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Application
Process
Please select the testing
location based on your current address and download the appropriate
application packet. If you are currently living in a country other than
Japan or the US, and prefer testing in New York, please contact JOI
before applying.
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Applicants
living in the US (Apply for interviews/testing in New York, Feb.
7-8, 2009) |
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DOWNLOAD
the application: PDF
file or
MS word file |
| Mail
to: |
The
Laurasian Institution, Attn: The JOI Program
12345 Lake City Way NE, #151, Seattle, WA 98125 |
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Applicants
living in Japan (Apply for interviews/testing in Tokyo, Feb. 14-15,
2009) |
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DOWNLOAD
the application: PDF
file or MS
word file |
| Mail
to: |
The
Laurasian Institution, Attn: The JOI Program
5-5-17 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0064 |
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| Deadline:
Must arrive in respective offices by January 7 (Wednesday), 2009 |
A
complete application includes all 11 items listed below in addition
to 4 additional sets of these 11 items (copies are fine) for a total
of 5 sets. One set must have your original signature.
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Fact
Sheet |
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Activity
List |
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list eight activities, lessons, presentations, or speeches you could
give if you were selected as a JOI coordinator. Your audience may
be members of Japan affiliated organizations, elementary through
college students or teachers, children who are part of a reading
club at local libraries, adult community members of Rotary or other
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Examples:
Activities,
Lessons, Presentations |
Audience
(Age Group) |
Materials
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Equipment Needed |
a.
Discussion of Sadako/1000 cranes
Teach Children to Fold Cranes |
12-13
year old children |
Origami |
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Presentation/Discussion of Japanese Traditional Arts |
Community
College students
(18-30 year olds) |
Japanese
Magazines |
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| (Important:
please list lessons, presentations covering a wide
range of topics from traditional Japanese culture to contemporary
society for different age groups.) THEN,
choose one of your activities/lessons and create
a detailed, one-page lesson plan; and choose one of your
presentations/speeches and create an outline of the presentation/speech. |
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2)
List of eight activities, lessons, presentations, or speeches |
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3)
One-page detailed lesson plan |
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4)
One-page outline of presentation/speech |
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Essay
Questions |
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respond to these questions in one-page, using 1000-1200 characters
for responses in Japanese or 400-500 words for responses in English. |
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5)
One goal of JOI is to nurture and train Japanese to become leaders
in grassroots exchange/cooperation. If you are selected to participate
in JOI, how do you hope this experience will affect your future
career goals? Why should you be selected to participate? (Please
respond in formal Japanese.) |
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6)
What is the most challenging cross-cultural experience you have
had? How did you overcome this challenge? From this experience,
describe your views on cross-cultural exchange and international
understanding. (Please respond in Japanese, in your own voice.) |
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7)
What aspects of Japan would you like to introduce to people in the
U.S.? (Please respond in English.) |
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8)
Currently, Japan is said to be very successful at exporting contemporary
culture such as fashion, anime and manga. What do you think are
the positive and negative aspects regarding this type of export?
(Please respond in English.) |
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9)
Please tell us about yourself including hobbies, interests, community
activities, etc. (Please respond in English.) |
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Resume
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prepare both resume (in English) and rirekisho (in Japanese). Please
be sure to indicate what computer skills you possess. Are you familiar
with PCs or Mac? What software programs are you comfortable using? |
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10)
Resume (in English) |
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11)
Rirekisho (in Japanese) |
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*All
application materials will not be returned.
** According to the Law Concerning Access to Personal Information Held
by Independent Administrative Institutions (Law No.59 of 2003), the
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and The Laurasian Institution
must safeguard and appropriately manage personal information provided
by the participants or otherwise obtained in the course of organizing
the program. Personal information provided in the application process
is only used for selecting Year 8 JOI coordinators.
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