日韓の日本語専攻・韓国語専攻学生の 就職活動に関する認識 － キャリア支援の基礎調査 －

Abstract

While “Career Education” and “Career Support” exist in higher education institutions in Japan and South Korea, these programs are only offered in liberal arts courses and career support groups, and are not included in major courses. The absence of career education in Korean language majors in Japan, and Japanese language majors in South Korea, is also evident. “Career education” and “career support” may appear in documents discussing Korean language education in Japan, or Japanese language education in South Korea as terms used when comparing the educational programs in higher education institutions in Japan and South Korea. However, there are very few cases where discussions focus on career education or support for students majoring in those respective languages. A survey was conducted among Japanese students majoring in Korean language/ Korean studies in Japan, and South Korean students majoring in Japanese language/ Japanese studies, in order to evaluate their perceptions regarding job seeking. The survey was carried out among 79 Japanese students from 8 universities in Japan, and 102 South Korean students from 12 universities in South Korea. The result shows that students in Japan and South Korea have different perceptions regarding job seeking processes, from preparation of job seeking until career selection (making decisions based on their majors, career planning, and actual career paths etc.). On the other hand, the following points were confirmed for students and institutions of both countries: Potential for providing support in major programs in order to make career path decisions based on majors; Experieces of studying abroad greatly influence career path decisions based on majors. At the same time, the existing challenges with providing information relating to employment/ career paths became clear, while the need to enhance career support-focused specialized education in university faculties also became evident.