CD visit to the course "Applied Japanese and Japanese Culture" AND 1 CD visit to the course "Everyday Japanese and Japanese Culture" through providing Japanese language support. The duration of each CD visit is about 2 hours. The date, time and venue of the CD visits shall be advised by the government department. The Contractor shall assist to provide the following duties during each CD visit:

1. lesson observation (medium of instruction of lesson is Japanese and Cantonese);

2. review of students’ work and materials (written in Japanese and Chinese); and

3. meeting(s) with the course provider (conducted in Cantonese), and verbal feedback and advice to the course provider relevant to Japanese language.

(c) provide 2 brief written reports: 1 report on the CD visit to the course "Applied Japanese and Japanese Culture" AND 1 report on the CD visit to the course "Everyday Japanese and Japanese Culture" within 1 week after each of the CD visits, or as advised by the government department. The reports will focus on the content of Japanese culture covered and the use of Japanese language covered during the lesson observed, e.g. grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and other linguistic features.

Requirements

The ideal candidate should :-

(a) possess a Hong Kong bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Japanese Language or a related discipline;

(b) met the linguistic competence required for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) at Level N1 result or equivalent; and

(c) be able to communicate effectively in Chinese (Cantonese) and English.

Interested parties please send your cover letter together with your CV for application of this job.