To enhance foreign language fluency needed for carrying out diplomatic duties, increase the learner’s ability to debate in a foreign language on current issues, as well as cultivate daily communication competencies
To acquire fluency in multiple foreign languages in order to competently carry out diplomatic work while interacting with locally engaged staff while serving in overseas posts
Course Characteristics
Level specific lectures(intermediate/mid-high/advanced level)
Providing senior-level diplomats with a private tutor for advanced lectures to enhance fluency in foreign language
By incorporating newspaper, magazine, speeches, and other media into foreign language training, the learner will improve his or her abilities to carry out duties as a diplomat
Lectures on international official languages(English, French, Spanish, Chinese etc) and other foreign languages(Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Indonesian etc) are provided
To enhance foreign language fluency through customized one-to-one conversation practice with a native foreign speaker
To establish a more flexible environment to learn foreign languages at all times regardless of time and place
Course Characteristics
Providing diverse classes such as business conversation, e-mail writing and preparation for certification tests
Increasing learning effectiveness through immediate feedback using mobile applications and telecommunication technologies
Increasing attendance by flexible scheduling and providing supplementary classes according to personal schedule
Contents of Course
Providing personal tutor classes in accordance with the learners’ demand and level of proficiency by coordinating/adjusting the management of foreign language courses
- English, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Italian, Indonesian and Malay language, etc
Overview
Target : Employees of overseas diplomatic missions
Duration : year-round
Attendance : Around 900
Schedule : Year-round depending on the plans of overseas missions
Language : International official language excluding English(French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic) and local language
Method : Group study or individual learning
Objective of Education
To improve local language proficiency and the capability to carry out the diplomatic tasks at overseas missions
To cultivate communication skills to better adapt to and understand local conditions and to build networks with local residents
Course Characteristics
Intensive support for overseas missions that require local language education other than English
A proper mix of joint learning(group lecture at work) and individual learning(personal lecture) to effectively achieve learning objectives
Prioritization of education support budgets for newly-appointed diplomats at overseas mission to aid their swift adjustment
Monitoring achievement through learning outcomes report ensuring that the recommendations made in the report are reflected in future support measures
Overview
Target : Heads of overseas missions and public officials assigned to countries using less-commonly-taught foreign languages
Duration : Between the date of appointment and beginning of new post
Attendance : Around 70
Schedule : Up to 12 times for 90 minutes each time
Class Type
-1:1 short-term intensive class with a professional instructor or Group class
Objective of Education
To acquire entry level language skill from basic letters to casual conversation
Practically improving the language proficiency of each diplomatic officers through continuous local language learning both before and after their assignment to overseas posts
Training for swift local adaptation and stable fulfillment of diplomatic duties
- Increasing support for those assigned to major second foreign language speaking embassies where local languages are mainly spoken
To understand the assigned country better by learning the local language
Course Characteristics
Educating officials assigned to regions using less-commonly-taught foreign languages other than English
Improving language skill through 1:1 short-term intensive education, especially for less-commonly-taught foreign language
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