A Study toward Construction of Cooperative Relationships among Teachers of Japanese as a Heritage Language

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20962
• Project/Area Number (Other): 18H05770 (2018)
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund (2019); Single-year Grants (2018)
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo (2019); Dokkyo University (2018)
• Principal Investigator: Seo Yukiko 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 講師 (40820676)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 継承語教育 / 日本語教育 / 教師 / 関係構築

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated how teachers of Japanese as a heritage language constructed cooperative relationships with other teachers and school administrators, based on data obtained from in-depth interviews with teachers in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Asia. The results showed that structural challenges that heritage language schools have been facing cause difficulties for teachers to construct cooperative relationships. It was also found that utilization of online tools, teachers sharing awareness of the challenges they face, and teachers sharing ideal teacher selves promote close communication and relationships.

Free Research Field

日本語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果の学術的意義は次の2点である。(1)継承語教師の協働的関係構築には学校を取り巻く構造的問題が影響しており、教師の努力のみに成否を委ねることの限界を明らかにした。(2)オンラインツールの活用などによって関係構築が成功するプロセスを明らかにした。これらは、世界各地の継承語教師の関係構築を促進する際に有用な観点や方法の提示をした点で社会的にも意義がある。