COUNTRY INFORMATION - JETAA INDIA

COMMENTS BY JTE AND BoA

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The following information was supplied by a JTE with whom Divya Jha (JETAA India CR) worked with.

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What sets this country's JET apart from all others?
Most of the Japanese students tend to think that people who speak English are Caucasian people because they have few chances to see different kind of people in Japan. JETs from India can show the students that English is spoken in many countries and there are many different kind of English. I think this experience is very valuable for Japanese students.
 

What they brought to the cultural exchange
They showed Japanese students how colorful their culture is. For example, there are many different kinds of language, food, clothes, festivals and so on in each are in India. Japan is a small country and our culture doesn't have such diversity. It is good for Japanese students to learn.

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Comments from their teachers, supervisors, Contracting Organisation
JETs from India are very polite and hard working people. We were very happy to work with such reliable people.

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JETAA INDIA ACTIVITIES

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The rise of online video conferencing apps like Zoom in response to lockdown and isolation from 2020's global pandemic has provided unexpected help to JETAA India's alumni and community outreach. Below are some examples of successful online events that the chapter has run. 

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• Storytelling, Quiz and Origami (29th June 2020): An event run for children, co-hosted by Mr Fumiaki Sato from CLAIR Singapore. Children are invited to ask questions about Japan, listen to the Japanese folktale of Momotaro, and learn how to fold various origami objects.

• Cooking with Natsuko-san (21st July 2020): An online cooking demonstration of Japanese cuisine. Despite problems with Internet connectivity, an enthusiastic audience was still in attendance of the lesson given by a member of CLAIR Singapore.

• Japan Culture Talk and Quiz (26th July 2020): Japanese language and culture expert Dr Rakhi Jain provides a discussion on Japanese culture, with help from CLAIR Singapore.