Rafael presents at launch of JPN teaching courses at UPOU

Asst. Prof. Ria P. Rafael gave a short talk titled, “よろしくおねがいします: Filipinos and Japanese language education” during the launch of the Japanese language teaching courses facilitated by the Faculty of Education of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). The theme of the event was “Mirai no Manabi x Bayanihan para sa Kinabukasan x Learning for the Future,” and was held this 18 June 2026 at the UPOU Headquarters and online via Facebook livestreaming.

The two courses, JLT 101 (“Becoming a Reflective Teacher for Japanese Language Learning”) and JLT 102 (“Intercultural Communicative Competence Approaches to Japanese Language Teaching”) were developed through the collaboration of the UPOU, the Japan Foundation, Manila, and some of the members of the Japanese language cluster of the Department. Among the teachers are Asst. Prof. Ria P. Rafael, Senior Lecturer Farah C. Cunanan, and Lecturer Cristopher Vincent L. Dofitas.

The recording of Asst. Prof. Rafael’s talk may be viewed at the official Facebook page of UPOU.