STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Japan caught my interest when I taught its literary contributions to my 8 th grade students.

As an English Junior High School Teacher for eight years, I was exposed to teach English

Language and Literature of different countries including East Asian where Japan is located. This

opportunity grows my knowledge and arouse my interest to learn more on Japanese literature

and culture. Eventually it leads me to love the country and appreciate their literary. Also, together

with my students we enjoyed studying Japanese literature, reading their stories and learn the

origin why Japan was called as “The Land of the Rising Sun”. Now, my desire to go to Japan

grows as my knowledge about the country’s arise.

My vision to go to Japan will not only make my dream come true but it will also help me

grant my goals in life. One of these goals is to expose myself on different types of educational

system from different country. I always love to learn new things especially about teaching. Going

to Japan will expose me from new environment and teachers with different nationalities. While

acquiring new information and skills along the process, I do believe that my co-teacher will also

gain the same knowledge as I have. For me, sharing of different perspectives, teaching styles

and strategies in classroom setting with different nationality may build a new teaching techniques

and approaches addressing the needs of the students’ despite of diversities. In addition, I was

also able to teach in Senior High School and taught various subjects as well as
 I am passionate in teaching and I want to learn more I am passionate to collaborate with

and sharing our teaching approaches on students individual learning needs. I really love an

exposure to new learning in new working environment.

challenge myself to handle Japanese students. I want to experience this because I have

a belief that the best teacher is experience.

 and who leads me to learn the concept of . As an English Teacher in Junior High School I

was exposed to different countries literary contributions to the world including Japan also known

as “The Land of the Rising Sun”. My love learned that Japan is located to East Asia and its

literature The DepEd curriculum guide turn out to be my way to expose myself on dealing and

developing the learner’s communicative competence to become a valuable contributor of

society’s growth and development through service and compassion along with their appreciation

of the Afro-Asian culture and values comparatively significant with the Filipino culture.

required Afro-Asian literature. I was able to learn its custom and traditions and my

curiosity builds my desire to know more about the country. Last 2022, I was informed about the

JET Programme which offerws job to the foreign countries. As a graduate of Bachelor in

Secondary Education major in English, the opportunities to teach the language and expose to

literature of other countries exposed me to arrive at eight years teaching experience in both

private and sectors.