2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Using Computer Mediated Communication(CMC) and Web 2. 0 Technologies to Develop Students' Personal Learning Environments(PLE)
| Project/Area Number |
21520572
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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 |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | The University of Shimane (2010-2011)
University of Yamanashi (2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | コンピュータ支援学習(CALL) / e-ラーニング / Language Learning blogs / EFL blogs / 語学ブログ |
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| Research Abstract |
The project was successful in increasing student interest in using English, as the interaction with the native peers was exciting and motivating. The students enjoyed sharing different cultural perspectives, and learned a lot about cultural differences between Japan and the USA. One problem faced was the increase in interest from students at the University of Shimane, and the declining number of participants from the American university. It was for this reason that in March I travelled to North America to try and invite other universities, with larger Japanese programs, to participate in the project. I was able to meet with seven universities in the USA and Canada. Of these seven universities, three universities(Seattle University, the University of British Columbia at Vancouver, and the University of Hawaii) agreed to join the cross-cultural blogging project. Each of these universities will participate in a larger scale version of the project in the Autumn of 2012.
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