A survey on the use of Japanese language contents in educational institutions in the Pacific region
| Project/Area Number |
15401018
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese language education
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| Research Institution | National Institute for Educational Policy Research |
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Principal Investigator |
SAKAYAUCHI Masaru National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Department of Research Planning and development, Senior Researcher, 研究企画開発部, 総括研究官 (70187053)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOSHIOKA Ryoei National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Educational Resources Researcgh Center, Senior Researcher, 教育研究情報センター, 総括研究官 (40200951)
KOMATSU Yukihiro National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Educational Resources Researcgh Center, Senior Researcher, 教育研究情報センター, 総括研究官 (50241229)
KAISER Stefuin University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor, 人文社会科学研究科, 教授 (20260466)
KANO Chieko University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor, 人文社会科学研究科, 教授 (90204594)
SUZUKI Yoko International Christian University, The College of Liberal Arts, Lecturer, 教養学部, 講師 (00216459)
赤堀 侃司 東京工業大学, 教育工学センター, 教授 (80143626)
土屋 順一 東京外国語大学, 留学生日本語教育センター, 助教授 (10262213)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥12,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
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| Keywords | Jananese Language Education / Japanese Contents / Educational Institutions in the Pacific region / 太平洋 / 日本語教育機関 |
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| Research Abstract |
The main aim of the survey was to outline the current state of the availability and use of IT facilities for Japanese language teaching in educational institutions in the Pacific region. The survey was conducted at educational institutions in eight countries/areas, which induded Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pa]au, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti (French Polynesia), New Caledonia and the Hawaiian Islands. (The latter two have been newly selected to be our research areas this year, whereas the others have been on our list from last year.)
The responses to the survey showed that 85% of the institutions had IT facilities, and 54% of those institutions were using the facilities for Japanese language teaching. It was revealed that many of the educational institutions in the Pacific region lacked IT environments where Japanese language could be used. Where Japanese was available, the computers seemed to be utilized mainly for word-processing and web search by Japanese language teachers. The use of the computers by students, where applicable, was limited to non-Japanese activities such as researching Japanese culture in English. The restricted use of the computers appeared to be attributed to the quality of hardware such as the speed of Internet access and maintenance. The survey also revealed that lack of knowledge and confidence on the part of the teachers could be a barrier to the full utilization of the available facilities.
The findings suggest that the availability and use of IT facilities for Japanese language teaching in educational institutions in the Pacific region are not yet at a satisfactory level Promotion of information exchange using internet (e.g., email, chats and homepages) with Japanese-teaching institutions across the world would be critical to future IT use in the education institutions of the Pacific region.
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