Assignments may include topics such as: • Greetings, introductions, and everyday conversational Japanese; • Pronunciation, common expressions, and polite language; • Numbers, dates, time, colors, and commonly used vocabulary; • School, family, hobbies, travel, food, and daily life vocabulary; • Basic sentence structure, introductory grammar, and commonly used particles; • Listening comprehension, pronunciation, and conversational practice; • Introduction to Hiragana, Katakana, and simple reading and writing activities, where appropriate; • Japanese geography, traditions, holidays, arts, food, customs, and cultural practices; and. Preferred qualifications include: • At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site; • Strong proficiency in spoken and written Japanese; • Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students; • Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills; • Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable; and.