2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of the Objectives/Descriptors/Evaluation Criteria for Teaching Critical Thinking and Intercultural Competence in Foreign Langauge Education
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22320111
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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 | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KOYAMA Yukie 名古屋工業大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (20293251)
OHNO Hideki 大東文化大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40343628)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
ITO Sukero 東京外国語大学, 留学生日本語教育センター, 教授 (50242227)
NAKANISHI Chiharu 国立音楽大学, 音楽学部, 教授 (30317101)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | クリティカル・シンキング / 異文化間能力 / Can-doリスト / 到達目標 / 評価基準 / 指導モデルの構築 / 教材・評価ツール開発 / 自己省察ツール（AIE） |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this project is to develop a framework, teaching materials and evaluation tools for critical thinking and intercultural competence for Japanese university students. We started out constructing objectives and criteria tailored to the Japanese EFL situation, first by referring to the FREPA items widely used in Europe and secondly, looking into various critical thinking tests available in North America. The initial, tentative list of descriptors has 29 items in 3 sections: knowledge, attitudes and thinking skills required to solve problems in intercultural communication. These items were validated both qualitatively and quantitatively for adequate modifications and adjustments after conducting questionnaire surveys and interviews with many teachers and students. We have also created the teaching materials and assessment tools for different types of courses based on the proposed objectives after a series of piloting, finally arriving at several generalized instructional models.
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