The Proposal in the Japanese Language Teaching Activities of Communities : What is Necessary for the JLT Activities?

The aim of this paper is to describe the situation of the Japanese Language Teaching (JLT) activities, which are now carried out in various areas of Japan, by Japanese volunteers in order to teach foreigners. In this paper we make a proposal of the contents that these activities should be composed. Almost all of JLT activities are now offered in place of Japanese study. The activities take place through a relationship where there is distinction between those who teach (teachers) and those who learn (leaners); and these are not seen as equals. We uphold the opinion that the method of Japanese language education is not the best to use for JLT activities. JLT activities should work towards contributing to multi-culture symbiotic society. The contents of the JLT activities should not only be for teaching and learning Japanese but also for promoting a mutual cultural exchange. Members of JLT activities should use the method of communicating to each other by means of the use of simple Japanese