Tokkatsu

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Tokkatsu

This refers to extra-curricular activities, such as cleaning or school meals, that commonly take place at school. Activities such as class meetings and club activities have been attracting attention because of the way Japanese education fosters autonomy. In recent years, more and more foreign educators are visiting schools to find out more about tokkatsu.

掃除そうじ
Souji
cleaning
ya
or
給食きゅうしょく
kyuushoku
school meals
など
nado
such as
日本にほん学校がっこう
Nihon no gakkou
[Japanese] school
では
dewa/ha
at
ごく普通ふつう
goku futsuu ni
commonly
おこなわれる、
okonawareru,
(that) take place
教科きょうか以外いがい
kyouka igai no
extra-curricular
特別とくべつ活動かつどう
tokubetsu’katsudou
[special] activities
のことです。
no koto desu.
(this) refers to
学級会がっきゅうかい
Gakkyuukai ya
class meetings and
クラブくらぶ活動かつどう
kurabu katsudou
club activities
ふくめ、
mo fukume,
(activities) such as
日本にほん
Nihon no
(the way) Japanese
学校がっこう教育きょういく
gakkou’kyouiku wa/ha
education
自主性じしゅせい
jishusei o/wo
autonomy
やしな
yashinau
fosters
to
because of
注目ちゅうもくされています。
chuumoku sarete imasu.
have been attracting attention
近年きんねん
Kinnnen,
in recent years
外国がいこく
gaikoku no
foreign
教育きょういく関係者かんけいしゃから
kyouiku’kankeisha kara
educators
特活とっかつ
tokkatsu no
tokkatsu
視察しさつ
shisatsu ga
to find out (more about)
相次あいついでいます。
aitsuide imasu.
more and more are (visiting schools)

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