2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Kanji Learning Activity in Japanese Language Learning as Foreign Language
| Project/Area Number |
12680294
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese language education
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| Research Institution | HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
KOBAYASHI Yoshiko Hokkaido Univ., International Student Center, Asso.Prof., 留学生センター, 助教授 (30250517)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2002
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| Keywords | Kanji / Learning activity / Support for Kanji learning / Metacognition / Finding in cognitive science / Qualitative analysis / Grounded theory / teacher |
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| Research Abstract |
This study is aimed at I) to analyze kanji learning activity descriptively and 2) to contribute to support for kanji learning. Kanji learning is old issue in Japanese teaching as foreign language (JFL) but there is few finding about what kind of learning activity is needed and how are kind of learning activities. The present issues of kanji learning study in JFL are I) bow to bridge from kanji activity design and cognitive science 2) strategy researches of students are there but of teachers is not, and 3) there is no analysis of kanji learning activity. This study emphasize deducting appropriate kanji learning activity from finding in cognitive science, researching how teachers who support kanji learning think about kanji learning activity consciously and unconsciously and comparing finding from cognitive science and teachers research Qualitative analysis (grounded theory approach) adopted because there is no date of teachers for quantitive analysis and data as basement is needed Cognitive research brings finding that necessary kanji learning activities are deferent from kanji area student and non-kanji area student. Learning study and metacoginitive study bring findings how to design kanji learning activity. Qualitative analysis of teachers show deferent categories of kanji learning activity by resource. But in any date resource of teachers approach to kanji learning activity from the bottom and there is few top-down (goal oriented) view. From the viewpoint of metacognision. activities should be oriented by goal. Goal oriented view is needed. And various categories are needed for quantitive analysis because interview date of teachers is only partial data of kanji learning learning activity.
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